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Thousands of teens take part in Ten Tors Challenge
TL;DR
Thousands of teens are participating in the Ten Tors Challenge on Dartmoor, with 440 teams from Devon, Cornwall, and beyond. They are navigating routes of 35, 45, or 55 miles over the weekend.
Key points
- Thousands of teenagers participate in the Ten Tors Challenge
- 440 teams from Devon, Cornwall, and beyond are involved
- Teams navigate routes of 35, 45, or 55 miles
Teams headed off early after camping on Friday night [BBC]
Thousands of teenagers are taking part in the Ten Tors Challenge.
Four-hundred-and-forty teams from Devon, Cornwall and further afield arrived at Okehampton Camp, on Dartmoor, on Friday where they pitched tents and finalised their routes.
Three challenges take place across the weekend, where teams of six self-navigate routes of either 35, 45 or 55 miles, depending on their age, over the northern half of the moor.
Teams left the camp early on Saturday, and director of Ten Tors, Col Jim Bird, wished all of the participants the best of luck and said kit preparation was key to their success.
Teams need to be prepared whatever the weather, an organiser said [BBC]
Bird said many people hold the event "close to their heart" and stressed the importance of training months in advance.
Ten Tors organiser Lieutenant Col Tim Gilbert, who has been involved in the event for about seven years, said the challenge was all about teamwork and rising to the challenge.
He said it also offered a "really good lesson and experience" for the young participants as they do it on their own, on the moor and push themselves hour after hour.
"You can't develop that in the classroom or anywhere else," Gilbert said.
He said teams needed to be prepared for whatever the weather was going to be, which is unpredictable on Dartmoor.
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Q&A
What is the Ten Tors Challenge?
The Ten Tors Challenge is an outdoor event where teams of teenagers navigate routes of varying distances across Dartmoor.
How many teams are participating in the Ten Tors Challenge this year?
This year, 440 teams are participating in the Ten Tors Challenge.
What distances do teams navigate in the Ten Tors Challenge?
Teams in the Ten Tors Challenge navigate routes of either 35, 45, or 55 miles, depending on their age.
