Grampian Mountain Challenge: South Gorms
Info: New entries for this event closed on Sunday 3rd September 2023.
| Solo (per person) | £62.00 | |
| Pair (per team) | £124.00 | |
Limited to 125 Participants |
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This is a two-day Autumn Mountain Marathon. The days are fairly short and the weather may be very wintery with snow (potentially both lying and falling), high winds and poor visibility. All categories are a serious undertaking and competitors take part at the own risk. We recommend that competitors take part in pairs to provide some contingency in the event of an emergency, and also for social reasons, although it is open to Solo entries. If you do not like or feel competant to navigate on foot through mountains in cold Scottish wintery weather, DO NOT ENTER.
The Event takes place in the hills and forests around the South Cairngorms area. Each day will include traditional orienteering on Orienteering scale maps and open-hill Mountain Marathon navigation on maps based on OS or similar, at 1:50k or 1:40k. There are three course options, Long, Medium & Short (no Score courses), and Competitors can enter either in Pairs or Solo. Due to the time of the year, overnight bags will be transported to the overnight camp, and back to the finish the next day (14kg max per person), although competitors will still need to carry full hill gear including safety equipment for the time of year. Facilities will be provided at the overnight camp to allow for a social, convivial evening, with heating and food, compliant with Covid requirements at the time. Car parking, Registration, Start and Finish will be in the Mar Lodge area in Deeside. Competitors must be 18 or over (16 if paired with a parent or guardian). Competitors must be suitably fit and experienced for travelling in the mountains at that time of year. We will screen for competance, and exclude anyone we feel does not have suitable experience.
The Event Information, Rules and Kit List is on the Grampian Orienteers Website at https://grampoc.com/gmc/. You must check and accept this before entering.
Course Options
Course A - in previous years this averaged 52km over the two days.
Course B - in previous years this averaged 46km over the two days.
Course C - in previous years this averaged 40km over the two days.
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This event offers the option to purchase XCover, so that participants may be able to get a refund if they are unable to attend due to unforeseen circumstances.
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