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Mid-July sees one of the UK's toughest mountain races kick off from Ambleside in the Lake District. The Lakes Sky Ultra, sponsored by Salewa and Dynafit, packs in 56km of elevated ridgelines with breathtaking exposure and fast and furious descents; extreme mountain racing at its best. With 4,500m of vertical grind, this race is not for the faint hearted and competitors need to be competent on steep rock scrambling sections.

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In reply to UKC/UKH Gear:

<opens bag of popcorn>

In reply to Simon Caldwell:

'Elevated ridge-lines'?    

A tautology surely? 

In reply to UKC/UKH Gear:

It is thoughtful they've avoid the lakes most popular scrambles and it's busiest time of year. 

In reply to Simon Caldwell:

Did they get their ropes back?

In reply to 67hours:

Not as far as I know.

In reply to UKC/UKH Gear:

Good editing right there. They have specifically selected the pictures that will make UKCers froth at the mouth. It could have been innocent pictures of people running on beautiful edges. But photos with static ropes have been chosen, well done.

I am enraged, thanks.

In reply to UKC/UKH Gear:

The title is wrong by the way, it's 14th not 4th

In reply to UKC/UKH Gear:

If I enter this is it possible that I might get my approach shoes wet?

In reply to UKC/UKH Gear:

Why the fixed ropes? The commercialization of fell running really is lamentable.