This weekend I’ll be attempting to complete The Fellsman, a 61mile navigational event with 11000ft of climbing across the Yorkshire Dales. It’ll be the furthest I’ve ever run and I’m hoping to complete in 24hrs, meaning I’ll be spending a full night outdoors trying to find my way using map and compass.
There’s a substantial mandatory kit list to carry, mostly for safety. It also includes a spoon, for eating at the various checkpoints en route so, naturally, I thought I’d make my own. This is some lovely silver birch from the same tree as we used during the workshop the other week. The hole means I can tie it to my pack so it doesn’t get lost.
I’m excited and nervous, wish me luck!
