2005

• Bought a Mountain Bike with front suspension with a view to entering some events.
• South Georgia slides scanned and some added to website.
• First evening of solar/battery/inverter powered lights
• Started a training diary.
• Entered Polaris challenge.
• 5th= in New Chew. Good weather but moors covered in snow
• Ben Lairig 21st reunion in Langdale
• Week in Langdale cottage with Dad, Jeff and Jon.
• Added a first stab at some Antarctic Photos.
• 1st Male Pair and overall at the first Open 5 event in Swaledale.
• 19th (of 240+) Male Seniors in Spring Polaris.
• Some links to online published papers added.
• 10 days in the Pyrenees with Jean. Refuge, Gite, camping and YHA.
• 3rd place in male pairs in our first ACE Race in North Wales.
• Two Aylesbury ducks added to the family.
• Adventure Racing page started.
• 21st/83 (but non-competitive) in Ashdown ACE Race 1 day as a last minute stand in.
• 2nd Male Pair at the second Open 5 event in South Lakes. Jean was 3rd female solo.
• Met up with our Hebridean Challenge Team in South Lakes.
• The patter of not so tiny feet.. We have two Aylesbury Ducks with their own webpage!
• Moved all the New shed and garden change pictures to a new page.
• New Kakapo page started so she doesn't feel left out with the arrival of the ducks!
• 21st/83 (but non-competitive) in Ashdown ACE Race 1 day as a last minute stand in.
• Third overall (second mens open) in the Rogaine Ireland event in the Wicklow Mountains.
• Visited Calgary, Canada for a week to work on the instrumented aircraft.
• Second Male Pair in Lakes ACE Race beaten by 6 points - pipped in the paddling!
• Top half of the results in our first Team SleekMunchers 24 hour race - the Open 24.
  Report and Pictures. Results.
• Fourth in the Hebridean Challenge. What an event! Results.
• Entered Wilderess ARC. Team training weekend in Cambridge.
• Wilderness ARC - Team SleekMunchers retired after about 1/3rd of the course..
• Final ACE race in the two day series on Exmoor. Report. Results: 3rd in the event and 2nd in the series.
• First aid refresher course.
• One day aircraft cabin firefighting and escape from smoke filled fuselage course at Serco.
• Jean's 40th.
• Both competed in Open 5, North Pennines (Blanchland) and stayed at Edmundbyers YH. Results.
• Organising CamRacers first 3hr event.
• KIMM, Eastern Lakes. Long courses. Finished Elite 24th of 70 starters (33 teams finished the course!).
• Orienteering at Brandon Park. Results.
• Camracers video evening.
• Orienteering at Ickworth Park. Results.
• Paddled down to Midsummer Common to watch fireworks from on the river.
• Dynamic Adventure Plus - 8 hrs on North Downs. Excellent cycling, 2nd male pair with Paul, 5th overall and we beat Jeff!
• Pumpkin picture added to gardening page.
• Week in Falklands exploring the hills
• Season at Rothera with instrumented aircraft