How long does it take to do the ten tors?

The Ten Tors Challenge The teams navigate routes of 35, 45 or 55 miles (depending on age) over the Northern half of Dartmoor, visiting ten nominated tors / check points in under two days. Teams must be self-sufficient, carrying all that they need to complete their route and stay out overnight safely.

What are the Ten Tors called?

Ten Tors Challenge: Bronze, Silver and Gold awards for activities covering, in one day, 25km for 35 milers, 30km for 45 milers and 35km for 55 milers, in line with the Ten Tors Challenge 21 age groups.

Is Ten Tors 2021 going ahead?

2,400 people from schools, colleges, Scout groups at Cadet squadrons from across the South West of England take part in the Ten Tors weekend hike in early May each year.

Has anyone died doing Ten Tors?

Charlotte Shaw was a fourteen-year-old British schoolgirl who drowned while crossing a swollen stream on Dartmoor during training for Ten Tors in 2007. Her death, the first to occur in connection with Ten Tors or one of its training expeditions, made national news headlines in the United Kingdom.

How many miles is 10 tors?

The Ten Tors Challenge is a two day expedition for teams of 6 young people aged between 14 and 19. Each team must visit 10 specified checkpoints requiring a walk of 35, 45 or 55 miles over the rugged terrain of Dartmoor depending on the ages of the team.

What makes a Tor?

Tor, exposed rock mass of jointed and broken blocks. Tors usually overlie unaltered bedrock and are thought to be formed either by freeze–thaw weathering or by groundwater weathering before exposure. There is often evidence of spheroidal weathering of the squared joint blocks.

What is the Ten Tors Dartmoor challenge?

The Ten Tors Challenge is a two day expedition for teams of 6 young people aged between 14 and 19. Each team must visit 10 specified checkpoints requiring a walk of 35, 45 or 55 miles over the rugged terrain of Dartmoor depending on the ages of the team. They are expeditions to be completed as a team not as a race.

How many tors does Dartmoor have?

160 tors
There are over 160 tors on Dartmoor. Tors are where the granite rock that is underneath Dartmoor shows through. There are three visitor centres at Dartmoor, one at Princetown, one at Haytor and one at Postbridge. 34,500 people live on Dartmoor.

Why is a Tor called a tor?

The Tor network uses an onion routing technique for transmitting data, hence, the original name, Onion Router.

What makes a tor a Tor?

Tors are landforms created by the erosion and weathering of rock; most commonly granites, but also schists, dacites, dolerites, ignimbrites, coarse sandstones and others. Tors are mostly less than 5 meters (16 ft) high. When the cover rocks eroded away it was exposed it to chemical and physical weathering processes.

How many tors are there in Ten Tors Challenge?

The 400 Teams are each assigned a route which requires them to visit at least 10 specified Safety Controls and Check Points in the order given. Teams will be allocated to 26 routes, each with its own unique problems and combination of Tors.

Where does the Ten Tors hike take place?

Team walking during the event. Ten Tors is an annual weekend hike in early May, on Dartmoor, southwest England. Organised by the British Army, starting in 1960, it brings together teams of six young people each, with the 2,400 young participants hiking to checkpoints on ten specified tors.

How many teams completed the Ten Tors route?

Requests from Tor party commanders, two of whom had their tents destroyed, added to pressure to abandon the event, and there was a mass evacuation of the moor on the Sunday afternoon, the first time the event had been terminated early. Fifty-one teams completed their routes, but no record remains of their success. Ten Tors, A History

How did the junior army team do in the Ten Tors?

The first ever Junior Army Team from Junior Leaders Regiment Royal Armoured Corps JLR RAC finished the Gold Course with 24 minutes to spare, despite several of the six-strong team having severe foot injuries. They were cheered home by an honour guard of Royal Marines and Paratroopers who walked with the boys over the last mile.