What a load of b*****ks. Three Counties system running from north of Kendal down to Blackburn? And a band of limestone running through the middle of the Lake District, where it's actually Borrowdale Volcanics and Skiddaw Slates? One kilometre crawling from GG Main Chamber to Bar Pot? More like 250 metres at most, and a lot of that is stooping. And as for the Everest and "fear factor" quotes, the least said the better.