One In The Bush Is Better Than Two In The Hand

Wales Explorers, Rotherham (South Yorkshire)

Event Overview

Event	Points
Saturday: The Main Event	330
Saturday: The Great Apex Challenge Balloon Race	280
Sunday: The Grand Finale	113
GRAND TOTAL	723

Friday: The Glow Company Challenge

Rank	Glowsticks caught	Time taken
10 out of 41	4	06:21

Saturday: The Main Event

Start time	End time	Duration	Distance	Average speed
10:09:01	17:09:00	6:59	9.15 km	1.31 km/h

You collected points by completing 5 of the main activity bases including Tunnel Vision and Weir's That. You returned within the seven hours allowed, so avoided getting any time penalties.

Control	Description	Points
26	Wall junction.	5
23	Wall bend.	5
27	Against wall.	15
M	Tunnel Vision (Bridge over Harden Clough.)	50
24	10m South of stile.	5
20	10m South of stile.	10
L	Weir's That (Southern riverbank, East of footpath.)	50
21	Railway bridge.	5
19	Path junction. Up tree.	5
K	Have A Seat (North of footbridge.)	50
G	Danger UXB (Heardman's Plantation.)	50
11	Field corner.	5
D	Lost (Ravine over Grinds Brook.)	50
6	Waterfall - South of stream.	15
17	Wall corner.	10
TOTAL POINTS		330
TIME PENALTIES DEDUCTED		0
GRAND TOTAL		330

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Saturday: The Great Apex Challenge Balloon Race

Start time	End time	Duration	Rank
18:57:59	21:47:19	02:49	22 out of 36

Like all the teams, you set off from the secret rendezvous point with four balloons. You chose to buy no balloons from shop 1. By the time you got to shop 2 you decided to carry on with just the balloons you were carrying. Along the way you had 0 of your cargo popped, meaning you arrived back at base with 4 intact. Your race time ranked you 22 out of 36 teams which gave you a bonus 80 points and a total of 280 for the race overall.

Description	Quantity	Points	Total
Balloons at start of race	4	0	0
Balloons bought from shop 1	0	20	0
Balloons bought from shop 2	0	35	0
Balloons arriving back at base	4	50	200
BONUS POINTS FOR SPEED IN BALLOON RACE			80
GRAND TOTAL			280

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Sunday: The Grand Finale

	Points Awarded
	113

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