Hanwag Walla Crag Family CHALLENGE index

YOUR SPORTS CHALLENGE GUIDANCE WIN A PAIR OF BOOTS Walla Crag Challenge Essentials 3 Route Info, StartTtime, & Route Markings 5 To celebrate turning 100, Hanwag has 3 pairs of boots to give Downloads: Map & Route Guide 6 away!

INFORMATION FOR ALLCOMPETITORS Simply share photos of your time at KMF, out on the fells or Bio Security 8 around the festival, with the hashtag #HanwagKMF21 for a Rules, Regs and Advice 8 chance to win. Emergency Procedures 8 Photos, Changing Tent, Bag Drop 9 3 winners will be chosen at random and contacted via Instagram Covid-19 precautions 10 on September 30th.

FESTIVAL GUIDE Travelling to KMF 11 Sports Timetable 12 ECCO Live Music Stage 14 Taster Activities & Outdoor Activities 16 Tent Talks 17 Theatre by the Lake 19 Walla Crag Family CHALLENGE

Dear Walla Cragger,

You have entered the Hanwag Walla Crag Family Challenge at the Keswick Mountain Festival on Sunday 12th September. Please see below for all the important information you need before the day.

DATE OF YOUR CHALLENGE RECOMMENDED KIT LIST Sunday 12th September Please remember to wear appropriate clothing for the given Starting from the start line in the Festival Village, conditions on the day. Walking boots or sturdy walking shoes are Crow Park, Keswick, CA12 5DJ the only permissible footwear.

REGISTRATION TIMES Although there is no mandatory kit list we expect you to have: You can collect your Challenge Pack from the Sports Race Registration • Good walking boots or shoes Tent in the Festival Village • Waterproof clothing if there is a chance of rain Friday: 12:00pm-5pm • Extra warm clothing Saturday: 6.30am–3pm • Map (OL 4), compass and whistle Sunday: 5.30am–11.00am • 0.5L of water • Packed lunch and refreshments to keep you going CHALLENGE PACK • Sun cream and a hat Your Challenge pack will contain your Challenge number and a wristband for access to the concert on the night you selected. Any additional wristbands you have ordered should be collected from wristband exchange. If you have paid for camping your tickets will be waiting at the campsite for you to collect.

Please Note: If you requested a Friday Concert Ticket you must collect your Challenge Pack prior to sports registration closing on Friday.

START TIMES The event starts in waves from 10.30am, you should have already signed up to a start wave. Please ensure you know this before arriving at the Festival.

Walla Crag Family CHALLENGE

REFRESHMENTS ON THE ROUTE The route is not supported with hydration or nutrition, however When you return to the Festival Village you will cross the finish line the Springs Farm Café is a great to place to stop for a refreshment and collect your finishers t-shirt as well as applause and adulation. or comfort break. Whether or not you complete the Challenge you must always return to the Finish Line to sign out. CHALLENGE START You have signed up to a wave start time, please arrive ready to start ROUTE MARKING at your allotted time. This is a self-guided route. The event is operated by Lakeland Mountain Guides and you will see some of their Guides on route - Good luck with your Walla Crag Family Challenge. You’ll enjoy please do speak to them if you have any difficulties or queries. You stunning views from down low and up high on this amazing 5-mile can download the GPX file later in this document. route.

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As there is no signage on the route it is highly advisable to download this handy guide to make sure you are on track for the correct route

We will provide an A4 printed version of the map with some questions to help you observe what is around you whilst you are hiking. Please collect this from the Hanwag stand prior to starting your challenge. NO ONE FEELS THE CALL OF THE OFFICE GO FIND YOUR #OUTSPIRATION Walla Crag Family CHALLENGE

BIO SECURITY MEASURES Invasive Non-Native Species (INNS) are If a large group is going through the gate at turning out to be a real problem. We know a the same time, make sure whoever is at the lot of you travel from outside the area to back is responsible for the closure of the gate. enjoy the Keswick Mountain Festival & Remember if a gate is hooked or lodged open, generally enjoy the Lakes! You can transport then most likely the farmer will want this gate INNS to and from the Lakes & also internally left as is. around the Lakes without realising it. These INNS are not just animals, but viruses & ALL PARTICIPANTS MUST ABIDE BY THE diseases that attack plants as well. We all COUNTRYSIDE CODE. remember Foot & Mouth in 2001 & most likely most will know about ‘Ash Die Back’. All litter must be kept & disposed of once back We need to do all we can to stop the spread at the Festival Village. The countryside is of these invasive organisms. beautiful & we need to keep it that way.

