OMM in Borrowdale!

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Originally Posted by rossb

mr weir should be shot not the organisers. like cancelling his via ferrata (good plug!) is the same as cancelling an event for several thousand people. hindsight is a great thing indeed and his statement stinks..

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I think Mr wier has his own agenda, this was probably a godsend for his publicity machine.

...finally from me on the OMM....best sight all day....pair with blow up doll looking for CM cp on back of Dale head....doll and pair well in tact at cow shed at half way camp!! :)

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Originally Posted by TheReverand

OMG :rolleyes: the arrogance

Glad to here everyone is now accounted for.

Seems to me, although no doubt a big decision, that the event should have been pulled before the start.

Its one thing to say everyone in the event was experienced and well equipped but I think this misses the point slightly. With such extreme weather, the mountains become a dangerous place and it seems to me slightly irresponsible for competitors to be able to start the event, when in all probability emergency services are going to be needed to be called upon, the massive strain put on these services and the danger some of these people were put in surely illustrates the wrong decision was made by the organisers.

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TR,
The emergency services are there for emergencies. They are usually busy with people assaulting each other after excessive drinking and dealing with accidents of all sorts. Their involvement in the OMM event was minimal. The media made too much of it as they usually do whenever a "foolish" person gets into a difficult situation on a mountain.
Yiannis

Wet kit is now firmly quarantined in the washing machine and it's time to have some alcohol and more food.

This was my first OMM (well half an OMM) and for fans of the Fast Show my experince of it reminded me of a sketch where Charlie Higson and Paul Whitehouse play a couple of inept survivalists camped out in the woods searching for wild food and who end up compromising by eating (poisonous) mushrooms on a pizza Whitehouse buys from a local garage.

- Higson - 'LET'S SURVIVE'
- Whitehouse - 'let's half survive'. :D

I'll put my car sticker on ebay in the morning.;)

Stu

It's bad news really 'cos we can't undo stuff like the headlines on BCC News channel at 7pm this evening - 'Rescue services rescued hundreds of competitors' apparently.

If only someone had died they could have really gone to town!

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That weather was so poor I couldn't even send my human out for his daily run......

Seriously, the fact that all who went up came down says something complimentary about each and every individual's tenacity and mountain-sense. No brain-off, brakes-off this weekend.

Like many Fellrunners, LMH is going to be quizzed tomorrow about 'nutters' when he gets to his work. It'll be a test of his short fuse! Just remember that the journo's were having a feeding frenzy, not letting facts spoil a good story. With the right preparation running in the hills 'in just your underwear' is as safe as you want it....unlike driving to these events.

Well done all who were out there, good to know you're as tough as you thought you were.

Go to go, seen some wet sheep....

Baaa, grrrr

Dog needs a haircut!!!!!!

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Originally Posted by twilk

Dog needs a haircut!!!!!!

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sorry. Dog needs a haircut!!!!!!!

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Originally Posted by Stolly

If nothing else all this caffuffle has made me desperate to have a go next year :D. Just need a partner now.....

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Likewise. Fancy it?

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Originally Posted by mapper

(my mate got blown over 3 times and lost his map twice ~ the second time it was irretrieveable as it went up like a kite and probably somewhere in Scotland by now!)

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Don't let the press on to that, or they'll be on to fell runners for littering as well:rolleyes:

Glad you enjoyed yourself and are okay.

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Originally Posted by poppy

That weather was so poor I couldn't even send my human out for his daily run......

Seriously, the fact that all who went up came down says something complimentary about each and every individual's tenacity and mountain-sense. No brain-off, brakes-off this weekend.

Like many Fellrunners, LMH is going to be quizzed tomorrow about 'nutters' when he gets to his work. It'll be a test of his short fuse! Just remember that the journo's were having a feeding frenzy, not letting facts spoil a good story. With the right preparation running in the hills 'in just your underwear' is as safe as you want it....unlike driving to these events.

Well done all who were out there, good to know you're as tough as you thought you were.

Go to go, seen some wet sheep....

Baaa, grrrr

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Barking mad :D