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Bob Graham Round

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zp Feb 2020 8:24am, 20 Feb 2020 596 posts	Quote Pin zp Any guesses where he might reach today, ff? Seathwaite looks reasonable, Tilberthwaite surely too far .. unless I’m missing something
jda Feb 2020 8:25am, 20 Feb 2020 6,411 posts	Quote Pin jda IMO the responsible thing to do would be to tell him (repeatedly) to stop and come back when he's learnt a bit more about himself and the challenge, rather than try to nurse him on with ad-hoc support and encouragement until something goes badly wrong.
Rosehip Feb 2020 9:10am, 20 Feb 2020 15,137 posts	Quote Pin Rosehip he's not going to get anywhere today unless he gets a wriggle on. Maybe those with him yesterday have said something?
flyingfinn Feb 2020 9:33am, 20 Feb 2020 1,495 posts	Quote Pin flyingfinn zp - I tend to agree, Seathwaite would be a relatively short day but Tiberthwaite is going to be a 12-15 hour day and it's already getting on. jda - I think our views are pretty much aligned! Rosehip - I wondered that too! There is an interesting thread over on the UKC Forum about this. Some interesting discussion about the whether it's a winter round if it finishes in March? And the conclusion that he is seemingly as unknown in the climbing/mountaineering world as he is in the running one. Someone found a social media post from early last year listing what he was going to do in the Alps last year, North face of Grands Jorrasses, North Face of Dru and a sub 10hr Mont Blanc (i.e. big impressive stuff), but there seems to be no follow-up which suggests at the very least he didn't have any completions. He does seem a bit of a social media adrenaline junkie.
flyingfinn Feb 2020 9:34am, 20 Feb 2020 1,496 posts	Quote Pin flyingfinn sorry link to UKC Forum ukclimbing.com
rhb Feb 2020 10:09am, 20 Feb 2020 1,384 posts	Quote Pin rhb Support mustering: facebook.com Nice.
Northern Exile Feb 2020 10:12am, 20 Feb 2020 5,965 posts	Quote Pin Northern Exile I've been following the link on UKC too - similar paradigm as here, half of the pundits are incredulous at how he's gone about this attempt, the other half are full of (grudging) admiration for his audacity and youthful enthusiasm Can someone update me as to his movements this morning? I see his tracker is stationary just below the Three Shires Stone, presumably he has met his support vehicle there? I guess he must have climbed back up The Band to Three Tarns, gone over Long Top, then POB and Cold Pike before dropping down to Wrynose?
Northern Exile Feb 2020 10:16am, 20 Feb 2020 5,966 posts	Quote Pin Northern Exile ^^ But why would he do that rather than carrying on to Hard Knott? Must admit I'm not acquainted with that line over Little Stand .... I'm wondering why he dropped to Wrynose at all. I hope it's not game over.
Rosehip Feb 2020 10:25am, 20 Feb 2020 15,138 posts	Quote Pin Rosehip Is he waiting for a weather window to do another short day? Heavy rain from dawn, torrential for a time with hail and possible thunder, finishing as snow, perhaps briefly to lower slopes. Will transition by late morning into showers coming in from the west, with hail or snow falling to low levels.
Northern Exile Feb 2020 10:26am, 20 Feb 2020 5,967 posts	Quote Pin Northern Exile That might explain it Ros.