In advance, please make sure you wash your walking boots before arriving in the Lakes, ie EMERGENCY NUMBERS & PROCEDURES do it at home! Some of the organisms are If you have difficulties on the Challenge microscopic so you don’t know they are even please call Event Control on 0800 612 5123 there. And after your walk we ask you to or call the Challenge Team on 07557 022 362. clean off any mud from your boots before you leave KMF. We know this might be a hassle, If you retire from the Challenge please make but if it stops the spread3 of INNS across the sure you go to the Finish Line to sign out once & the country, then it must be a you are back in the Festival Village. This is so good thing. we know you are safe & off the course.

For more information on the issues please If you have an accident which requires an visit http://cfinns.scrt.co.uk emergency response please call 999 as you would normally. If you are able to please RULES, REGULATIONS & ADVICE report this call into the Event Control number You will be following well established paths above. but there will still be gates that take you into & out of fields with sheep & other livestock. It is ESSENTIAL that any gates you open are closed behind you. WHAT ELSE to look out for

PHOTOS ABSOLUTE PHYSIOTHERAPY • Photos – challenge photos are included in your entry and a Needing a little treatment prior to or following your exertions? Look link will be shared after the event with all finishers for you out for the Absolute Physiotherapy team on site and on hand to give to find your photo! Remember to put your best smiles on if you a little TLC. They are located near the Sports Registration at stand you see any of the photography team on the course and TS01D. have your number clearly showing on your front - there will be thousands of photos and you can search using your Absolute Physiotherapy is 's leading physiotherapy and sports number injury clinic. Their team of highly experienced specialists offer a professional and effective physiotherapy assessment, diagnosis and CHANGING TENT treatment service. • Changing tent and bag drop - there is an unsupervised changing tent next to registration (split into male and female spaces). It is a parent’s responsibility to look after 1. PRE AND POST EVENT MASSAGE ( 5 MINUTES) £10 their child if using this space to change. 2. TAPING (TRADITIONAL STRAPPAL AND KINESIO) £5 BAG DROP • If you wish to use the bag drop facility you will need to go to 3. INJURY ASSESSMENT & TREATMENT (15 MINUTES) £10 the bag drop tent to collect a tag for you and your bag. Please make sure your bag is securely closed and no bigger than 20L, like a small rucksack for example. Plastic bags or They also have FREE tasters and demonstrations of StickMobility bin bags will not be accepted. fitness going on throughout the day.

COVID Info: All their Physiotherapists are Chartered and registered with the Health Care Professions Council. As such they will be wearing masks at the event, and ask kindly that all clients requesting treatment wear a mask. We have disposable masks if you don’t have your own. Covid-19 precautions

Although most legal restrictions have been lifted in we are all being advised to be cautious. You must NOT visit the Festival at all if you have tested positive for Covid19, have any symptoms or have been told to self isolate.

Whilst the Festival is almost totally outdoors you are welcome to wear a face covering if you would like to (please note, all visitors to Theatre by the Lake are asked to wear a mask unless exempt). There is plenty of space in the Festival Village so please ensure you have the space you need at all times. We have hand wash stations & hand sanitiser readily available and the cleaning of shared facilities will be enhanced throughout the festival weekend.

If you develop symptoms whilst at the Festival we ask you to leave immediately and get a test as soon as possible. FESTIVAL INFO

GETTING THERE CAMPING & OTHER ADD ONS By Car - From the M6 (traveling both North If you are booked into the campsite, this is or South) take Junction 40 at Penrith for the where you will collect your camping wristband North Lakes. From J40, follow the A66 West - please go there first. All other tickets for approximately 17 miles to Keswick. Here purchased via the event website can be you will pick up signage for the Festival collected from the box office. campsite, please follow the signage and not your GPS suggested route. GO GREEN Disposable cups and bottles are a source of By Train – The closest station to Keswick is waste so we're keeping their use to a minimum. Penrith train station. Local taxi services will There will be no cups at feed stations so please collect you and drop off in Keswick, click here bring a reusable cup or bottle with you. for a list of taxi operators. Reusable soft cups will be available from Sports Registration if you need one. By Foot – if you are staying in accommodation locally in Keswick we advise There will be no plastic water bottles for sale at that you come to the Festival Village by foot the Festival but plenty of water refill points. and leave the car at your accommodation providers, this will be the easy option. If you All the bars will be operating a reusable glass type in CA12 5DJ on handheld navigation policy. A £2 deposit applies which can either be devices this will get you to the Festival Village. claimed back once you have finished with the cup or donated to our charities, National Trust Public Transport – if you would like to take and Keswick Scouts. Please check the signs in public transport to get to the event, there are the bars to find out how this works. several local bus routes, click here to see the options.

