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The current organiser, Dave Worrall, is standing down after this year's event. Dave has done a fantastic job of organising the Oggie 8 over the last 3 years, and he has turned it into a slick and enjoyable event. We are now looking for a volunteer from within the team to take on Dave's mantle.
In the meantime you may use our on-line sponsorship system to collect sponsorship for future Oggie 8 events (we recommend putting Oggie 8 followed by your team name as the event name). You can also download and print a sponsorship form by clicking here.
The 2010 challenge was held on 7th August and once again was a great success. The weather was up to its old tricks again with a cold and very wet morning. This meant that times were slower than last year and not all teams finished the course. Here is a complete list of finish times.
The fastest team and first place went to "C'est La Vie", who each received prints from Dave Newbould (who also provided sponsorship).
The second place team was "Grumpy Old Men" with an incredible time of 9hrs 18 mins, very fit older men. Their prizes were Berghaus Tech Tops donated by Cotswold Outdoors.
Third place went to "8 for a mate" - raising money after a friend was rescued on Cneifion Arete - in a time of 9hrs 36 mins. They reeived a prize of limited edition prints donated by Npower renewables courtesy of John Baxendale.
Thank you to all who took part and all those involved in the organisation. Thanks especially to Rob Dyer, who was raising money for the team after being rescued in a nasty fall while ice climbing in January. Unfortunately Rob further injured his leg during this year's challenge and had to be stretchered off.
Our thoughts also go out to the family and friends of Peter Kinloch, a competitor last year, who tragically died while descending from the summit of Everest earlier this year.
OVMRO would like to thank the following organisations for supporting the Oggie 8 Challenge. Click on a logo to visit a supporter's site.
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The following organisations and companies also contributed to the success of the day:
On 9th August 2008 the team held the first Oggie 8 challenge. The weather was truly atrocious: high winds, driving rain and extensive hill fog. Nevertheless the event was a great success. Well done and a big thank you to all who took part.
You can buy a DVD of the day's highlights using this order form. In the meantime below are some brief clips as a taster:
