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• iPlod Marshalling: June 18, 2010 - June 19, 2010

[MikeD]

Good time had by all I hope - my 'high' point - was 'Radio Donard' - such a laff - go 666 u mofo!

[Scribble]

Good time had by all I hope - my 'high' point - was 'Radio Donard' - such a laff - go 666 u mofo!

what a bunch of drunken hooligans that should not be allowed anywhere near a mountain , so when is the next outing nice to meet you all and did we ever get that group photo    

[ChuckMcB]

my 'high' point - was 'Radio Donard'

I see what you did there.  

Came together quite well.

Lots of stories to be told, inc. comms guys with jeans and tea shirt, ruck stealing foxes, random groups of folks doing the seven highest mountains in Ireland in 24hrs (that was right yea?), random balaclava'ed loaners prowling around Donard summit...

Edit: couple of pics.

[RedLeader]

Well done guys, we did a stellar job - no people mislaid!

Personally, I had a great time. I know there was alot of hanging around but for a bit of a change of pace it was top fun (and we got to play with walkie-talkies )

I'm defo up for it again next year!

This was the cheeky chappie that stole my rucksack. Next time he's going on the spitroast!

[Matthew]

thats one plump fox.

[suspectmonkey]

thats one plump fox.

Not a bit of wonder, by the sounds of it he has just swallowed an OMM Villain

[Simon Barry]

Great big THANK YOU to all you guys!

I know this sounds really daft (to people like us) but to find characters who will
a) happily spend a night on the mountains (in potentially all weathers)
and
b) and enjoy said night on the mountains
and
c) keep smiling

is really really difficult.

Without people like you, things like Iplod wouldnt happen and circa £25,000 wouldnt be raised for the charity.

We had a few drop outs during the day section - knackeredness and blisters in the main,with comments so far are very positive.

Any feedback (good or not so good) from you guys would be useful.

Now I am going to lie down in a dark room.

[MG1]

I enjoyed it good crack. You can count me in for next year.

[Scribble]

I enjoyed it good crack. You can count me in for next year.

ditto to the above

Had a great time and would def say to anyone who is thinking about it to do it .

[ChuckMcB]

Ditto the ditto.

Feedback: came together well. A Biro malfunction would have been disastrous for the checkpoint teams If the weather had turned nasty the comms guys could have been a bit of a drain on the rest of the team's resources, since they didn't seem to have any outdoor kit with them (I know they are made of far tougher stuff than us Civvies).

ps. Some stuff from the iPlod site:

This amazing 50km team night walk attracted 26 teams with around 150 walkers. The weather was perfect, and all the teams made it to the finish, if not all the walkers!

You should all be really proud of the achievement, it was a great weekend’s walking in the beautiful Mourne Mountains and I hope everyone got a really great night's sleep on Saturday night!

Congratulations to the 2010 iPLOD Champions Team GRG!

Check out and purchase images from the walk at http://www.modafoto.co.uk/contactsheets/iplod/

Email chris@motofoto.co.uk to purchase images.  The price is £2.00 for a high resolution electonic image to be emailed and £5.00 for a 6x9" glossy image to be posted.

(snip)

We would like your feedback.  Please feel free to complete the survey below to help us make iPLOD even better for next year. http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/iplod

Need another challenge? We have many more challenges, be it walking through the night, cycling 100 miles, running marathons or racing canoes from dawn to dusk.

The next challenge event in Northern Ireland is the Finn MacCool 100 bike ride.  A 100 mile bike ride from Belfast to Coleraine along the coastal road.

Gissa smile J  - no other pics of us as far as I can see (even tho I did see a photographer taking pics of us while we where sitting in the sun in the car park)

[Simon Barry]

I have a few of you boys - am mailing them to Jonno...

[RedLeader]

The organisers have asked for any suggestions on what might be done to improve things in the future. Has anyone any (useful) ideas?

[MikeD]

Team Sheets to be printed at the last moment, so the team members are as up to date as possible.

Teams to be listed on the checkpoint sheets in alphabetical order.

Iplodders to wear a particular reflective vest, so if we see them go off track, we can identify them and raise alarm as soon as possible.

Megaphones given to checkpoints to shout over to IPlodders going the wrong way.

Signs placed at certain points that say, "If you're an Iplodder and you're reading this - turn back - you've gone the wrong way".

Better communication between checkpoints, so once Team 1 is through checkpoint 1 - Checkpoint 2 should be informed, Team 2 should be on the lookout for them and concerned if they do not arrive in a certain amount of time.

Better instruction to IPlodders - not to leave team members isolated - a number of teams split up coming up Donard - leaving individuals coming up it on their own - with has safety considerations - considering - random nutters and its pitch black up there.

Better instructions to outside radio operators in regards of adequate clothing\equipment for the mountains.

Im sure I'll think of a few more.

[MikeD]

And high-powered mobile spotlights for looking for teams that haven't checked in.

And, some procedure to address the point that certain teams passed certain checkpoints and never checked in (Hares Gap - slackers!).

[MikeD]

And although we we're an optional checkpoint, I'd imagine it would be best if compulsory checkpoints must inform the 'HQ' whenever a team passes, so 'HQ' can monitor the big picture as to why a certain team has not passed the checkpoint.  Just to reduce risk....

[Rugged Track]

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