I was up at it for the first time last week. I liked it a lot, I managed 2 runs from the car park to the top (Black) & down again in a baw hair under 3 hrs.
The climb is rather enjoyable & it was more my crappy technique that let me down on lactic ladder than my fitness, did a lot better the second time. The descent was great fun though but I was well aware that,
1 It was a Monday morning.
2 I was by myself.
3 If it had gone wrong, like space, no one would of heard me scream.
(Visions of the Hound in GoT)
Highly recommended, shame it’s a 240 mile round trip for me though.