Programme for Ben Nevis Challenge 2014

PROGRAMME

CHALLENGE LAJNA MOUNTAINEERING TEAM RAISING £10,000 FOR THE NEW LAJNA OFFICES

MOUNTAINEERING SKILLS SURVIVAL TRAINING LEADERSHIP SKILLS FITNESS DEVELOPMENT BUILDING FRIENDSHIPS SEHATE JISMANI DEPARTMENT UK

SCHEDULE Thursday 5th June 2014

MEMBERS LEAVE THEIR CITIES FOR GLASGOW 9:00 AM

SOME ORGANISERS LEAVE LONDON

12:30 PM PACKED LUNCH [EN ROUTE] 1:16 PM

ZOHR [EN ROUTE]

5.30 PM

PACKED TEATIME [EN ROUTE]

5:45 PM

ASR [EN ROUTE]

7:00 PM

TEAM ARRIVES AT BAITUR RAHMAN

7:30 PM

DINNER SERVED

8:30 PM

TEAM BUILDING EXERCISES

9:30 PM

CLEAN UP – PREPARE BEDDING

9:55 PM

MAGHRIB & ISHAA

10:20 PM BEDTIME HOT DRINK 10:30 PM SLEEP – IN READINESS FOR FAJR

SCHEDULE Friday 6th June 2014

3:30 AM

WAKE & PREPARE FOR FAJR

3:51 AM

FAJR & DARS UL HADITH

4:20 AM

BACK TO SLEEP

7:30 AM

WAKE & DRESS - PREPARE THE FOOD

8:00 AM

BREAKFAST & CLEAN PREMISES

8:30 AM

PACK VEHICLES FOR FORT WILLIAM

8:50 AM

TEAM TALK

9:00 AM

LEAVE FOR FORT WILLIAM

12:00 AM ARRIVE AT BASECAMP 12:00 PM UNPACK & PREPARE FOR JUMA 1:00 PM

JUMA AT BASECAMP

1:40 PM

ZIAFAT TEAM PREPARES LUNCH

2:00 PM

LUNCH SERVED

3:00 PM

VISIT FORT WILLIAM

6:10 PM

ZIAFAT TEAM PREPARES DINNER

7:30 PM

DINNER & CLEAN PREMISES

8:30 PM

TEAM BUILDING EXERCISES

10:07 PM MAGHRIB & ISHAA 10:30 PM SLEEP – IN READINESS FOR FAJR

SCHEDULE Saturday 7th June 2014

3:30 AM

WAKE & PREPARE FOR FAJR

3:47 AM

FAJR & DARS UL HADITH

4:15 AM

BACK TO SLEEP

7:00 AM

WAKE & DRESS - PREPARE THE FOOD

7:30 AM

BREAKFAST & CLEAN PREMISES

7:50 AM

TEAM TALK & GEAR CHECK

8:15 AM

LEAVE BASECAMP

9:00 AM

ARRIVE AT BASE OF MOUNTAIN

9:15 AM

START OF THE HIKE

2:00 PM

ARRIVE ON BEN NEVIS SUMMIT

5:00 PM

BACK AT BASE OF MOUNTAIN

5:15 PM

ARRIVE AT BASE CAMP - TEATIME

5:15 PM

CLEAN GEAR & SHOWER

5:52 PM

ZOHR & ASR

6:10 PM

NAP OR RELAXATION TIME

6:10 PM

ZIAFAT TEAM PREPARES DINNER

7:30 PM

DINNER & CLEAN PREMISES

10:08 PM MAGHRIB & ISHAA 10:30 PM SLEEP – IN READINESS FOR FAJR Sunset on Ben Nevis

