I never thought I’d be considering “which is best, Physics or Chemistry?” on a solo bike ride, but heading home from school I plugged the Ipod in and found myself listening to Brian Cox and the “Infinite Monkey Cage” Having laughed my way to the top of Honister (who’d have thought that science was funny?) I arrived yet again in wind and rain, but this time with the addition of darkness.
It’s a great privilege to live where we do. Every time I ride into school I have to travel the length of Borrowdale (Cue Wainwright "The Lake District is the loveliest part of England and Borrowdale is the fairest of its Valleys"), but I have other delights as well. With Honister on the doorstep, my ride home can take me via either Newlands or Whinlatter and then over the final hurdle of Honister before arriving back at the house. The route through Buttermere is equally as stunning as Borrowdale and my favourite bit of road will always be the bit just past the eastern end of the lake.
So, Physics or Chemistry? Perhaps a more pertinent question is “Which side of Honister is harder?” I think the choice Simon has made in his book is best. From Gatesgarth you get the view straight up the Pass. You know what’s coming, and you know it’s going to hurt!
The profiles below are from the climbbybike.com website. It’s a website I’m going to be visiting a lot over the next few months!
Anyway, number 5 done, but one I’m going to visit lots over the next few months in my training as it’s my local climb.
Distance 14.8 miles ascent 672m
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