January 2013

[glaconman]

Like you Andy I've walked up all the peaks and on more than one occasion. I do remember doing all 3 in one go and it was a gruelling number of hours on my feet. 9 or something. Which is why I'm much happier going back to run the thing. I'm hoping to get it done and dusted in around 4 hours. And of course the occasion and support will make it more memorable.

I feel alittle ambivalent about that part of Yorkshire. Whilst it's great to be on top of Ingleborough looking out across to The Lakes and over The Howgills etc I do prefer the more intense nooks and crannies of the South Pennines. Or even just the more intimate valleys within Upper Wharfedale. These areas contain more diverse landscapes and wildlife and more human imprint with much industrial history that I've grown to really value.

Regarding the weather you're spot on. Some years it's blazing sun. Others there's a dangerous wind chill and it's even been cancelled because of snow. So that's probably a big factor in it's appeal, the unpredictable nature of conditions on the day. Although I imagine I'll have a reasonable idea a few days before. Famous last words.