PARKING Event Parking is available at the Keswick Rugby Club, at a cost of £10 per car. Tickets can be purchased in advance, although there may be some availability on the day. Please see the website to purchase tickets to guarantee a space. Sports Timetable

FRIDAY 10TH SEPTEMBER SUNDAY 12TH SEPTEMBER

Start time Event Start time Event

7:30am Hanwag 3 Peaks Challenge 6:00am adidas TERREX 50km Trail Race 4pm-6pm Keswick Town Trials (Town Centre) 7:30am Dexshell Hell In The Fells

7:30am Hanwag 3 Peaks Challenge

9am, 10am, 11am, 12pm adidas TERREX 10km Trail Race SATURDAY 11TH SEPTEMBER 9am - 9.30am Cocker Hoop Sportive Start time Event 7:00am-8:00am Hanwag Coledale Challenge 9:00am Land Rover Keswick Conqueror (72km ride) 6:30 - 9:00am Hanwag 3 Peaks Challenge 10:00am Hanwag Walla Crag Family Challenge 8:00am Sprint Triathlon - individual 8:00am Sprint Triathlon - relay WINNERS’ CEREMONIES 8:45am Aquasphere Point to Point swim Ceremony time Ceremony 8:45am Land Rover Keswick Conqueror (3.6km swim) 10:30am – 11:00am Back O' Sportive Sat 11.45am Aquasphere Point to Point Swim & Sprint Triathlon 11:00am – 11:35am adidas TERREX 25km trail race Sat 1:30pm Aquasphere 1.5km swim 11:40am Land Rover Keswick Conqueror (25k run) Sat 3:00pm Aquasphere 750m swim 12:00pm Aquasphere 1500m Derwent Island swim Sat 4:00pm adidas TERREX 5km & 25km trail races 1:20pm adidas TERREX 5km Junior trail race 2:00pm & 3:00pm adidas TERREX 5km trail race Sat 5:00pm Junior Aquathlon 2:00pm Aquasphere 750m Derwent Island swim

3:30pm-4:00pm Junior Aquathlon Sun 3:00pm adidas 50km , 10km trail races & Land Rover Keswick Conqueror

Ecco outdoor live music stage

Friday 10th September 18.15 – 19.00 Batala Samba (parading from Market Square) 19.15 – 19.45 Baghdaddies 20.15 – 21.00 Merry Hell 21.30 – 22.30 Bad Manners

Saturday 11th September 18.00 – 18.30 SWJ Group The Derwent is a mountain river. From its source at Sprinkling Tarn it gathers all the rain and water 19.00 – 19.45 Holy Moly & The Crackers running off the north-western fells. It’s home to 20.15 – 21.15 Republica otters, Atlantic salmon and vendace – the UK’s rarest freshwater fish. But with increasing 21.30 – 22.30 Space pressure from pollution and severe floods we must take action now.

There’s still time to buy concert tickets on our website. Help our supported charity the National Trust ‘slow the flow’ of water from summit to sea to protect this beautiful lake district river, the mountains and valleys it flows through, the wildlife and people that depend on it.

SUPPORT NATIONAL TRUST HERE

The National Trust is an independent registered charity, no. 205846 and receives no core funding from government National Trust Images / Jim Bebbington

Outdoor activities

Hurtigruten Taster Activities Outdoor Activities

The Festival Village in Crow Park is free for all to enter during the day – it’s Newlands Ghyll Scrambling, Rock Climbing & High Ropes the perfect place to watch sporting activities, enjoy a pint at Timothy Ghyll Scrambling is hard to define but is invariably the favourite activity of Taylor’s Mountain Hut Bar and partake in some retail therapy in our visitors to Newlands. A wet decent of a Lakeland mountain stream. Try your exhibitor tents! There’s also lots of delicious foods and drinks to try. hand at Rock Climbing conquer a fear and get up close and personal with some of the incredible local landscape or try out their Climbing Wall where If you’re looking for something a little more active, then why not buy an they will kit you up with all the equipment and take you a short walk down to Activity Wristband and try some of our Taster Activities? their High Ropes course! Prices from £35

