Topic: MMM2011 (Read 41417 times)

LandyLiam · « **Reply #60 on:** September 19, 2011 »

the campsite was like tentnerd central, lots of lovely lightweight stuff, we had the vaude taurus 2 weighing in at a massive 2.5kg (by mmm standards) but loads of space for 2 people and rucksacks

i popped into Gareth and Andys "cosy" 2 man vango banshee 200 for a bit o craic & buckfast last night, had to stick the feet out of the porch though with 3 of us in it, i'd say those lads were warm all night

twentyclicks · « **Reply #61 on:** September 19, 2011 »

Ha ha - can't be any cosier than a Laser Comp with 2 people!

MG1 · « **Reply #62 on:** September 19, 2011 »

Its was pretty tight. Day 1 nearly broke us we we're thinking of quitting once we hit the campsite. We got settled in had bit of craic and some tonic. On day 2 we felt a bit better decided to carry on, we headed over the first hill toward the first marker.

We bumped into a nice couple from the North coast who seemed abit lost, so we stuck together and headed on. After a while a team of guys from Liverpool came running back and told us we going the wrong way. After some thought we all deciced on a new direction. A short while later doubt started to set in with every one having different ideas on which way we should be going. It then came to the point that we had no idea where we were.The weather closed in and the vis was really bad.

We kept walking untill we found a wall. This completely threw us, there were no walls marked on the map of the mountains we thought we were near. The weather lifted for a while and could see the great gully on Eagle mountain. We had been on Pigeon rock, no where near were we thought we were. Some how in the bad weather we walked past Spelga res and not even seen it. Due to this we missed are cut off. We just picked up the markers on the way out. The long walk of shame to the finish point. First MMM not to finish, i'm already thinking about next year

Fair play Liam well done.

twentyclicks · « **Reply #63 on:** September 19, 2011 »

Unlucky lads. I hate that feeling when you see a feature you aren't expecting... it just pickles you completely. Think we've all been there. But always next year!

LandyLiam · « **Reply #64 on:** September 19, 2011 »

It was tough going, don't think i would have been quite up for C class, it's very demoralising when you get lost (or even think you are lost when you're not!), an altimeter would have been a useful addition for contouring the hills in the mist, i found my tesco compass watch handy to make frequent quick checks (never liked the normal compass dangling round my neck). I waited quite a while for you guys at the finish for a team photo then eventually realised your car was gone

what time did you reach the finish? (2pm for us)

MG1 · « **Reply #65 on:** September 19, 2011 »

Worst thing was Andy had the right bearing and we walking on it, untill the doubt crept in we had been going great. We got back about 1 Liam and headed off bout 1.30.

C class was tight but doable, considering Andy and me have only been in the hills about 4 times between us in over a year. More hill time required and hope for better weather next year.

LandyLiam · « **Reply #66 on:** September 19, 2011 »

I also have to mention how well Conor did, he was completely done at the end of day one and went to bed about 8pm and didn't sleep at all well, he had very sore feet all day on Sunday (poor choice of footwear, old cheap boots, he should have worn the innov8s i got from 20clicks) but he kept motoring on and got quite competitive, he still managed to beat me up all the steep hills (although i had the edge on the downhills) and he hasn't done more than 5 mountains in his whole life and did no training for the event

it was a real case of willpower. He wouldn't even let me carry his rucksack when i offered to ease his pain, he wanted to complete it properly. I think i'll have to smoke him a kipper for breakfast

MG1 · « **Reply #67 on:** September 19, 2011 »

Fair play to him Liam he done you proud.
You should reward him with a nice cool bottle of buckfast

billy backpack · « **Reply #68 on:** September 19, 2011 »

Really gutted as I think we had the potential to complete the course !

Unfortunatly after the doubt set in that was the road to disaster, if you are sure of your bearing you should always trust your compass as vis was extremely poor and we had no other way of making sure of our postition.

whoRya · « **Reply #69 on:** September 19, 2011 »

I was speaking to a guy in work who ran into similar navigational problems at the start of Day 2. They were unable to complete it.

LandyLiam · « **Reply #70 on:** September 19, 2011 »

here's my D class route, red is day 1, green is day 2
(its a photo of the map as i couldn't fit it in the scanner!)

Tim · « **Reply #71 on:** September 20, 2011 »

Nice one Liam and and fair play to Connor, can't have been easy. Well done to Andy and Gareth as well, you's did better than I did anyway since I missed the deadline then couldn't afford it

Maybe next year.

Route looks pretty good, may have to give it a go sometime

LandyLiam · « **Reply #72 on:** September 22, 2011 »

here's a blog of a c class entrant, http://markrobsontravels.wordpress.com/ great read

some quotes

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Unfortunately, by this stage, my legs and gone completely. While I wasn’t looking some bastard had injected molten lead into my thighs and I was moving at the pace of a pile ridden sloth.

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Ian had a nasty arrythmia attack and his face turned a strange shade of magnolia. What do I do if he goes down I pondered ? I quickly checked the rules. Yes it does state that both team members must finish the event as a partnership but it doesn’t state exactly HOW MUCH of your partner needs to complete the course. So in the worst case scenario my plan was to contact Mountain Rescue – give them Ian’s Grid Reference and put him in a survival bag. That is called empathy. Then cut his ear off, put it in my pocket, and carry on.

LandyLiam · « **Reply #73 on:** September 27, 2011 »

My latest read is a book by Moire O Sullivan "mud sweat and tears" and there is a chapter on the MMM, interestingly she used bubble wrap as a camping mat, and her teammate used the map as hers!!! now i know how they get those packs so light

http://moireosullivan.com/buy-the-book-mud-sweat-and-tears/

paulocon · « **Reply #74 on:** September 27, 2011 »

Fair play to all who took part - something I would love to do (and may do next year if my knee holds out).

Anyone got any stats on distance/elevation gain etc (or GPS logs)? Would be interested in seeing this. Is class C the lowest class or is there a class D for people like myself with dodgy knees?

Liam, reading that book at the moment and it's a superb read. Moire is a real inspirational character. Would love to have the fitness, time and determination to do the Wicklow Round even if it was over 2 or three days. The book is ip there with 'Feet In The Clouds'.

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