A Change of Plan

The Bros met at the Stickle Barn/NDG car park on Sunday 17th April, planning to 'run' the first part of the Old County Tops route. However, a slightly delayed start, the fairly early realisation that one of us (?) was somewhat lacking in the fitness department and a small detour over Silver How while we tried a route variation, meant that on reaching Grasmere we headed straight up to Far Easedale, rather than heading for Helvellyn.

This effectively changed the outing from a re-visit of part of the OCT to a part recce of my Seven Passes outing, a 35 mile route planned for Saturday 25th June.

During the ascent we were passed by a number of descending runners on a RAB mini mountain marathon. We were able to give Albert a shout, but didn't see KLM who was on the same event but managed to sustain a sprained ankle.

We got as far as Sergeant Man before returning to the cars via Stickle Tarn. A good, if somewhat truncated, outing, on a fine, clear day.

Can you name the tops?