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Dartmoor Beast
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The '''Dartmoor Beast''' is an annual [[Charitable organization|charitable]] [[fundraising]] challenge run in aid of the charity ''Cancer Climber Association (CCA) UK''.  The challenge takes the form of a daytime navigation exercise held in the [[Dartmoor National Park]] in the county of [[Devon]], England.  The challenge is usually held on a Saturday in late August o(contracted; show full);kg respectively.  No prescribed route is laid down for teams entering the challenge, but various checkpoints must be visited at places around the moor.  Teams are left to plot and navigate their own route between checkpoints, making use of [[map]], [[compass]], map reading skills and global positioning systems.  Whilst the challenge is not a competition, a climate of friendly and sportsman like rivalry contributes to the sense of achievement for all teams participating in this race against the clock.

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Each individual participating in the challenge is required to carry a [[backpack]] of equipment aimed at ensuring safety whilst on the moor.  Adequate clothing, food and water must be carried by each team member, in addition to maps, first aid kit, torch and other important items.  The weight of each team member's backpack is checked at the start, finish and various points along the route, and time penalties are levied for every kg under the prescribed weight that each team member is found to be carrying.  In practise this means that the 10&nbsp;kg or 15&nbsp;kg must not include the weight of food and water that will be consumed oen route.  Participants that are found to be carrying less than the required weight find their payload increased by one or more of the many rocks that litter Dartmoor.

== Navigation ==
The Dartmoor National Park is notorious for being a difficult environment in which to [[navigate]], especially if visibility is poor.  The moor often experiences extensive hill [[fog]], or 'clag' as it is locally known, which combined with the absence of many linear features (such as walls, paths, fences, forest edges) provides a challenging test for even the most confident navigator.
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20061014132605/http://beehive.thisisplymouth.co.uk/default.asp?WCI=SiteHome&ID=11396&PageID=67755 Dartmoor Beast Website] (archive 2006)
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060511063244/http://beehive.thisisbristol.com/default.asp?WCI=SiteHome&ID=11396 Cancer Climber Association]

[[Category:Dartmoor]]
[[Category:Health-related fundraisers]]
[[Category:Charity events in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Annual events in England]]
[[Category:Events in Devon]]