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Welcome to the 41st OMM taking place on 25/26th October 2008.

Location: Northern England

This is the premier UK event to test teamwork, self-reliance, endurance, outdoor and navigational skills.

The reputation of the event is worldwide and every year we have entrants from between 12-14 countries.

The ethos of the event is to be totally self-reliant, in the wilds, carrying all equipment, no outside support and without GPS or cell phone. Your first source of help is your partner and if you retire you are responsible for getting yourselves back to base. Any teams not arriving at the overnight camp are assumed to have camped safely. In these days of 24/7 contact and total support this is an event to test and indeed help develop teamwork and self-reliance.



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Re: Lift from Aberdeen

Hi guys, are you still looking for a lift?

I have to admit that due to changes in personal circumstances I would prefer to give you a lift down, but stay over on the Sunday night.   Wink

Let me know what your plans are.  I'll be leaving Aberdeen at lunch...

FS: Rucksacks

1. Only used once, as new - Inov-8 Pro 22 rucksack, see following link for full details:

http://www.inov-8.com/Products-Detail.asp?PG=PG2&P=5050973016&L=26


£35 including postage (RRP £50)

2. Karrimor Mountain Marathon Rucksack - ...

Re: Crag 'C'

Just like you JK, I remember the first Rock & Run MM from Stool End in 1988. Blizzard conditions ensured that only 25% of the starters finished on day 1. I've still got the event map.

Charnley Crag cairn was also one of my checkpoints and it was cover...

Re: Training Advice

... Unless you are really into the whole discomfort thing and want to win which involves sleeping in an IKEA bag, then take proper kit for the overnight camp....
The OMM is always har...

Re: Crag 'C'

I dont think on site at this time, but Jerry Charnley died on Helvellyn i beleve, so this memorial cant be too far from that....OS map shows an unmarked memorial on Helvellyn so may be...

OMM Product News

Ultra bottle

New narrow bottle; easy hand grip, easy pocket stash, very wide top for powder and SIS fill marks.

Read more here

Our 40th event in the Lowther Hills Scotland, which were surprisingly steep.

No birthday cake, no champagne, just great courses, good organisation and one of the toughest overnight camps ever.

What make our packs different?

First of all - LEANWEIGHT DESIGN:

Our unique method of customisation and stripping OMM Adventure Packs to their minimum LeanWeight eg Mountain Mover weighs 1650g and strips to 630g - see below. You can of course put back the features when you need them. For those enthusiasts wanting to 'resort to the knife' to lighten further we provide advice in our download product manual.

Learn more about the other key differences;

ON THE MOVE ACCESSIBILITY,

HYDRATION SYSTEMS,

TOOL CARRY CAPABILITY.

CUSTOMISATION

STABILITY and STRENGTH.

Go to our design explanation page for more details.