Midnight Manoeuvres....

Today i spent the evening in the forest taking part as photographer to an event called midnight manoeuvres... teams take part in an event where they have to navigate a 15 mile route through the forest collecting specific numbers on points throughout the route to ensure they do not take short cuts... Time Penalties are given for numbers missed .. the group that returns in the fastest time with the fewest penalties wins the event..
The teams began setting off at 7.30pm and the last team back returned at 7am....
some teams managed to complete the route in 5.5 hours others took 11 hours.. it is no mean feat... Help is on hand at every point via radio and check points and teams can quit at any time an be assured of a lift back to base..
It is a great event and i really enjoyed it ... the downside was that i only got 2hours sleep between 5am and 7am sunday morning hence the back blip...
This is one of the teams plotting the first part of the route to the first checkpoint before setting off....

Midnight Manoeuvres