Leaders and parents
Event info
Where the event is, how the weekend runs, the kit every team needs and the documents to read before you come.
Where
Bibby's Farm Scout Campsite & Activity Centre
The weekend
Friday
- 18:30 Check-in opens. Pike View Hike and Bibby's Farm Yomp teams camp on Friday and Saturday nights. Bring a copy of your signed team sheet.
- 22:00 Competitor safety briefing for the team leader from each Pike View Hike and Bibby's Farm Yomp team.
- 22:30 Safety briefing for adult leaders.
Saturday
- 06:00 Kit check: Explorers (Bibby's Farm Yomp).
- About 06:50 Kit check: Scouts (Pike View Hike).
- About 08:00–08:30 Cubs (Pip Hartley Memorial) normally arrive. Each team is told its time in the weeks before the event.
- About 08:30 Kit check: Cubs (Pip Hartley Memorial).
- Bolton Mountain Rescue Team checks every team's kit. Teams then plot their route and leave through the start/finish desk, without going back to their tents in between.
Sunday
- 09:30 Scouts' Own and the presentation.
- 11:00 The event closes.
Kit and safety
Bolton Mountain Rescue Team checks every team's kit before the start. A team missing any critical item can't take part.
The full kit list is in the 2027 rules .
Documents
Previous years: rules and invite letters, 2006 to 2026
2010
Parents & Competitors: Please go via your own group's section leader. We don't have the capacity to answer questions from up to 400 parents individually.
Questions
How do we pay?
By card or PayPal, when you book. Cheque and BACS payments can't be accepted, and you don't need a PayPal account.
When do Cubs arrive?
On Saturday morning, normally around 08:00–08:30. Each team is told its time in the weeks before the event.
What if we can't make a full team?
Tell us through the Contact page, and we will try to help. Teams with a spare competitor can do the same.
When do entries close?
Entries close 2 April 2027.