Grisedale Horseshoe 2024 - Catstye Cam, Swirral Edge, Helvellyn, Grisdale Tarn, St Sunday Crag

Grisedale Horseshoe fell race 2024, took place on 31 August 2024, 11 miles long, 5000 ft elevation. Organised by Achille Ratti Climbing Club with Tony Marlow as the Race Director. Starts from Glenridding Village Hall and goes to: Red Tarn CP1 - Catstye Cam (890 m) CP2 - top of Swirral Edge - Helvellyn (950 m) past Nethermost Pike and Dollywagon Pike CP3 - Grisedale Tarn CP4 - St Sunday Crag (841 m) CP5 - the barn at the bottom of St Sunday Crag descent (grid ref 370149) up over the ridge to get back to Glenridding (very steep ascent) CP6 - stile in the wall finish - Glenridding village hall The Strava route of the race: https://strava.app.link/Duw3oglbyMb My Strava from the day: https://strava.app.link/nT5DUVrbyMb Race results: https://www.racetek-live.co.uk/websit... Time Chapters: 0:00 - my introduction of the race with some marshalls 1:02 - preview of the whole event 4:42 - arriving to Glenridding via Kirkstone Pass with a low cloudy mist 5:43 - the race registration and about Achille Ratti Club helpers 6:11 - kit check and kit requirements 6:35 - my race t-shirt and the conversation with the race organiser - Tony Marlow, who announces the winners 🏆 7:32 - setting off with the marshalls along the route of the race from the start 8:17 - talking about the route of the race and why I am not racing today 10:20 - Red Tarn 11:19 - talking to Peter the marshal between Catstye Cam and Swirral Edge 12:15 - ascending Catstye Cam and explaining why there's no paper bibs - numbers at this race today 12:56 - the top of CP1 Catstye Cam and the marshalls there with a fancy dibber 13:23 - the first runners approaching Catstye Cam 13:13 - the first runner - George Foster at CP1 and about him 14:19 - the runners after George going towards and from CP1 (Catstye Cam) 17:46 - the runners near marshalling Doni Clark including the guy, who was doing his first ever fell race 18:45 - along Swirral Edge 21:23 - along Swirral Edge - from around the first lady (Kelli Roberts) 23:24 - along Swirral Edge - from David the Fellside Photographer with lots of runners climbing up, really cool footage with steep backdrop 25:38 - from around Ian Ferguson and Darren Fishwick along Swirral Edge 27:08 - Swirral Edge - the cool climb carries on, incl. the very young Bowlander, plus other runners 29:17 - approaching CP2 - Helvellyn - top of Swirral Edge 30:00 - runners at the top of Helvellyn 31:32 - from the tops of Helvellyn towards past Nethermost Pike and Dollywagon Pike 37:38 - down towards CP3 - Grisdale Tarn 41:49 - CP3 - Grisdale Tarn 42:02 - from Wendy Dodds at Grisedale Tarn 42:31 - from our Michael McLaughlin (Preston Harriers) at Grisedale Tarn 44:03 - I am making my way along the valley from Grisedale Tarn (CP3) to CP5, skipping CP4 (St Sunday Crag) 45:36 - CP5 - the barn, the bottom of ascent from St Sunday Crag from the Bingley lady 46:05 - crossing the stream with the fluffy cows 47:46 - the last very steep relentless ascent, including Eddie from Achille Ratti, Tory from Ambleside, Wendy Dodds, Keswick lady and the Bowland lad 50:52 - CP6 - wall stile and beautiful last descent with the Bowland runner and our Michael McLaughlin (Preston Harriers) 52:17 - to the finish 52:36 - "end credits"