Recce

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The standard practice in our club is for the hill walk leader to do a recce (short for reconnaissance) in preparation for every time they lead an actual hike. Mike just did a recce for the first hill walk he is leading:  a 10 mile point-to-point route with 2,000 feet of elevation gain that starts in one village and ends in another village. However, the recce for this walk had some complications.

The club will be traveling to this particular hill walk on a bus that we charter each month to transport us to somewhere remote that is not served by public transport; the bus will drop us off at the walk start location and pick us up at the walk end location. This lack of public transport is what complicated the recce. Thankfully, a generous club member, who Mike is becoming friends with, offered himself and his car for the recce. The car was parked at the walk end location. They walked toward the start location along a road and luckily caught a ride for some of that distance. Then they walked the planned route on trails through the mountains back to the car. Lots of miles. Long day. Mike said he had a great time.