Wed 15-Jun-2011 at 14:49:38 - Updated:

The Team selection process for Ten Tors 2012 is several months earlier than for previous years - please see the Secretary's Notices for planning dates, pre-registered organisations, rules and conditions and entry forms for Ten Tors 2012 - applications close 31-Aug-2011 latest!

Sun 15-May-2011 at 16:21:30 - Updated:

We have a little more than thirty Teams left on the Moor - we're off to the finish shortly to cheer them over the line before it closes!

Sun 15-May-2011 at 15:16:08 - Updated:

With just under two hours to go the cloud has gathered through the day and now it's fairly grey - we might see some rain yet - but so far 265 Teams have finished while a further eighty or so are past their tenth Tor;  I don't think a shower will bother them overmuch - the welcome they're getting at the finish would warm anyone.  By now you'll probably have found the photos from this morning - but we have more - to be uploaded as soon as we can!

Sun 15-May-2011 at 12:35:00 - Updated:

There's a great crowd at the finish line now to welcome the Teams home, and they've had plenty to applaud - so far over one hundred have finished, and plenty more due over the horizon in the next half hour or so.  We're uploading photos, but there are loads and it'll take a while yet...

Sun 15-May-2011 at 10:35:46 - Updated:

We've seen about twenty Teams through the finish gate so far - and another eighty or more have passed their tenth Tor, so it's going to get busier very shortly...

Sun 15-May-2011 at 08:42:38 - Updated:

M1306 - Downend Scouts - took the honour of leading the Teams in, a few minutes ago.  We'll have photos later, but you may have caught them on the webcam already!

Sun 15-May-2011 at 08:35:32 - Updated:

...no Team home yet, but they're geting closer! The webcam has just gone live, so you should see them coming in - and the fix to the latest times at Tors has been applied, so new times should be correct...

Sun 15-May-2011 at 07:34:50 - Updated:

Welcome back to Ten Tors - day two - your Teams are coming home!

We've been running updates overnight and we're scanning the horizon for the first Team to appear.  We aim to be at the finish with cameras!  The times from yesterday have all been corrected overnight - but at present you'll see we're still getting errant times this morning.   The plan is to adjust later times 'on the fly' on the Ten Tors MIS control system now they know what the adjustments need to be - you'll get those fixes as they're applied.

Sat 14-May-2011 at 19:24:26 - Updated:

We'll be here until all Teams are showing as 'Camped'.  We understand that the organisation running the trackers will attempt to correct the timing data overnight and a decision will be taken by the Event organisers on whether to use this data or to input further data manually.
We're planning on leaving the updates running overnight - not that too much will happen after about 20:00 (check the camping rules, below...). We'll be here bright and early tomorrow for the Teams' return - but spare them a thought tonight as they ease out of their boots and rucksacks while you head for your comfortable, warm beds - and if you can, be here tomorrow to cheer them home!!

Sat 14-May-2011 at 18:32:56 - Updated:

The Route cards are showing a few of the Teams as 'Camping' now, and a little explanation might be helpful:

• no Team may pass a Tor checkpoint after 20:00
• Teams on 35-mile Routes (A to L) must camp at a manned checkpoint
• If the staff at a checkpoint calculate that a 35-mile Team will not reach their next checkpoint before 20:00, the Team will have to camp where they are
  (A quick look at your Team's Route map should show why they're camping where they are)
• Teams on 45- and 55-mile Routes (M - V and W - Z) may pass a Tor checkpoint at any time before 20:00, then camp at any sensible point on their route
  (Many 45- and 55-mile Teams will aim to clear one of their checkpoints shortly before 20:00, then walk on into the night before camping just short of their next Tor, ready for an 06:00 start on Sunday morning)
• The final part of the Camping rules are that no Team may pass its ninth Tor (?!) on Day One of the Event
  

Sat 14-May-2011 at 17:50:28 - Updated:

While we've been a little preoccupied, the Teams have been blissfully unaware of the vagaries of technology and have been powering along their routes - some have passed their Tor 8 - and the weather will have helped them a little; the day started bright and blue but fresh, then clouded over, threatening but failing to rain.  Now evening is almost with us a blue sky is breaking through and the Teams should be able to make camp in the dry - if you're walking it doesn't get any better!