SCHEDULE Sunday 8th June 2014

3:30 AM

WAKE & PREPARE FOR FAJR

3:47 AM

FAJR & DARS UL HADITH

4:15 AM

BACK TO SLEEP

8:00 AM

WAKE & DRESS - PREPARE THE FOOD

8:30 AM

BREAKFAST & CLEAN PREMISES

8:30 AM

PACK VEHICLES FOR HOME

8:50 AM

WARM UP & STRETCHING

8:50 AM

TEAM TALK

9:00 AM

LEAVE BASE CAMP

9:00 AM

SILENT PRAYER – TEAM GOES HOME

12:30 PM PACKED LUNCH [EN ROUTE] 1:20 PM

ZOHR & ASR (EN ROUTE)

7:30 PM

DINNER (EN ROUTE)

10:08 PM MAGHRIB & ISHAA (EN ROUTE) 11:00 PM LONDON MEMBERS BACK AT HOME

EQUIPMENT CHECKLIST YOU MUST GET THESE

HIKING BOOTS WITH VIBRAM SOLES HIKING SOCKS WOOL CAP WOOL GLOVES WATERPROOF SHELL JACKET

ITEMS TO CARRY IN YOUR RUCKSACK HAT & GLOVES WATERPROOF SHELL JACKET & OVERTROUSERS

FLEECE JACKET

LUNCH AND SNACKS IN A SEALED BAG OR TUB

SHELL OVERTROUSER

1 LITRE DRINKING WATER BOTTLE

LIGHTWEIGHT HIKING TROUSER

HIGH ENERGY EMERGENCY SNACKS EMERGENCY CONTACT NUMBERS LIST

LONG-SLEEVE (NON-COTTON) BASELAYER TOP

PERSONAL DETAILS SHEET (WILL BE PROVIDED)

THIGH-LENGTH DRESS COVERING

EMERGENCY CASH + COINS (£3 IN 50P & 20P)

APPROX. 25 LITRE SIZE RUCKSACK

PERSONAL MEDICINES (INHALERS, ETC.) FOR GOING TOILET - WET WIPES /SOAP / LOTA BOTTLE

1 LITRE DRINKING WATER BOTTLE SPECTACLES / CONTACT LENS

VERY IMPORTANT

TO GO TOILET - WET WIPES /SOAP /LOTA BOTTLE

DURING THE ACTUAL HIKE ENSURE PURDAH AT ALL TIMES AND WEAR A DRESS WHICH IS THIGH LENGTH.

FULLY CHARGED MOBILE PHONE & CHARGER ALL PERSONAL MEDICINES (INHALER, ETC) EMERGENCY CASH + COINS (MINIMUM £20) EMERGENCY CONTACT NUMBERS (WILL BE PROVIDED) PERSONAL DETAILS SHEET (WILL BE PROVIDED) TRIM YOUR TOENAILS (WILL BE CHECKED) 0.5L THERMOS WITH HOT DRINK OR SOUP (OPTIONAL)

DO NOT BEHAVE IN AN OVER-FRIENDLY MANNER WITH ANY MEN IN THE NAME OF ‘SOCIALIZING OR TABLIGH.’ DO NOT BRING ANY MEN INTO THE GROUP. ONLY TAKE PHOTOS OF YOURSELF AND NOT OF THE GROUP. THERE WILL BE AN APPOINTED PHOTOGRAPHER FOR ALL HIKE PHOTOS

THERE WILL BE A FEW AHMADI MEN ON THE TRIP FOR SECURITY OR DRIVING PURPOSES. THEY ARE ALL APPOINTED BY THE SADR SAHIBA UK.

ROUTE OF WALK on Saturday 7th JUNE 2014

SUMMIT

START / END POINT OF HIKE

VIA THE ‘MOUNTAIN TRACK’ ROUTE START: GLEN NEVIS VISITOR CENTRE, PH33 6PF ROUTE START & END [O.S. REF]: NN 122 730 ROUTE DISTANCE: 10 MILES [16 KM] ROUTE DIFFICULTY: HARD

