Cheviot Huts Save Runners' Bacon
by Dan Bailey - UKHillwalking.com 22/Jan/2013 This news story has been read 711 times
Eight ultra marathon runners had a happy escape during the recent snowy conditions thanks to rescue shelters on the Border Ridge in the Cheviots.
Annie Garcia being re-warmed
UKC News, 25 Jan 2013
© Border Search and Rescue Unit
The runners were taking part in a gruelling event called the Spine Race, which involves running the full 431km length of the Pennine Way over a week, from Edale in the Peak District to Kirk Yetholm north of the Scottish border.
Last Friday evening, close to the finish, a party of three competitors ran into blizzard conditions and drifting snow in the Cheviots. Wisely they took shelter in the mountain refuge hut south west of Lamb Hill - known as Yearning Saddle refuge hut.
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