"spademan o---[) *" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:On Thu, 1 Apr 2004 16:51:37 +0100, "spademan o---[\) *"
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Quoted message said:> >> > Helvellyn. Soon. Interested?
Quoted message said:> Best Helvellyn route - offroadadventures-offroadadventures-Open ↗
> online.com/rr048.html
Most Excellent, although a somewhat monstrous route.
This IS a thread about epic rides, right....?
One mans epic is another mans death march. Looks good
though, something to work up to.
Heheheh, heheheheheheh, heheheheheh!
I do believe a mere 3 years gym fees should take care of it
for me! ',;~}~
There was a short/'half day' club ride this saturday, around
my old stomping grounds of Witton Park/Billinge Woods, that
I'd planned on doing, as I'd be nearbye that day, having my
head mowed by my sister.
Had to take Friday off work, though, with yet another lung
infection (I gotta do something about the 'cause' of this
[censored], soon), and then I saw the weather Sat. afternoon and
said fcuk it. ;-(
Quoted message said:Quoted message said:Quoted message said:can we tempt you into joining us on one of the
suggested shortened routes?
Unlikely - I'd be reluctant to do a big mountain ride
with people I've not ridden with before. No offence,
like...
Elitist pig, Pete.
Quoted message said:Fair enough, although are you sure you'd like to risk
missing out on experiencing Shaun in real life
technicolour?
WTF do you mean? Am I some kind of infamous or summink?!?!?
("Infamy, infamy, they've all got it in for me!"😉
Quoted message said:Quoted message said:I'm actually planning on doing Helvellyn & High Street
as my first 'proper' ride when I'm back on the bike,
with a bivi somewhere high up halfway through. Looking
forward to that.
Errm sounds like you'll have a great time. Camped just by
Red Tarn myself once and climbed Helvellyn in the eary
morning - beautiful.
I'll bet! I love to bivi, but hauling riding and bivi gear
like that'd not be my idea of fun. Don't reckon my back
would thank me.
Quoted message said:Quoted message said:One point re: that linked route - the vague track Kev
suggests as the first ascent is VERY vague. If you're
not sure about your map-reading, you'd be better
ascending via the Wythburn bridleway onto Nethermost
Pike, then riding N over the summit to link up with the
Keppel Cove downhill. The upper track was resurfaced
last year so it's no longer the walker-eroded horror it
once was (although you'll still be pushing most of the
way to the 2000ft contour).
I'll be sure to take a look at all the suggested options.
Cheers Pete.
Yeah!
Shaun aRe
