Sussex Downsman Hike

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Sorry its take a while to get results posted. For those leaders who are all about the split times (you know who you are!) the details are now on the web site. Have a look at this blog post with the relevent links... downsman.com/2018/10/16/201…

Quick update, all teams were safely off of the hill shortly after 02:00. The whether awful, the teams were tremendous and all off the volunteers that turned out to support the event were fantastic. These words... facebook.com/24551070214107…

To the parents & friends of those still out hiking, I know its dark and cold - they are doing brilliantly. We are watching over them very carefully we know EXACTLY where they all are and they are going... facebook.com/sussexdownsman…

Good luck to all those hiking today - don't forget votes for best support team txt to 07500 110338 there is silverware for grabs today! Any comments with vote would be appreciated.

Downsman control is open tracking all teams.

The online signup page is now closed, if you need to make any adjustments please mail web@downman.com If you have any feedback on how we could improve the sign up experience do let us know. wordpress.com/post/downsman.… wordpress.com/post/downsman.…

Team start times have all been posted, check your mail for these and joining instructions. Note all rules, kit lists and the like will NOT be sent these are mastered on our web site. If you were expecting... facebook.com/sussexdownsman…

Weather for next Saturday looks good, though we may have some lovely cooling rain ;-) time to conduct those last kit checks we are looking forward to seeing you line up. bbc.co.uk/weather/2650497 Start times will be sent... bbc.co.uk/weather/2650497

Only a few more days to enter teams into the downsman (it may seem a little early but we have to confirm numbers so we can order the GPS trackers!). If you want to enter a team but need a little more time... facebook.com/sussexdownsman…

7th Burgess Hill are looking for 1 more Scout to form a Class S team. Please contact info@downsman if you know of anyone that may be interested and I will put you in touch. Likewise, if anyone else is in the... facebook.com/24551070214107…

The rather splendid Downsman medals have arrived. Just need lots of teams to award them to. Reminder to please register by Friday. Thanks.

The hike is nearly upon us. Just two weeks before we put our hiking boots on for a stroll over the downs. As we have mentioned this year we will be using trackers, to arrange the trackers we have to have... facebook.com/sussexdownsman…

This year the downsman will use GPS trackers, all teams without a leader will have a tracker with them. For more information on this please checkout our latest blog entry wordpress.com/post/downsman.… wordpress.com/post/downsman.…

Quick update, we are still looking for a few more volunteers to staff up a couple of checkpoints in the West Sussex half of the route. If you are available could you please email Sharon ASAP at staff@downsman.com Thanks.

Many thanks to all of you who have volunteered to help at this year's Downsman hike. By now you should have received an email detailing the pre-event briefing on Tues 2nd October. If you have volunteered... facebook.com/sussexdownsman…