These include; Rock Climbing Techniques and Tactics Esther Foster leads workshops to help improve your technique and • Slacklining • Mountain Trike Ramble movement for steep climbing, help you to understand how to move well over • BMX Displays & have a go • Llama & Alpaca ‘meet & greets’ steep terrain, and how to practice. Or if you struggle to have a plan, stay • Adapted Bike Rides • Wildlife Walks cool-headed, or are very tense while climbing? Then try a workshop with a • Climbing Wall • Army Assault Course & Virtual Tank focus on route reading, relaxing and recovering, giving you lots of tools and • Segway Course Driving tactics to help you improve and get the most enjoyment out of your climbing. • Yoga • Craghoppers’ Tent Talks Priced at £35 for 2.5 hours. • Bike Pump Track • Orienteering Maze NAV4 A one day introductory course for those wishing to gain and develop a You can buy a Wristband from our Box Office which gives you full range of skills for safe and efficient off-road running. With a big dose unlimited access or you can buy individual Activity Tokens. There is of navigation training. Courses are fun and informative: No subject is off limited capacity on activities and places are allocated on a first limits, and we will help you conquer your fears and enhance your skills.. come first served basis! Priced at £80.

There’s still time to buy wristbands on our website. Lakeland Mountain Guides Whether you want to get a buzz from the Via Ferrata or take a guided walk over Blencathra join the experienced team from Lakeland Mountain Guides who will lead you on an exciting adventure in the hills.

Visit our website to find out more about Activities and how to book. Craghoppers’ Tent Talks

Kick back and be inspired with Craghoppers’ Tent Talks in the Festival Village – these are free for Weekend and Activity Wristband holders, or you can buy a £3 activity token at the Box Office for one talk

You can buy your Weekend Tickets and Wristbands on our website.

Friday

1430 – 1530 Annie Brooks: Epilepsy to 70.3 Craig Grimes: Experience Community - Access the 1600 – 1700 Great Outdoors Saturday

1030 – 1130 Chaz Powell: The Wildest Journey

1200 – 1300 Team #WeTwo: Planting Seeds Not Flags James Forrest & Nicola Hardy: 214 Wainwrights in 14 1330 – 1430 days: A Record-Breaking Walk 1500 – 1600 Sabah Ahmed: Empowering Women To Get Outdoors Andy Phillips, Walking with the Wounded: The 1630 – 1730 Grenadier Walk of Oman Sunday

1030 – 1130 Alan Hinkes OBE: Live and Uncut

1200 – 1300 Harrison Ward: How the Mountains Saved My Life

1330 – 1430 Sean Conway: 15 Marathons in 15 Parks in 15 Days

1500 – 1600 Lizzie Carr: Founder of Planet Patrol

Theatre By The Lake Sponsored by Craghoppers

The Theatre by the Lake will play host to inspiring speakers & films, hear about breaking records from top athletes and watch our specially selected films.

Friday

1500 Life of a Mountain, Sit back, relax and enjoy the spectacular finale of the ‘Life of a Mountain’ trilogy Helvellyn ** from multi-award winning filmmaker and photographer Terry Abraham. In association with Vango.

1730 Terry Abraham Life of a mountain; end of an era. The Director of the Life of a Mountain series talks about the making of the films and what comes next.

1945 Cameron McNeish There’s always the Hills – a lifetime of books and wild places.

Saturday

1300 Brave Enough ** This featurette film - 57 mins long - follows Jo Moseley's 162 mile long SUP Coast to Coast adventure!

1500 Frit Tam & Elise Downing ** Endurance & Adventure! Hear from the adventure filmmaker & the ultra runner about life in front of and behind the camera.

1700 "Heavy" Whalley Mountain Rescue Tales! "Heavy" Whalley was a member of the RAF Mountain Rescue for 36 years, hear his tales of Mountain Rescue.

1945 Richard Else & All 214 Peaks – A Wainwright Evening. Hear from Richard Else, author of Sabrina Verjee Wainwright Revealed and producer of Wainwright's Coast to Coast Walks and Sabrina Verjee, ultra runner & Wainwright Round finisher. Join us for an evening of all things and his 214 Peaks.

** These sessions are free to weekend or activity wristband holders or £5 to other visitors. If you have a wristband you will need to call the theatre box office on 017687 74411 to book your ticket.

All paid for tickets can be purchased online via the Theatre by the Lake With thanks

To our sponsors