7 HRS

CLIMBING: 1353 M

ROUTE PASSES: CAR PARK  BEN NEVIS INN LOCH MEALL AN T-SUIDHE  ZIGZAGS  SUMMIT   DESCEND BACK ALONG SAME TRACK 

BEN NEVIS

START & END

CAR PARK

Map Scale: Each Grid Square is 1km in length Grid Lines point North (Bottom to Top of Page)

THIS WAY UP

Use Ordnance Survey (OS) EXPLORER Map No. 392 - Ben Nevis & Fort William £5.59

OS MAP OF ‘MOUNTAIN TRACK’ ROUTE: BEN NEVIS

Views from Ben Nevis Summit

SALAAT CHART

Shortened (Qasr) Prayers for the Trip Prayer

Time [Day 1]

Sunnah Raka’ats

Fardh Raka’ats

Sunnah Raka’ats

Fajr

3:47 am

2

2

-

Zuhr

1:20 pm

-

2

-

Asr

5:52 pm

-

2

-

Maghrib

10:08 pm

-

3

-

Ishaa

11:38 pm

-

2

2+1 Vitr

UK Ahmadiyya Salaat Times Calculator www.tarbiyyat.org/prayer_times/salat_prayers.php

WIND SPEED

WIND CHILL CHART mph

Km/hr

4 5 6 9 12 15 18 21 25 28 31 34 37 40 43 47 50 53 56 59 62 65 68

6 8 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 95 100 105 110 0 to -10 LOW WIND CHILL

0 -2 -3 -3 -4 -5 -6 -6 -7 -7 -8 -8 -8 -9 -9 -9 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 -11 -11 -11

AIR TEMPERATURE [CENTIGRADE] -1 -2 -3 -3 -4 -5 -4 -5 -6 -5 -6 -7 -6 -7 -8 -7 -8 -9 -7 -8 -10 -8 -9 -10 -8 -10 -11 -9 -10 -11 -9 -10 -12 -10 -11 -12 -10 -11 -13 -10 -12 -13 -10 -12 -13 -11 -12 -14 -11 -12 -14 -11 -13 -14 -11 -13 -14 -12 -13 -15 -12 -13 -15 -12 -14 -15 -12 -14 -15 -12 -14 -15 -10 to -25 MODERATE WIND CHILL

-4 -7 -7 -8 -9 -10 -11 -12 -12 -13 -13 -14 -14 -14 -15 -15 -15 -15 -16 -16 -16 -16 -17 -17

-5 -8 -9 -9 -11 -12 -12 -13 -14 -14 -15 -15 -15 -16 -16 -16 -17 -17 -17 -17 -18 -18 -18 -18 -25 to -45 COLD WIND CHILL

-10 -14 -14 -15 -17 -18 -19 -20 -20 -21 -21 -22 -22 -23 -23 -23 -24 -24 -24 -25 -25 -25 -25 -26

WEATHER REPORT for Saturday, 7th June 2014 [Fill in blanks 3-4 days before Walk] SUNRISE:

4:31 AM

TOTAL DAYLIGHT:

SUNSET:

10:08 PM

17 HRS 35 MIN

HIGHEST TEMP. [DAY]: LOWEST TEMP. [NIGHT]: AIR PRESSURE: RAINFALL:

SNOWFALL:

WIND DIRECTION:

WIND SPEED:

WIND CHILL:

FREEZING LEVEL:

CLOUD LEVEL:

VISIBILITY:

SUMMARY REPORT: MAX TEMP. AT SEA LEVEL - DAY: MAX TEMP. AT 500M [1600 FT]: MAX TEMP. AT 1000M [3000 FT]: MAX TEMP. ON THE SUMMIT - DAY: MINIMUM TEMP. AT SEA LEVEL - NIGHT: MINIMUM TEMP. AT 500M - NIGHT: MINIMUM TEMP. AT 1000M - NIGHT: MINIMUM TEMP. ON THE SUMMIT - NIGHT: www.mountain-forecast.com www.metoffice.gov.uk/loutdoor/mountainsafety www.llanberismountainrescue.co.uk/weather