THROUGH THE DARKNESS
INTO THE LIGHT
Returning in 2024...

EVENT INFO
How far can
you go?
Through the Darkness is an inclusive and flexible endurance event. The varied terrain course combines tarmac tracks and gravel trails around a 12km route. Participants have 12 hours to run/jog/walk as many laps as possible: how far can you, or your team go?
This event allows you to experience Dartmoor National Park in all its expanse and bleak beauty. As you run into the night, leaving the sunset behind, your resilience and mental strength will be tested through the darkness and into the light.
STATISTICS
DISTANCE:
12.00 Km / Lap
ELEVATION:
306 m / Lap
TERRAIN:
Mixed gravel and tarmac
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REGISTRATION:
2024 times TBC
BRIEFING:
2024 times TBC
ENTRY FEE:
£65.00 (excl. Booking Fee)
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CAMP ARRIVAL/SET UP TIME:
2024 times TBC
CAMP LEAVING TIME:
2024 times TBC
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START TIME:
2024 times TBC
CUT-OFF TIME:
2024 times TBC
ROUTE
Start Location Address:
Okehampton Army Camp,
Tors Rd,
Okehampton,
EX20 1QP

KIT LIST


THE CHARITY
Mountain Rescue England and Wales
Mountain Rescue England and Wales (MREW) comprises of 49 volunteer mountain rescue teams in England and Wales, on call 24/7, 365 days a year, whatever the weather to save lives in the hills, moorland and mountains.
Nationwide there has been an increasing trend in the type of searches MREW are asked to conduct.
Often a person is missing, not because of a physical injury, but due to suffering a mental health crisis. Such non-mountain call-outs have accounted for up to half of some team’s search activity in a year.
It is those in severe distress that search and rescue teams are increasingly looking for, and saving lives.
The general public have very little knowledge about this side of mountain rescue work and MREW is endeavouring to raise awareness through the “so much more than mountains” campaign.
Through the Darkness is an endurance event in which participants will be pushing through the darkness and into the light, reflecting going through the darker times of mental health struggles, but knowing there will be lighter times ahead.
This event is not-for-profit. All money raised will be split equally amongst all MREW teams as all teams nationwide are dealing increasingly with those in mental health crisis
To find out more visit www.mountain.rescue.org.uk


THE LOCATION
Dartmoor National Park
Credit: Max Smith
Dartmoor is the largest open space in southern England at 954 square kilometres and renowned for it’s ever-changing weather conditions.
It has vast andwild open moorland, immense granite tors, bottomless mires, ancient woodland and an abundance of Dartmoor ponies. Dartmoor’s natural environment is unique. Dartmoor rises out of the Devon lowlands to form a dramatic landscape with a distinctive geology, flora and fauna. The area boasts the largest number of archaeological remains in Europe, from neolithic stone circles and crosses, to ancient bronze age villages. It is a living, breathing, working landscape which is used by farmers for livestock grazing, and has been for centuries; the military use it for the gruelling commando course; and by visitors and locals to experience a landscape like no other.
The event location is on the Northern section of the moor and is easy to access from Okehampton train station. This means you can keep your environmental footprint to a minimum for your visit.
Why not explore the area while you’re here? To find out more visit www.dartmoor.gov.uk and visitdartmoor.co.uk

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