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[email protected]>, Michael S
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>Thanks for the replies guys. Although now living 'down south' I spent 10 years growing up living on
>the outskirts of the Lake District in Ulverston. My father lived in the region for 25 years and was
>a Lake District Warden and served in the Mountain Rescue, so we know the region quite well! Since
>leaving the region I have been back, on average, 5 or 6 times a year (still have relatives there).
>Although I do understand why you wouldn't recommend that 'newcomers' rush around, as you may leave
>without a real appreciation of the beauty!
>
>My father has done most of the actual planning, and has a large Excel spreadsheet with more detail
>than you could shake a stick at... Anyway, the gist of it is this: total distance travelled will be
>121.5 miles, total cumulative ascent will be 43869 feet. These are conservative figures, and are
>likely to be longer/higher, as they assume straight lines between waypoints etc...
Hmmm - well in my younger days I might have thought of doing this.. (thought, note, not actually
done so). Nowadays I wouldn't even think of it. I work it out as over 17 miles and 6000 feet per
day. Roger Chapman would of course think this was a mere nothing...
BTW are you camping too?
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>If you have any more Q's dont hesitate to ask!
>
>By the way, is this kind of walk quite 'common'?
It certainly used to be. The once-famous Baguley guide to the Lake District (from before my time:
around the 1930s/40s I think, but my inherited copy seems to be mislaid) had a section that listed
various exploits of this kind (and worse, as it were).
Well, good luck with it.
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Michael Farthing cyclades Software House