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Mar 2022
8:37pm, 30 Mar 2022
938 posts
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paulcook
That makes obvious sense, and likewise a tendency for people to do it around a full moon.
No idea where I got the May idea from because the figures don't back it up.
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Mar 2022
8:45pm, 30 Mar 2022
8,585 posts
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Northern Exile
SimonF is the master of picking good dates for BGR and JNLC attempts. Ask him to choose one and it's almost guaranteed to be perfect conditions.
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Mar 2022
8:54pm, 30 Mar 2022
939 posts
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paulcook
I know someone who had the opposite luck, I think at least 3 times, including freezing conditions overnight in May which effectively derailed one attempt by leg 2, appalling winter-like rain in July or August.
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Mar 2022
8:56pm, 30 Mar 2022
54,900 posts
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Derby Tup
I know a few people like that 
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Mar 2022
9:05pm, 30 Mar 2022
3,184 posts
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flyingfinn
July/August avoid, crap vegetation, changeable weather etc. Ah! But I supported a Lakes 24 hour record in August when conditions were perfect and the vegetation was managed...
You can never guarantee your weather but in general going May/early June and ignoring the daylight beacon of late June is generally a smart move because you get the plus of lower veg and a more settled weather system. I did my BG on the first weekend of July and when (because I was going the right way 😉) I came to descend Yewbarrow I was flabbergasted how much the bracken had grown in 3 weeks. In the Lakes the big growth spurt doesn't hit until June and often mid-June.
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Mar 2022
10:13pm, 30 Mar 2022
2,092 posts
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stuart little
The vegetation wasn't terrible on mine in August to be honest. More surprising was getting a stunning weather window when Stolly was involved!
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Mar 2022
10:17pm, 30 Mar 2022
54,909 posts
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Derby Tup
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Mar 2022
10:21pm, 30 Mar 2022
54,910 posts
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Derby Tup
Stef and I went to see Stolly off on one of his (four?) unsuccessful attempts. I think he was going ACW and it was a Saturday morning. The rain was utterly biblical. He was mad going and would have been half drowned within minutes of starting for sure. I did the last leg of his successful round and it was a grand afternoon
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Mar 2022
10:25pm, 30 Mar 2022
2,093 posts
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stuart little
I did a Leg 2 support on one of his unsuccessful rounds - hammered down with rain and had minimal visibility. Naturally
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Mar 2022
10:30pm, 30 Mar 2022
54,911 posts
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Derby Tup
A Stolly BG attempt was always a great opportunity for testing new waterproofs and / or practising your navigation in car wash conditions
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