Sat 14-May-2011 at 16:36:04 - Updated:

There's good news, and bad... Electronic updates from the Tors are back! But - attempts by the tracker techies to mend the times that were an hour in the future have resulted in new problems... Times from the following tors are unreliable - but we do know that the teams have gone through them:


Please be assured that the problems are associated with the tracker data. Your Teams on the ground are doing a great job!

Sat 14-May-2011 at 15:41:24 - Updated:

The electronic forwarding of 'progreps' (Teams arrival times at Tors) is temporarily broken... Teams are still passing through Tors but the data isn't reaching the MIS server (or ours) at Okehampton Camp.  Mission Control here is going over to manual collection and input of times direct from the Tors (as has been in use for past years) - it means data will be a little slower reaching us, but this is one of the Army's Ten Tors contingency plans.

Sat 14-May-2011 at 12:32:46 - Updated:

We're off to get some photos of your Teams halfway down the Moor - thanks for all your emails so far, we'll check them again when we get back. We'll leave the updates on autopilot in the meanwhile!!

Sat 14-May-2011 at 12:27:38 - Updated:

The tracker equipment at the following Tors is sending us times one hour in advance of reality:

As below, the people operating the tracker system are hunting the bugs as I type, and hope to correct all the erroneous data later...

Sat 14-May-2011 at 10:38:28 - Updated:

We're starting to see a few fallouts on the Route cards - these appear as letters in the 'Fallouts & Status' column on the Cards. If these apply to your Team, follow this link for an explanation.  Essentially a letter (representing a Team member) in the Status column of a Route Card means that the individual is safe and is in the recovery system, on their way back to Okehampton and their Team Manager.

Sat 14-May-2011 at 10:35:08 - Updated:

The Tors (eg Kitty) which are reporting Team arrival times in the future have caused a lot of Teams to be showing yellow highlights on their Route cards - please ignore these.  The crew running the tracker system are working hard to fix the basic fault, and once the times are corrected the Route cards will automatically clear.

Sat 14-May-2011 at 09:38:00 - Updated:

More gremlins, this time at Kitty Tor - we don't yet know why, but they're not sending Team times back to base, so we have blank times for that Tor while the Teams move on to the next Tor checkpoint on their routes.
Meanwhile after a beautiful start to the day we have more cloud building up - it'll keep the Teams cool as they head out across the Moor, but they'll possibly see a shower later on...

Sat 14-May-2011 at 08:22:54 - Updated:

You've probably noticed that some of the times on the Route cards are an hour ahead of reality. Just a minor issue with some of the newer tracker devices at the Tor checkpoints. This is being worked on as I type - hopefully to be fixed soon... don't you just love technology?

Sat 14-May-2011 at 07:23:20 - Updated:

The Teams were released on their routes from the massed start a few minutes ago on a beautifully clear morning under a glistening sky, and we'll post 'Photos' on the link opposite as soon as we can.  You'll be eager to see when they reach (and they'll be eager to get to) their first Tor checkpoints.  The web site is linked directly to the Ten Tors control system and we'll have regular updates (every ten minutes or so) detailing the Teams' progress - you'll have the information as soon as it's reached us!  Please see the Help... link for some more detailed information on 'times at Tors'.

The Tor closest to the start is Oke Tor, about 4km from the start, and is visited by four routes on the outward journey.  The Teams on the 45-mile Route T are likely to reach it just ahead of their 35-mile colleagues, at around 07:45 - you'll have time for coffee and toast while the Teams storm towards their first checkpoints - breakfast for them will already be a distant memory...

Fri 13-May-2011 at 18:42:06 - Updated:

Photos from around the camp today have just been posted - the weather seems to promise a showery evening for Okehampton's tented township, but the morning should be clear for their sendoff.  We'll be here to track them through every Tor throughout their weekend!

Fri 13-May-2011 at 14:55:46 - Updated:

The updates will be running unmanned into the evening - the front page timestamp won't change but the Allteams, Update and Route pages will as they're updated. I'm off to get some photos!

