Great Lakes fell race 2024 - Part 1 ascent up Bowfell in the thick clag (fog)

Great Lakes fell race 2024, approx 14 miles, about 7000 ft elevation. Takes places in Great Langdale in the English Lake District.
Organised by Ambleside Fell Runners with Ben Abdelnoor as the Race Director.
Took place on Saturday 29 June 2024.
The conditions were claggy with very poor visibility, which made the stones very slippery and some runners got lost.

The race Starts and Finishes at Stool End Farm at Great Langdale
CP1 - Bowfell (902 m)
CP2 - Esk Pike (885 m)
CP3 - Great End (910 m) which is also a cut off point of 2 hrs
CP4 - Scafell Pike (978 m) - the highest mountain in England
CP5 - Scafell (964 m)
CP6 - Slight Side (748 m)
CP7 - Pike of Blisco (705 m)

Part 1 - Bowfell ascent - in this video
Part 2 - Descent off Pike of Blisco - in the next video
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Time Chapters:
0:00 - video preview
1:26 - race introduction
2:15 - explains the route of the race
3:31 - race registration, race organisers
4:19 - going up Bowfell with the Christ - one of the the marshalls on Bowfell
4:31 - other marshalls and the marshalls from Scafell - James and Bobby
5:54 - the first 20 runners ascending Bowfell (CP1)
10:20 - the first lady and company going towards the top of Bowfell
11:16 - from Dan Taylor (Todmorden) and Co - to Bowfell
14:39 - from Jon Green (Preston Harriers) and Co - to Bowfell
15:59 - from Steve the orange top being nearly at the top and other runners after him at the top of Bowfell
19:59 - me with the three marshalls on top of Bowfell waiting for the last 4 or 5 runners appear at the summit of Bowfell
22:19 - my scenic way back down to the bottom of the hill so I could film the runners descending Pike of Blisco
23:49 - me at the last stream waiting for the first runners to arrive
24:10 - the first 2 finishers crossing the last stream
24:34 - what is going to be in my Part 2 video - little preview (Part 2 is going to be The Descent off Pike of Blisco - the last check Point - and the scream crossing.)