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Posts about the 2018 TGO Challenge
This year, not having been bullied into signing out early, I'm downstairs in Oban youth hostel just a few minutes before 9am, and sign out for that time. I then linger a few minutes and find myself talking to David from Dartmoor. About Dartmoor, of course. The pair of us cross the road to the … Continue reading TGO Challenge 2018: Day 1 – Oban to Loch Etive
It's two weeks before the Challenge, and I'm at work when a ping on my phone heralds a message from Paul. It's a message I expected, just a bit sooner than anticipated: he's pulling out of the Challenge. He was going to give it until the weekend, but clearly he could see the writing on … Continue reading TGO Challenge 2018: Getting to the Start
The route for 2018's TGO Challenge came back from the vetter yesterday unscathed in terms of significant changes. The route is basically ok, with a couple of recommendations in terms of better camp spots and places to cross rivers. Disturbingly our vetter seemed to want to up the difficulty level of our route by ADDING … Continue reading The 2018 TGO Challenge Plan
The results of the 2018 TGO Challenge application came out today, and thankfully I made the cut. For my second crossing, I'll be walking with my good friend Paul Buck, aka Moorland Walker. We did the Devon Coast to Coast together last October and found we could stand each other's company for a whole 8 … Continue reading Made the Cut