Comments on: Route to Christmas: Day 18 2014 http://news.worldofo.com/2014/12/18/route-to-christmas-day-18-2014/ Fri, 09 Jan 2026 09:51:34 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.39 By: Eric Weyman http://news.worldofo.com/2014/12/18/route-to-christmas-day-18-2014/#comment-117949 Fri, 19 Dec 2014 03:43:28 +0000 http://news.worldofo.com/?p=8220#comment-117949 A half-careful look at the fastest route, seems to show that despite the abundance of stoney ground in the area, very little stoney ground was actually crossed, perhaps on the order of 5-10 dots worth.

This relatively direct route is also very climb- efficient. No surprise to me that this route paid off handsomely

It is also interesting that both controls are on near-beginner features, yet there are big time differences both in route choice,as well as detailed map reading en route, to avoid stones and climb and green.

I think this is a fantastic example of what is possible in a Long format style leg.

Possibly more on the mapping issue on the relevant Attackpoint thread.

]]> By: Terje Mathisen http://news.worldofo.com/2014/12/18/route-to-christmas-day-18-2014/#comment-117743 Thu, 18 Dec 2014 07:26:31 +0000 http://news.worldofo.com/?p=8220#comment-117743 If direct is fastest, then the stony ground pattern should have been less dense! As it is now the map don’t seem to indicate true runnability.

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