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RooA
RooA
Sep 2011
11:45am, 2 Sep 2011
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RooA
Relax and enjoy. Install a good sense of humour before setting off. PLASTIC BAGS for your feet... so you can change into dry socks and still walk around in your shoes.
MrsVanoord
MrsVanoord
Sep 2011
5:43pm, 26 Sep 2011
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MrsVanoord
Well, we survived! A stress fracture and bronchitis didn't stop us (but did make us rather slow). Had a great time and stayed mostly dry. Thanks RooA for the plastic bags tip: I see they're quite the fashion accessory at the camp.
shanksi
shanksi
Aug 2012
1:30pm, 31 Aug 2012
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shanksi
Nice little event in NE Scotland if anyone's interested:
sientries.co.uk
loucass
loucass
Oct 2012
2:18pm, 25 Oct 2012
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loucass
Anyone at the Howgills this weekend. Looks like it may be a wild one! #OMM
Mave
Mave
Oct 2012
2:54pm, 25 Oct 2012
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Mave
I might well be doing the OMM next year. Its my sisters hairbrained idea and I accompanied her on the OMM training weekend in Snowdonia the other week so now i'm the likely candidate to do the OMM with her next year.

Good luck to anyone going this weekend. Looks like the weather will, as always, be mental.
Hanneke
Hanneke
Oct 2012
3:09pm, 25 Oct 2012
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Hanneke
A repeat of the Howling Howgills? Borrowdale? Be safe and enjoy!
flanker
flanker
Oct 2012
9:44am, 26 Oct 2012
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flanker
Not there, but will be down the road in Preston on Sunday doing a road marathon :-o and thinking of you all having fun on the fells. At least there's Beachy to make me smile on Saturday first.

Have a good time, and I hope the weather is fun. Challenging but not dangerous.
shanksi
shanksi
Oct 2012
8:21am, 30 Oct 2012
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shanksi
So how did the OMM go? Anyone there?

Also, a small reminder about the GMC (http://grampoc.com/2012/08/15/grampian-mountain-challenge-2012-glen-dye-17th18th-november/) in a couple of weeks, up here in sunny (?) Aberdeenshire. It's also got it's own Fetch thread: http://www.fetcheveryone.com/viewtopic.php?id=51667
360°
360°
Oct 2012
9:04am, 30 Oct 2012
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360°
I was at Howgills for my first OMM. Saturday was lovely - cold but beautifully clear. Had a few minor navigation issues, but nothing too bad. Sunday was horrendous. Very poor visibility, very windy, wet and cold. It was pure survival for us on the peaks. Navigation was very poor too - just when we needed it most!

All in all, just about everything you want for a mountain marathon!
flanker
flanker
Oct 2012
11:13am, 30 Oct 2012
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flanker
Sounds great :)

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