Lyon House Achieve Record Success at Ten Tors Competition 2009

"This year the Lyon House Ten Tors team had a very successful weekend finishing as a whole team. The gruelling 35 mile challenge was also completed in an exceptional time. The weather was very favourable with a cool breeze and overcast sky. They reached their 8th Tor on day one, which was a fantastic effort before finishing at 10:50am the following morning. They had come a long way from the early training sessions and pulled together as a close unit. They have learned many new skills like navigation and camp craft which I hope they will make use of in the future. The Lyon House Team had been singled out by the Army to try a new GPS tracking system and their progress was monitored closely by HQ. The results may help to secure a more sustainable future for the event itself. After an early start in the fog they eventually met the CCF 35 mile team at the 10th Tor (Oke Tor) and decided to finish together, rather than risk injury in a last minute run. A true show of sportsmanship from both sides and indeed both teams should be commended for their efforts.
The Lyon House team is thankful for the support that CCF has extended towards them and the efforts of Chris Hamon for an excellent supper and breakfast, as well as Brian Arkless for his support with kit requirements and base camp.

I do hope that next year Lyon House will be able to succeed once more.

Team
Oliver TOOMEY (Captain)
Dominic SCAGLIONI
Fergus KIRKLAND
Gabriel DOREY
George WHITE
Thomas HOPKINS

Timings of the challenge:
LYON HOUSE SHERBORNE SCHOOL (35)
Start   07:00
Watern Tor   08:59
Lower White Tor  11:08
Beardown Tor  11:51
South Hessary Tor 13:18
Hartor Rocks  14:42
Black Tor   16:34
Great Mis Tor  18:19
Lynch Tor   19:39 (Over night camp)
Kitty Tor   07:57
Oke Tor   09:47
Finish   10:50

It is worth noting (whilst the event is not a race) that Lyon House finished 20 mins before any other teams on their route and were in the fastest 15 teams on the 35 mile course (out of 217 teams)."

James Kimber
Proud Lyon House Ten Tors Team Manager

Posted: Friday, May 15, 2009