Payed support for BGR.

[fishbulb]

http://www.mountainrun.co.uk/guided-bob-graham-rounds

Discuss.

[PeteS]

http://www.mountainrun.co.uk/guided-bob-graham-rounds

Discuss.

Not much to discuss surely? Plainly wrong in so many ways.

It is one of the traditions of the Club that existing members will assist their aspiring colleagues by 'pacing' their attempts.

[Stagger]

Bargain.
Thanks very much ��

[shaunaneto]

It'll be going round the Bog Graham Round route, but it wont be a Bob Graham Round

[MarkClayton]

It'll be going round the Bog Graham Round route, but it wont be a Bob Graham Round

Agree. Nice summary.

[Corniceman]

Oh dear, it makes my heart sink when I read this stuff. I am not a fan of executive challenges/bucket list type stuff and I really don't want to see The BGR reduced to that.

[Graham Breeze]

Oh dear, it makes my heart sink when I read this stuff. I am not a fan of executive challenges/bucket list type stuff and I really don't want to see The BGR reduced to that.

Mmmh. I, of course, understand the "traditional model" of club members who want to do their BGR getting their club mates to support them and then in turn they help etc etc. Been there.

But we have seen people from, let us say, the south coming on here asking for people to help and that support being volunteered by, in effect, complete strangers. I've talked to runners who arrived at the leg rendezvous to support, did the leg and never saw the aspirant again. More hit and miss than a noble fell running challenge.

So it seems to me that the only difference here is that someone is seeking payment for their efforts in providing more professional support and I'm not sure that justifies any pious "holier than thou" criticism.

People have been carried round the BGR for years, rather like up Mt Everest and the fees proposed here for BGR support are relatively modest in comparison.

I don't care a jot but I think it's all very interesting.

[Stagger]

Mmmh. I, of course, understand the "traditional model" of club members who want to do their BGR getting their club mates to support them and then in turn they help etc etc. Been there.

But we have seen people from, let us say, the south coming on here asking for people to help and that support being volunteered by, in effect, complete strangers. I've talked to runners who arrived at the leg rendezvous to support, did the leg and never saw the aspirant again. More hit and miss than a noble fell running challenge.

So it seems to me that the only difference here is that someone is seeking payment for their efforts in providing more professional support and I'm not sure that justifies any pious "holier than thou" criticism.

People have been carried round the BGR for years, rather like up Mt Everest and the fees proposed here for BGR support are relatively modest in comparison.

I don't care a jot but I think it's all very interesting.

That is a absolutely spot on GB.

Each to their own though. The traditional is a nice thought but reality is people want to just get round.

[gej]

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I don't care a jot but I think it's all very interesting.

But surely you care about the poor spelling and grammar on the web site?

[ba-ba]

Be interesting to see uptake on this. They at least point out it's not the best way to do it and that 'times change', but they are pushing the change somewhat.

The punctuation throughout the website pretty shite as well.