Causey Pike Fell Race

Causey Pike the day after the race

With some trepidation, a small band of Eden Runners let themselves in for a brute of a fell race in weather that promised to be somewhat brisk, to say the least. Causey Pike is a steep little rib that points directly into the head of any storm. But there it was, in the calendar, so we did it.

The hail storm didn't hit us until the first saddle, and it was soft, blown in on drifts. It lent a quality to the race that couldn't have been found in any less brutish conditions.