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The Rigby Round, and other failures
Equinox weekend September 2024, I didn’t complete the 24 hour Rigby Round of Cairngorm Munros. Summary: it’s OK to fail, provided you learn something from it. In this case, not to approach something too casually. The Rigby visits the 18 Munro summits in the Northern Cairngorms, and is meant to be done solo, unsupported, and…
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Peak 10 Trigs – Green Challenge
This is a challenge run easily accessible by public transport, using trains from Manchester. It links 10 trig points on or near the Pennine Way, in the Peak District.
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Leventon’s Line
This is a linear crossing of southern Snowdonia, between Barmouth on the west coast, and Llangollen in the east. The original concept was E-W, linking 7 trig points, and ending at the sea. Lovely! This would be suitable for someone looking for a full-daylight challenge, not a full 24 hours, perhaps as a training run…
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Bob Graham – Winter, Solo, Unsupported!
Let’s start with a public health warning – this is a challenge requiring winter mountain skills as well as running ability. I’ve written the story of my round below, but wouldn’t want anyone to underestimate the wider skills needed to take this on safely. Winter in the mountains will generally through more severe challenges at…
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Tranter’s Round June 2022
Let’s start with some useful information: Account Top of my hit-list for the summer were the Tranters and Rigby Rounds. I thought the weather could decide, and in the end the west coast was going to be clear and sunny, while cloud push in from the North Sea. Decision made. This was a very opportunistic…