In the early 1970s I was on a guided day walk anticlockwise around the Mosedale Horseshoe, starting and ending at Wasdale Head. When we got to Dore Head, the tour leader (a school friend of mine) stopped and told the party, "That down there is Dore Head Screes. For those of you who fear for your lives, there's a path over there that avoids the screes and will get you down to the pub in about half an hour. Having said that, I'm going down the screes: come on Geoff!". Being totally unprepared I followed him and lived to tell the tale. These days (or rather, at my age) I would never dream of doing anything so foolhardy - even if there was any scree left there to run. However, on my annual pilgrimage to Wasdale Head this September, I want to walk the Horseshoe but avoid going over Yewbarrow or down the Overbeck valley (and in particular avoid that nearly two-mile walk along the road back to Wasdale Head). I have been trying to find out where the "path" was that my friend referred to that day, but I can see no obvious path or route down from Dore Head into Mosedale that avoids the screes. Does anybody know if there is a way I can descend without going down the screes? I'd be grateful for any advice. Cheers, Geoff