The Challenge
Teams, tokens and timing, How many do you want/need in your team?
Everest at 8,849m above sea level is represented by 48 climbs of 184.4m from ‘Base Camp’ at the car park of the Yew Tree Inn to the ‘Summit’, the triangulation pillar or Trigpoint, atop May Hill.
Challenge must be completed in 24 hours starting at noon on 3rd August 2024
Each team will have 48 tokens that must be carried up the hill and validated with a stamp at the Trig Point.
No person may carry more than one token
Each team will be permitted only a small number of tokens in play at any one time. A new token will be issued by Base Camp upon receipt of a validated token. The team must therefore operate relay style.
At a moderate walking pace, the ascent takes around 26 minutes and the descent, around 22 minutes. This is intended as a walking effort but there is no restriction on running. The focus is to complete the challenge within 24 hours rather than on completion in the fastest time.
The challenge is completed when your 48th token is validated at the Summit
Level | Team Players | Ascents per player | Number of team token in play | Rest time per player between repeats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Green | 12 | 4 | 4 | 5 hours |
Blue | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 hours |
Red | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 hours |
Black | 4 | 12 | 2 | 1 hour |
An example of how the tokens work.
Suppose you are in a blue team with eight players. You will be given four tokens to start. You might choose to have four of your players walk up together, validating the four tokens at the top and then walking them back down to the Base Camp. For each validated token returned a fresh token will be issued. Anyone in your team can take one token to the top, including someone who has just returned from the hill: you do not have to take turns. For example, you may arrange yourselves so some players walk up and down for a while as others get a decent rest in the darkness hours. It is up to you.
A special note for Black level teams of four.
You have just two tokens in play. It takes the best part of an hour to walk to the top and return and you have only an hour on average to get each two tokens up and back if you are to complete the challenge. This puts a particular time pressure on Black Team players to return to Base Camp before their team members or they themselves can head upward again with a fresh token.