Our quartermasters report that we have a number of pieces of lost property bearing no name or hiker number which are unclaimed. Please email with details if you have any lost anything and we will try and reunite you with your gear.

I hope everyone is recovering well from the event. The results for the 46th Fellsman 2008 are now available on the 2008 Results page of the website.

We will be returning everyones' tally as well as any unclaimed certificates and a hard copy of the results leaflet just as soon as we get the leaflets back from the printers and can arrange a night to stuff envelopes, stick on stamps and eat Chinese food

Hiker 27 (Johnnie Watson) shot some video footage of this years event which is now available in all its glory on YouTube. Go have a look and relive the experience!

Now that I have had a nights sleep and I am back at the day job I thought I would add to the Blog.

I would like to thank all that are involved in making the Fellsman the event that it is. Without the hikers that give us the reason to organise, the staff at every point around the event that either get wet and cold or as this year, get hot and sweaty, the catering team run by Shona who provide food for everybody at all hours, the van drivers that pick tired hikers up, the people that come back year on year to work or walk. Who ever you are thanks for coming and doing what you do.

I look forward to seeing you all next year.

Chris Driver

Hike Organiser

It's finally here. The 46th Fellsman will be taking place this weekend and so far the weather forcast looks quite reasonable (not that I'm promising anything - this is Yorkshire after all!). However I don't think that the last couple of days fine weather is going to make any difference to Fleet Moss which, according to a friend who was up there on Saturday, is obscured by the newly formed lake at the moment. Take that extra pair of dry socks you were thinking of leaving out…and maybe a life jacket!

Important Information

Check-in at Ingleton will be open from 06:00 on Saturday. Please be aware that a kit inspection is made before the start so give yourselves plenty of time. Check-in closes at 08:30 prior to the 9am start. Please have your hiker number (on the front of your handbook) ready to give to the check-in staff to ensure you are checked in as quickly as possible.

If you are planning on entering on the day please download an entry form and have it filled in ready for your arrival at check-in. This will ensure that your entry will be processed as quickly as possible.

For competitors who have booked accommodation at Threshfield, please be aware that the school will be open to entrants from 19:00 on Friday night. Please do not park in the school car parks but use the Hiker carpark which will be clearly signposted from the school and is approximately 100yrds walk. Please check-in at the Accommodation Office when you arrive. We ask that competitors do not arrive at Threshfield between 00:00 and 05:00 on Saturday morning.

For those competitors who have booked transport please be aware that the buses will be leaving Threshfield from 06:00. No provision can be made for competitors arriving at Threshfield after this time.

More detailed information is given in the handbook.

I look forward to seeing you on Satuday morning at check-in. Good luck everyone

We've had a number of emails questioning whether the checkpoint locations given in the handbook are correct as they don't seem to fall anywhere near the names of the locations when you look at your maps.

Just to clear up any confusion, all the grid references in the handbook ARE correct. There are a number of reasons why the checkpoints names and locations don't always match and these are explained in full on the FAQ page of the site.

06/05/08 - Many thanks for the offers of help - I can now report that we are fully staffed as far as radio ops are concerned but we can still find jobs for anyone who wants to help (especially in the field of catering for 400 people at Threshfield!)

Preparations for this years event are now in top gear. Unfortunately with just a week to go we have lost two of our radio operators for the Fleet Moss and Cray roadside checkpoints. We are looking for a couple of volunteers willing to fill these roles. We will provide the radio equipment and training so don't let inexperience put you off, although obviously any radio experience would be an advantage. The only real requirement is that you have your own transport.

If you think you can help please email us using the form on the contact page for details.

Just a quick note from the Fellsman Committee to thank everyone who has entered so far this year. Numbers are considerably up on last year and it looks like it will be a cracking event even with the unpredictable weather which seems to affect Yorkshire in May!

There are still places available to enter both before the event (via the PO Box address) and on the day. If you wish to enter on the day, please can you download an entry form and fill it in ready for when you arrive. This will speed things up at the check-in desk for you and be a great help to the admin people.

Despite extensive proofreading of the handbook from a select team of Fellsman committee members at the pub, we have yet again demonstrated that we are not perfect.

There is an error in rule 5b of the handbook (the one about torches). This rule was ammended for the 2008 event to allow the use of single LED headtorches as they are now of such good quality that they meet the stringent criteria of our safety check officer! Unfortunately although we ammended the rule on the entry form and web site we seem to have slipped up in the handbook and left the old ruling excluding single LED headtorches in.

So in summary, single LED torches and headlamps ARE permitted on the event however the rule about carrying spare batteries still applies.

You can now view the checkpoint menu and details of the Fellsman catering in general from the new catering page!!