Sunday 7th August 2011
After a fantastic night’s sleep, the team awoke to the smell of bacon; a rarity on the Munro Mission so far. It was surprising how quickly everyone got up! Unfortunately today was another wet day but the runner’s clothes had dried overnight so the team left in very good spirits, joking around before they left. Sally and Lucy are now skivvies to Alex and Tom as they tend to their every beck and call, hanging their clothes out, sorting their bags for the next day and making sure they have everything they need when they come off the hills.
Through absolutely torrential rain that lasted all day, Becky and Henry followed the team on the roadbikes to the base of their first Munro, Geal Charn (Glen Markie) . The rain came down so hard that the support team had to rush to the laundrette in order to get their cycling kit dry in time for the next road cycle later in the day. Word in the laundry room at Dunraddy campsite was that a month’s worth of rainfall fell in 12 hrs!
Sean Aston kept the team company all day which was hugely welcomed by the team! He kept them going as they battled against the horizontal freezing highland rain. The route was tough going with lots of heather and many hidden holes in the ground which caught Ceri and Alex out a few times. The team are looking forward to the next few days as the last Munros they have been climbing have been described as nothing more than grassy hills! Perhaps this challenge is too easy for them?! The next few days should provide some more interesting scenery for the team.
Whilst the runners were getting drenched out in the wilderness, the support team found a campsite for the night and put the tent up. They then headed going off into the Cairgorms to do a big recce of various access points to bothys for the next few days.
The climbing team and Sean returned to the campsite which was a bit out of the way but definitely worth the extra cycle for the warm shower and tumble dryer! They were absolutely soaked and very cold when they returned so the support team gave them a hot supper; a delicious pork and fennel casserole and some wonderful ginger cake courtesy of domestic goddess Becky Laing. With full tummies the team enjoyed an early night (very much a rarity) and were in bed by 2200.
After a fantastic night’s sleep, the team awoke to the smell of bacon; a rarity on the Munro Mission so far. It was surprising how quickly everyone got up! Unfortunately today was another wet day but the runner’s clothes had dried overnight so the team left in very good spirits, joking around before they left. Sally and Lucy are now skivvies to Alex and Tom as they tend to their every beck and call, hanging their clothes out, sorting their bags for the next day and making sure they have everything they need when they come off the hills.
Through absolutely torrential rain that lasted all day, Becky and Henry followed the team on the roadbikes to the base of their first Munro, Geal Charn (Glen Markie) . The rain came down so hard that the support team had to rush to the laundrette in order to get their cycling kit dry in time for the next road cycle later in the day. Word in the laundry room at Dunraddy campsite was that a month’s worth of rainfall fell in 12 hrs!
Sean Aston kept the team company all day which was hugely welcomed by the team! He kept them going as they battled against the horizontal freezing highland rain. The route was tough going with lots of heather and many hidden holes in the ground which caught Ceri and Alex out a few times. The team are looking forward to the next few days as the last Munros they have been climbing have been described as nothing more than grassy hills! Perhaps this challenge is too easy for them?! The next few days should provide some more interesting scenery for the team.
Whilst the runners were getting drenched out in the wilderness, the support team found a campsite for the night and put the tent up. They then headed going off into the Cairgorms to do a big recce of various access points to bothys for the next few days.
The climbing team and Sean returned to the campsite which was a bit out of the way but definitely worth the extra cycle for the warm shower and tumble dryer! They were absolutely soaked and very cold when they returned so the support team gave them a hot supper; a delicious pork and fennel casserole and some wonderful ginger cake courtesy of domestic goddess Becky Laing. With full tummies the team enjoyed an early night (very much a rarity) and were in bed by 2200.
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