Early UTUP(?)

Andy (TYC) and myself are having an early season Coopes Doz. starting at the upper barn at 08:00 on Saturday morning just to get the last run in before the OCT if anyone wants to join us.  I know JtE expressed an interest at the last Satutup, where he was proposing to cut corners along the way to make for a shorter run.
Both of us were seriously disappointed with our recce performance on the front end of the OCT last Sunday.  The weather did not help but it should not have made us that slow!!  So slow that we did not make the Angle Tarn recommended cut-off time.  The top of Helvellyn was particularly unpleasant in the manky weather and it was such a joy to drop out of the cloud heading for Thrilmere and warmer temperatures.
So here's hoping for kinder weather on the day, we're due one soon!
KLM 08-05-2013