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NAV4 Lakes in A Day Recce - Helvellyn to Ambleside

Once again, Joe Faulkner and his NAV4 team will be hosting these recce days on behalf of Durty Events.

This is your chance to recce a section of the route in the company of other LiAD participants and with experienced NAV4 tutors / LiAD guides.  NAV4 have a long association with the event having hosted the recces for many years and provide mountain safety cover during the event itself.  We know the event inside out, taken part ourselves, and know what works and what mistakes people make. 

This is the last recce of the series, and an excellent opportunity for either a first look at the chunky middle section, or a final taper down run just three weeks before the event itself.

The recce covers Helvellyn, Fairfield and down to Ambleside. Total distance is around 11 miles with about 6000'feet of ascent.  It covers the most of Helvellyn range from Sticks Pass, to Helvellyn, down to the crucial cut-off at Grisedale Hause. 

You just need to be efficient rather than fast to make this, which will set you up for a steady ascent of Fairfield. Leaving the Fairfield summit in the right direction (a well known navigation blackspot) and nailing the long steady runnable descent to Ambleside is key to a good second half of LiAD.

We've tweaked the start point last season and we start from Legburthwaite, Thirlmere and access Sticks Pass via the 'Stanah Stairlift'.  The reasons for this are threefold.   Firstly, the slight reduction in distance and ascent gives us more time to learn more about the section, including this ascent route as an escape route for the event day.  It also allows us to make us of the public service bus, another plus on different levels.  The bus fare is just £2, so it's cheaper than a minibus.

The day will include lots of information about the event, suitable clothing gear and shoe choices, what to eat and drink, navigation and route advice, event strategy and training methods. 

Transport is provided before each recce from the finish point to the start, in this case it's the regular '555 bus'. Hence, The bus leaves Ambleside at 8:22am, and will arrive at Legburthwaite at 8:53am. Hence, the recce will start at 9am, as normal.

A 'Final Info' email sent the week before.  

Places limited to 12 people.

Alternatively, contact me to arrange a One-to-One or small group session for yourself and a friend, on any mutually agreeable date.  

Joe Faulkner

NAV4 Adventure

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Other NAV4 LiAD recces and training dates

Sat 15 Mar 25	NAV4: LiAD Recce - Ambleside to Cartmel
Sat 10 May 25	NAV4: LiAD Recce - Caldbeck to Threlkeld
Sat 19 Jul 25	NAV4 LiAD Recce - Helvellyn to Ambleside
Sat 23 Aug 25	NAV4: LiAD - Skills on The Dodds
Sun 24 Aug 25	NAV4: LiAD Recce - Caldbeck to Threlkeld
Mon 25 Aug 25	NAV4: LiAD - Hallsfell Skills Sessions

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