For £9 what can go wrong?
At the last minute I decided to enter a revived classic tradional Mounatin Orienteering event hosted by West Cumbria Orienteering Club in the little visited fells around Kirkland.
An early start and with a forecast getting better thro the day I met up with John
Walking to the start I was trying to work out the scale dimensions and a 1:15000 with 5m contour interval with O type colours took a little time to get used to.
In the end it took a looong time to get used to as I cleared, set off from the start and then found the out-run track runnable I got my head down and shuffled quickly.
Its unusal not to be flogging up a steep hill in the first 1km and I was going quicker than ususal. A bloke from WCOC came past and I sort of tagged onto the back of him. The Plateau arrived with a fence and jumped it and shot off into some tussocks not unlike on the OMM a few weeks previous. I marched on thro and started to drop quickly. I saw Steve Heaton and Kaaren Nash behind me and this spurred me on.
I set off downhill to number 2 and then realised the sheepfold fast approaching was in the wrong vallet when I unfolded the map to have a look for a line to No. 3!!!!!
OOh long uphill back to 2 where I had just been stood!!!! (the kites were a little flattened)
So a day of pics and fun and meeting some old and new friends.
All the pics can be found here on my Google + page
If you want an original please contact me.
A great day out and an expereince I can share
Results can be found here
All for £9 Si dibber hire , comprehensive map, and FREE tea and cake at the end.
What could go wrong?
All for £9 Si dibber hire , comprehensive map, and FREE tea and cake at the end.
What could go wrong?
Hope to see you on the next one?
Somewhere!!!!!
