Hartsop Hop fell race 2025 - Part 1 - first time ever race!

Hartsop Hop fell race - approx 13 miles, 4600 ft elevation, stunning route Starts from Hartsop sheep pens, Patterdale Runners are free to make their own lines to the Check Points: CP1 - Rest Dodd CP2 - the col between Rampsgill Head and High Raise CP3 - the Rigg just above Haweswster Reservoir (path junction) the up to and past Small Tarn CP4 - Lingmell End then via Thornthwaite Crag CP5 - Grey Crag On Saturday 16th August 2025 this race was held for the very first time Time Chapters: 0:00 - coming up in this video 1:28 - driving along Kirkstone Pass and arriving at the place of the race 2:05 - the introduction of the race and my plan for the event 4:12 - conversations with the runners before and after the race: Preston Harriers lads, Sue from Pennine and her husband Geoff Clayton-le-Moors Harriers after the race - Zaya - the happiest runner ever Josie Greenhalgh Jose Concha - the winner of the race 11:51 - going to the split of the path to watch the initial ascent 12:35 - the first ascent - all the runners that I've managed to film and see up until under the CP1 23:52 - the runners on the way from CP1 to CP2 31:30 - my way across CP1 (Rest Dodd) to CP5 (Grey Crag) shortcutting via Heyeswater Tarn along the steep ascent while talking about the route 32:24 - arriving at CP5 and the first 8 runners around the last check point and going to their last descent