Competition-”The howies 36 hour Door to Door Bivvy Bag Challenge.”

tim posted this 22nd November 2008 2:01pm

 

 

Dear all, after i posted earlier this week about the Bivvy Book i had an idea for a competition that you could be involved in if you so wish. Inspired by Roanald Turnbull’s exploits i would like to do a little something that may appeal to some of you.

Armed with no more than a bivvy bag and sleeping bag to sleep in you leave the comfort of your homes for a night and do not come back for at least 36 hours. From the front door to front door, no motorized transport allowed at all and you must travel on foot for a minimun of 30 miles, sleeping out under the night sky in your bivvy for the evening. You can go where you want but it must be door to door and on foot. To keep it fair each entry will be classed as one even if you are not alone on your bivvy expedition.

The trip will need to be photographed and your route documented for inclusion on the howies website. The visual documentation of your journey is very important so take as many pics as possible and write no more than 500 words about your adventure.

Ronald Turnbull , the legendary hill walker and author who wrote the “Bivvy Book”will then pick ten entries from the list who will receive prizes. The great news is that all your stories will posted on the howies website. Cicerone publishers will give ten signed copies of either of Ronalds Books (The Book of the Bivvy or Three Peaks Ten Tors) as prizes for the top ten entries. The three stories that Ronald decides are his favorites will get a howies merino base layer product of their choice. A howies tee shirt of the week will go down from 4th to 10th place. The closing date for entries will be Jan 10th. That gives you plenty of time to plan your trip and also means you don’t have to travel  miles and miles to have a good time. So there we have it “The howies 36 hour Door to Door Bivvy Bag Challenge.”

We would not have been able to do this without the co-operation of Cicerone publishers and Ronald so howies would like to thank them for supporting this idea for a competition and romp around this fine land in wintertime. I would like to add it’s not restricted in any way to geographical limits. If you live in a city and end up sleeping there or anywhere else for that matter we still want that story, the main things being just keep it legal, challenging and above all fun.

Please send all finished features as word documentss for the story (no more than 500 words) and all photos in j-peg format, no low resolution please. name address and phone number too please in case we need to call you.

Address for all comp entries to (this email address will not be live until Jan).  : bivvybagcomp@howies.co.uk

Ronalds site is here.

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  1. Paul Says:
    November 22nd, 2008 at 2:31 pm

    Mr Tim

    I find it highly irresponsible to encourage the flamboyant disregard for personnal safety, encouraging the masses to decamp from the comfort of their warm sofas and endure a night in the wilds with only Goretex, merino, and a hot brew for company.

    Count me in, it sounds like a great idea.
    PHDesigns so some real good British Made down bags.

  2. tim Says:
    November 22nd, 2008 at 4:30 pm

    paul, i will be joining in on this madness myself. i cant wait. i really hope a few hardy and adventurous souls take me up on the challenge as i can’t wait to hear all the different stories. thanks for the support and a nod to the bivvy bag supplier, i’ll post some more of ronalds stuff on the blog week by week. he’s a very interesting bloke and a great writer.

  3. Jamie Says:
    November 22nd, 2008 at 6:49 pm

    looks great fun! Tim you made my day when i was about 13 years of age. I used to regularly ride the camels ( queens Park) and you gave me a signed stem pad!
    I wouldlove an mrd ! although age has kicked in 36!
    you work for a great co!
    cheers
    fishie

  4. Patricia Says:
    November 22nd, 2008 at 9:57 pm

    The Quirang, Isle of Skye!

    Blaven!

  5. rob Says:
    November 23rd, 2008 at 11:16 am

    I would love to take part.. but, I don’t have a bivvy bag. I normally use a small light weight tent.

    I was planning an overnight walk on the 27th december with my brother in the lake district anyway, would a bothy bag be allowed? –> http://www.venturesport.co.uk/venturesport_product.asp?parseid=5001

  6. mirella Says:
    November 23rd, 2008 at 11:56 pm

    can folk enter the challenge from overseas? like, across the world? we’ve ended up here and don’t feel it would be right to fly to the northern hemisphere for 36 hours just to take part… does it matter that it’s summer here?

  7. tim Says:
    November 24th, 2008 at 1:58 am

    anyone can enter in any geographical location, but it does need to be in a bivvy.

  8. joe Says:
    November 24th, 2008 at 7:35 am

    Hei hei Tim, Joe here, ex-Slades Farm Local now living in Bergen, Norway. You can count me in on this challenge. Great idea. Not this week mind, we’ve got -9C and some unseasonable snow, about a foot and a half of the stuff, but we’ll be back to the usual Bergen rain by Wednesday.

  9. mary laver Says:
    November 24th, 2008 at 11:25 am

    Hi Can you count me in if i use my Alber Adventure Power Chair? I would love to be part of this but due to my disability i could only use my power chair and would need help for the over night stop.
    Why not encourage wheelchair users to join in?

  10. tim Says:
    November 25th, 2008 at 11:59 am

    Mary, i’m encouraging anyone to join in and the rules are simple, on foot. However if you cant walk then of course you can use the chair. You must end up sleeping in a sleeping bag and a bivvy under the night sky and away from home for 36 hours, how you sort your logistics out is up to you, does this sound feasible for you, and would you be comfortable? This has to be fun as well as challenging. thanks for your support.

    Joe, sounds like you need a bit of sunshine kid. Skated slades yesterday, frontside grinds on black dog, i’m still rubbish but slash about ok. all the best.

  11. Chris Says:
    December 12th, 2008 at 10:50 am

    Tim. Can we take food and stove as well? Or are we only aloud to take a bivi bag and sleeping bag.

    Thanks

  12. tim Says:
    December 12th, 2008 at 1:54 pm

    take what you want chris, no rules about that.

  13. Dan Says:
    December 15th, 2008 at 9:56 pm

    Hi Tim, Can you use a mat of any sort to lie on?

    Thanks

  14. tim Says:
    December 15th, 2008 at 11:45 pm

    dan please read the above posts regarding the bivvy bag challenge, why wouldn’t you be able to take one? The rules are clear and set out in both both posts, lie on what you want son, your choice.