A dawn start is setting off at first light to make the most of the day. Plan a dawn start, an early dawn start, a dawn start from the hut.
In the mountains it is a safety measure as much as a convenience, since snow softens and storms build in the afternoon. A dawn start also buys daylight at the far end if anything goes wrong.
1noundawn startSetting off at first light to make the most of the day.
“A dawn start got them over the pass before the cloud came in.”
dawn start is a start.
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