Quote from: Marmitegeoff on Yesterday at 17:28:23
But setting off at 11:30 would indicate that they were not, 5 to 6 hours of daylight to get up and down ?
Maybe not, latest seems to indicate he was an 'experienced' fell runner so it would probably be well within his capabilities, clearly something went wrong though
One thing that really annoys me, you read some fantastic routes in magazines, and online, often in very good detail, including distance, times, ascent grid refs and anything else you're likely to need.
But, one big flaw.
All too often, the times quoted are a little too ambitious.
Often, when I recalculate these times, using Naismiths complete with a more realistic average speed, I can add an extra 50% on, just to be safe.
If I was to take Scouts (
not that I would for common sense reasons), then I would reduce the speed yet further, to accomodate their slower navigation abilities, often almost doubling the times quoted.
I've seen ascent times of 2½ hours quoted with 1½ for the descent!
But I've also seen novice times of 6 - 8 hours for the ascent quoted.....