8-34 for me on the classic.

A perusal of the archives gives a detailed account of checkpoints and various routes taken on the 1996 race from the same venue... makes grim reading and plotting!

Whilst last year was very tough, and the weather at the start only added to this... I did think that the route choices really only provided a couple of obvious options for each leg (not a criticism in any way, this was more than enough challenge for me). But looking at 1996 and the potential from this venue, each leg could have multiple choices, all tough and complex.

Please be clear weather!

I note map pick up is 150m from the start, which I reckon a short way up the Band... probably to give an option directly up the Band or a traverse... which points to cp1 possibly being either generally north-west or south-west....? doesn’t help much!

All points to a good job I’m starting so early!