A six am start, traffic free roads saw me arrive at Fisherground campsite 3 hrs later to find the AMC team with no plan of action. Good weather and Eskdale usually points towards Scafell or Esk Buttress so not being real fit these days I suggested Esk. The premier objective being to lead Red Edge having lost the toss to a former climbing partner way back in the eighties. Alas it was not to be as a team of 3 were already in situ, the leader moving slowly. A quick look at the guide and Jago suggested Black Sunday, a crack line to the right of Red Edge which turned out to be well worth its ** rating. After the climb a long slog back to classic camping fare (pasta & sauce) and a poor England performance. Should have done another route!
Hey Paul, you were in the Lakes last weekend! Shame you missed the BBQ in Aspatria…
Laetitia and I did Black Sunday a few years back – great route, but Red Edge is better. 😉
Sorry Paul, we shouldn’t have made the assumption that you’d be in the Peak.
Next time maybe?
A x
Any consolation Australia is also doing crap! Good effort. Vist required in Sept. 😉
Is Oz even competing in the World Cup?