{"id":411,"date":"2018-11-25T21:24:56","date_gmt":"2018-11-25T21:24:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/46.32.240.35\/achille-ratti-climbing-club.co.uk\/?page_id=411"},"modified":"2023-02-01T19:56:03","modified_gmt":"2023-02-01T19:56:03","slug":"lakes-meres-and-waters-challenge","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/achille-ratti-climbing-club.co.uk\/?page_id=411","title":{"rendered":"26 LMW &#8211; information for contenders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Guide and rules for future attempts<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The direction of travel (i.e. Loweswater to Over Water or Over Water to Loweswater) can be chosen by the runner.<\/li>\n<li>Please inform Rob Green by emailing <a href=\"mailto:the26lmw@gmail.com\">the26lmw@gmail.com<\/a>&nbsp;giving the date of the attempt, start time and direction of travel.<\/li>\n<li>For safety purposes all stages of the challenge must be supported, with the supporters acting as witnesses of the attempt.<\/li>\n<li>There is no set route for the challenge &#8211; the only rule being that each Lake, Mere and Water must be visited (this does not apply for Overwater which is only accessible from the car park at the north end of the water, via the National Trust gate and path).<\/li>\n<li>The route taken by Dave Makin and Andy Pooler during their successful attempt in 2012 is shown on the maps below and a copy of their schedule is <a href=\"https:\/\/achille-ratti-climbing-club.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/26-LMW-Schedule-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Winter attempt<\/strong> &#8211; In line with other long distance fell running challenges, any attempt at the 26 Lake, Meres and Waters that takes place between 1st December (start date) and the last day of February (finish date) will be classed as a winter attempt of the challenge and will be recorded as such.&nbsp; This rule was introduced to the challenge in December 2020.&nbsp; The first winter completion of the challenge was by Nathaneal Jon-Ingram which took place over 30th November and 1st December 2019, before this rule was introduced.&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>A <a href=\"https:\/\/achille-ratti-climbing-club.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Schedule-Example-2-Loweswater-to-Over-Water-revised-2020.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">record sheet<\/a> must be completed.&nbsp; If you complete the course we ask that you send a record sheet and written report to Rob Green within one month for ratification.&nbsp; You will then be allocated a number and added to the list of <a href=\"https:\/\/achille-ratti-climbing-club.co.uk\/?page_id=304\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">successful attempts<\/a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>A commemorative certificate will be issued to all those who complete the challenge.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/achille-ratti-climbing-club.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Map-1-LOWESWATER-ENNERDALE.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Map 1&nbsp; Loweswater to Ennerdale<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/achille-ratti-climbing-club.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Map-2-ENNERDALE-BOOT.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Map 2&nbsp; Ennerdale to Boot<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/achille-ratti-climbing-club.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Map-3-BOOT-SEATHWAITE.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Map 3&nbsp; Boot to Seathwaite<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/achille-ratti-climbing-club.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Map-4-SEATHWAITE-ESTHWAITE.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Map 4&nbsp; Seathwaite to Esthwaite<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/achille-ratti-climbing-club.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Map-5-ESTHWAITE-AMBLESIDE.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Map 5&nbsp; Esthwaite to Ambleside<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/achille-ratti-climbing-club.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Map-6-AMBLESIDE-SKEGGLES.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Map 6&nbsp; Ambleside to Skeggles<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/achille-ratti-climbing-club.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Map-7-SKEGGLES-PATTERDALE.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Map 7&nbsp; Skeggles to Patterdale<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/achille-ratti-climbing-club.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Map-8-PATTERDALE-BASSENTHWAITE.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Map 8&nbsp; Patterdale to Bassentwaite<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/achille-ratti-climbing-club.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Map-9-BASSENTHWAITE-OVERWATER.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Map 9&nbsp; Bassenthwaite to Overwater<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Guide and rules for future attempts The direction of travel (i.e. Loweswater to Over Water or Over Water to Loweswater) can be chosen by the runner. 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