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Water Availability on course

brucebb
Wed, 02 Nov 2016 12:27:09 GMT

I've had a bit of help from a seasoned campaigner but thought I'd open it up. Being unable to recce much of the route I'm interested in spots to fill up with water outside of the CPs. I'm happy to create a gpx file to load onto the GPS if there are a number of locations.

MONTANE® Spine® Team
Wed, 02 Nov 2016 12:32:03 GMT

Hi Bruce, we'll also publish locations of our MRT aid stations shortly as well between Edale and Hawes.

brucebb
Wed, 02 Nov 2016 12:34:05 GMT

That would be helpful, obviously just because there is a stream on the map doesn't mean it is great to drink from (before anyone helpfully suggests so)

robc72
Wed, 02 Nov 2016 12:56:28 GMT

For piece of mind it may be worth taking a couple of steri-tabs

MONTANE® Spine® Team
Wed, 02 Nov 2016 13:09:38 GMT

We recommend these, carry a blister of them and then you don't have to worry.

gilesthurston
Wed, 02 Nov 2016 17:33:22 GMT

Great question and one of my main concerns. Am planning on carrying tabs and also a lifestraw if I get so desperate that puddles are the only option ;)

brucebb
Wed, 02 Nov 2016 19:57:46 GMT

[IMG_8563-0](//muut.com/u/spine-race/s3/:spine-race:jjje:file_0img_8563.jpg.jpg) Shall be using this. Built in a sawyer filter. The insulation stopped the water freezing after 4 hrs in the freezer at -17

davelee
Wed, 02 Nov 2016 22:48:46 GMT

Problem with filters on PW is that many of the streams and rivers especially in Winter are very Peaty and even tabs do not improve colour or taste. I'll tell you where I got my water from during my finisher year 2014. Start to Cp1. Clear stream at footbridge by reservoir after road crossing after Black Hill. White House pub after Blackstone Edge, then CP1. CP1 to CP2. Pub at Lothersdale. GARGRAVE Coop. CP1.5. CP2. CP2 to CP3. SST at Tan Hill Inn. CP3. CP3 to CP4. Dufton public Toilets. Then CP4. CP4 to CP5. Pub at Greenhead. CP5. CP5 to Finish. SST and other Spine Team at Byrness. Obviously in 2017 there should also be water available in Horton in Ribbl edale Cafe and Dufton Village Hall. Others places usually open 24 hours are the public toilets in Malham. Other pubs in Gargrave, Malham, Horton, shops and pubs in Hawes, Middleton, Bellingham. Probably other places too.

markturner
Fri, 04 Nov 2016 14:50:52 GMT

testing out a steripen adventurer at the mo, also works as an emergency light, makes water healthy in 48 seconds, apparently....