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Supporting a local legend on his Wainwrights Round – C6

As is becoming the norm now I am awoken by the sound of a van pulling up, doors opening and voices breaking the morning air. I get up and out of the van to be greeted by a couple getting ready for the day ahead. We exchange pleasantries and I get everything ready for when Dougie and the others coming in. We’re parked Inbetween some cottages separated by a fence. The ones above us, Rake Cottages,…

Wainwrights Round Part 3

This is Dougie Zinis’s account of his Wainwrights Round Ennerdale carpark at dawn, I had a 40min nap and a pan off pasta the midges were awake so off we went on the first climb up Grike. Bill,Ed and Toby were on this leg with Bill on Nav. Once up the first climb this leg is good going with a steady climb. I was using my poles well and keeping a good form. The views were good and we were soon on…

Supporting a local legend on his Wainwrights Round – Chapter 5

Wearily I start the van up and head off to Martindale. I want to find somewhere with a warm bed to curl up in and sleep for a week but that is not an option. I head back towards Kirkstone Pass driving on roads I’ve driven on several times today, past the Kirkstone Inn yet again and on towards the view I saw this morning, the one that reminded me of nirvana although this time it’s different now…

Supporting a local legend on his Wainwrights Round

The carpark at Kirkstone Pass was covered in darkness when we arrived, and I parked up beside Lee Shimwell’s car. Lee was getting some sleep with Olly, and they did make a lovely couple in the front of Lee’s car. Jo and me decided to have a nap ourselves before everyone arrived so we were ready for them. The runners were due in around 5:30am so I woke an hour before and set about getting…

Wainwrights Round Part 2

This is Dougie Zinis’s personal blog about his recent Wainwrights Round I chose to set off from Moot Hall Keswick at 10am so I could have a full vegi breakfast at Spoons first. Here my leg1 support met me (Jane’s and Paul) and Toby (road support) I had 4 coffees to clear my bowels out and it was time to go. It was market day so quite busy and it was final kit faff 🎉always good to get the…

Supporting a Local Legend on his Wainwrights Round Chapter 3

Toby and me parked our vans in the carpark at Coniston. It was Toby’s last stop as road support, and he decided to get some sleep. I waited outside for Jo Stevens to arrive who was the next to help me on road support. It was a perfect spring morning, cool and crisp with the night skies rolling back revealing icy blue underneath. The place where I’m parked is small with a hill behind me that I…