Andorra Hash House Harriers

How to follow the marks

DO NOT TAKE ANY RISKS.

A circle with radial lines marked S, M and L

Hash trails are marked with lines or arrows of white flour or chalk, or strips of toilet paper. There should be a mark at least every hundred paces and at junctions of paths - if there is not, you may be going wrong and you should re-trace your steps. If you come to a circle with radial lines marked S, M and L, it indicates alternative trails (short, medium and long) which you can choose depending how fit you are feeling.

A 'Check point' is a circle with radial lines. Only one of the radial lines is the correct trail. The other(s) are 'false trails' A false trail will have two more marks at the usual intervals and then a large cross. If you come to a cross, you have to go back to the check point and try again. If you pass three good marks, you know you are on the correct trail.

Those at the front should call 'ON-ON' occasionally to indicate to followers that they are on the correct track. These calls should be repeated in relay down the line to help those further back and to reassure stragglers.

At the end of each hash we check that everyone is back. ABORT: If you discontinue the Hash before the end you MUST let someone know, otherwise we will waste a lot of time looking for you.

How to Volunteer to Set a Hash How to follow the marks More About This Hash More Hash info at hhh.org.uk Barcelona H3 High Wycombe (UK) H3

Running and Drinking in the Mountains

A 'Hash' is a strenuous walk following a trail of marks for about 60-90 minutes. Usually there are also one or two easier trails for the less energetic. You can run if you wish but most do not. At the end of the hash there are free beers and soft drinks.

A Hash is organised in a different part of Andorra each Saturday from April to December, and the trail is set by a different person (the 'hare') each week. The location is announced at the hash the previous week, by email and, of course, on this site.

After you have done ten hashes and been a hare you are presented with a Hash T-shirt. You get another award after 25, 50 and 100 hashes, providing you have been a hare since the previous award.

'Hash Bashes' in the form of dinners, picnics and barbecues are held about six times each year. For dinners in restaurants you get a subsidy if you have done five hashes in the last twelve months, and a larger subsidy if you have done ten hashes and been a hare. Recently we have also organised an annual two-day 'Away Hash' staying at a hotel in France or Spain.

Each hasher pays a fee (currently 2 Euros) for each week that he takes part, to pay for the drinks, the awards, the subsidies and some small expenses. School-age children are free. Dogs are welcome (and free) but must be kept on their leash before and after the run. Incessantly yappy dogs must remain in their cars until after the Hash Circle

Andorra is high, the countryside can be tough and the Hash House Harriers do not know if you are fit enough to take part. You do so entirely at your own risk and you need to be sure that you have the right clothes, equipment and accident insurance.