A 26 mile challenge through the heart of the North Yorkshire Moors.
This year's event is on March 27th.
Entry and Sponsorship forms
** T-SHIRTS THIS YEAR WILL BE TECHNICAL T-SHIRTS **
What is the ‘Cleveland Survival’?
The Survival is a friendly event based on an orienteering course of about 26 miles to be completed within the 12-hour time limit. There will be a series of checkpoints identified by a grid reference and description. Your aim is to visit each checkpoint in the order given on the route card.
Where is the ‘Cleveland Survival based this year?
The location of the event is notified to successful applicants by post at least 3 weeks in advance of the event. If requested a list of places offering overnight accommodation in the locality or a telephone number for Tourist Information Centre will be provided.
How to get an entry?
Send in the completed entry form with cheque payable to the ‘Cleveland Survival’. Address is on the top of the form. Details of start times and event number are also sent by post 3 weeks before the event. If you wish to have the same start time as a friend please write their name and any relevant information in the space provided overleaf.
Getting there…
The organizers will arrange car parking and some marshalling. Look out for the triangular SURVIVAL direction markers.
Start times…
Start times are staggered at 2 minute intervals between 8 and 9 am. Sufficient time should be left to travel from the car park to the event centre to register and reach the start before your start time; an allowance of at least 1 hour is recommended.
Description cards…
A description card must be completed and submitted at registration. This is so we know what you look like if we have to come looking for you.
Clip cards…
At registration you will be issued with a clip card, which must be punched at each of the checkpoints to avoid disqualification. Instructions given at the start and on the route card must be carefully followed to avoid disqualification. The checkpoints have closing times that will be enforced at the discretion of the organisers. In the event of Search and Rescue duties or serious adverse weather conditions the event route may be altered or abandoned in the interests of safety.
More on clip cards…..they are important!
Whether you finish the event, or if you have to drop out, the route card must be handed in at the finish. If the route card is not returned we will presume you are missing.
Food and drink on the route…
You need to take your own food and water. Additional water is provided at two of the checkpoints and hot and cold drinks will normally be available at the mid-way checkpoint. Please follow the country code and stay on rights of way unless other permissions have been explicitly given.
At the finish…
Hot food and drinks will be available at the finish. The presentation to winners of main prizes will normally take place at about 2.30 – 3.00 pm, spot prizes will be awarded to others upon their return.
After the event…
The photographs that are taken of competitors at the finish these will be available to download from the team website at www.csrt.co.uk. We will send out the event newsletter, results, the following years application form sponsorship form and badges to all Survivors about 8/12 weeks after the event. Badges are only sent to those completing the event within 12 hours.
The results for the Viking Chase are now available on our event results page.
We apologise for the length of time it has taken for us to publish these results. This was due to technical difficulties experienced during the collation process. Once again we apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused.
2010 event is to be held on 26th September
The results for the Viking Chase Junior races are now on our website. View them by clicking here
Or
By clicking on the Event Results link under the Events tab at the top of this page.
On the two maps available below you will find the courses 'colour coded', for each one you simply need to follow the colour list given for each route below.
On the 'U8 to U12' Map
U8's: Blue Pink Green
U10's: Blue Red Green
U12's: Blue Yellow(clockwise) Red Green
On the '14 up' Map
U14's: Purple Pink
U16's: Purple Green Yellow Blue Pink
U18's: Purple Green Dark Red Blue Pink
The start of the event is at the Lord Stones Cafe near Carlton in Cleveland. On this map there is a red dot marking this position.
There is a compulsory briefing for all competitors after registration closes at 10:30am.
Start times for the junior events are as printed in the FRA Fixtures Calendar and Handbook
This year we are again asking for a donation for entry (but suggest £2.....)
We also intend to provide each competitor with a goody bag at the finish....assuming we don't have more than 100 runners!

If you want to enter the 2009 Pot and glass walk (Sunday 27th /September) then please send an email to leader@csrt.co.uk with 'Pot & Glass walk' in the subject line. Simply tell me your name and age and I'll acknowledge your entry by sending you a return email with sponsorship forms attached for you to print out (or we can post - no problem). On the day you will be asked to pay £4 entry per person to cover transport and insurance costs. If you want to know more please open the publicity poster and information sheets, these tells you all you need to know about the walk, times, transport arrangements etc. Basically we load you up into a bus from Yarm, then take you to Low Dindale (a small village on the river Tees). you then walk back along the river at a leisurely pace with members of the CSRT for company. This is a great walk along a fine piece of river and by Sunday lunchtime (or thereabouts) you should have finished the walk and be enjoying a tipple of your fancy in the Pot & Glass beer garden. So why not join us and raise some money for a great local charity.
Download Poster here
Download an information sheet here