Fri 13-May-2011 at 14:04:58 - Updated:

There are about fifty more Teams to register out of four hundred, if you've been watching the Allteams list - quite a queue for scrutineering last time I passed it, but they've got hours yet. Jubilee registration is going well and so far the weather is obeying the Met Office's directives - that'll be rain later then...

Fri 13-May-2011 at 10:05:32 - Updated:

How to Find Your Team - a rough guide to Team Codes:

The best place to start is the 'all the Teams' page.  This has every Team listed in alphabetic order, so finding the one(s) you're interested in should be easy.  This site doesn't have access to details of team member names, so I'm afraid we can't help there.

The 'all Teams' list has, at the start of each line, the Team's unique identifier throughout the Event (This is the 'Code' entry, consisting of one alphabetic and four numeric characters, eg Z2601) - each Team member literally wears these numbers for two days - click on the alphabetic character to see the Route card which will detail all the Teams' times at each of their Tor checkpoints as the weekend progresses.  If you'll be using the 'Team Status' tracking page to follow your Team across the Moor, this code will save you typing their full name.

The web site is now in full 'Event mode' - the Route cards are also accessible from 'The Routes' link on the index frame opposite;  click there, select the distance your Team is walking, then your Team's alphabetic Route letter (A to Z).  The Route cards, together with the 'all Teams' and 'Team Update' lists will be updated every ten minutes or so over the weekend, and they're all time-stamped so you'll know how recently they were updated - but bear in mind that it takes a good deal longer than ten minutes for any Team to walk between checkpoints!

If you'll be using your mobile phone, the data there will be derived as you request it from the 'All Teams' page - you'll get the latest information available.

Fri 13-May-2011 at 09:49:40 - Updated:

...about ten minutes to the allocation of Teams to Routes - we'll have them here as soon after 10:00 as we can!

Thu 12-May-2011 at 19:51:06 - Updated:

The Photos... link opposite has a few shots as Camp was being prepared for the four hundred Teams

Thu 12-May-2011 at 12:20:06 - Updated:

We're now live from Okehampton Camp - tents are going up for the Teams, and the weather is cool, grey, overcast with the occasional shower...

Thu 12-May-2011 at 10:56:26 - Updated:

If you're planning on visiting Okehampton Camp over the weekend, please check the Secretaries Notices for car park pricing and potential delays when approaching Camp

Wed 11-May-2011 at 19:46:24 - Updated:

This is it!  By now your base camp crews will be packing the gear ready to head to Okehampton, and you'll be desperately searching for your boots/compass/water flask...  You've walked a hundred miles through training and you've earned your place!  This is your weekend, Ten Tors 2011 is yours forever - go for it - everyone will be there to cheer you over the line!

Tue 10-May-2011 at 11:05:48 - Updated:

We've flipped the WAP and 'Ten Tors Lite' 'phone sites to point to the 2011 Event information - if you intend to use your mobile phone to check how the Teams are going the data you see there will be pulled as you request it from the website's 'all the Teams' page - you'll get the latest information available (but not yet!)

Mon 09-May-2011 at 20:12:34 - Updated:

Five days to go!!  Weather for Ten Tors weekend - according to my handy seaweed and pine cone kit, which was sold to me as completely reliable (?!) - looks to be cool and partly cloudy on Saturday, but fairly chilly overnight, while Sunday should be similar but with a chance of showers.  No sign of a plague of frogs, apparently...  Not bad walking weather if it pans out this way guys!

Fri 06-May-2011 at 16:13:28 - Updated:

Thu 28-Apr-2011 at 12:13:04 - Updated:

Anyone who has been on the Moor recently will know it's tinder dry - Moorland fires are a major risk - please read the Secretary's notices

Wed 13-Apr-2011 at 10:48:56 - Updated:

The Met Office events page for Ten Tors has just gone live - check it out!

Tue 08-Feb-2011 at 19:06:02 - Updated:

Check the Lost & Found lists to see if someone can help with your missing items!

Sun 14-Nov-2010 at 15:17:37 - Updated:

Simon Dell's book "Ten Tors - The Dartmoor Challenge" is now available, following its launch in Okehampton on 13-November.