I had full winter conditions, with intense cold and clear weather (my guess is minus 15 on Helvellyn, given the minus 6/7 valley temp) giving way to blizzards and heavy snowfall. I may have missed the 24 hour target for BGRs, but given I've alrady done a sub 24 round in summer, for me this counts. Putting it another way, I am not going back to try again to recover those minutes.
My supporters on road and fell were magnificent, and there is a real story to tell. Thank you to all that helped from the bottom of my heart. I will do that over the next day or so, but I just wanted to post something to say it was over and to illustrate the day with a fitting photograph or two.
Mark
Peering down into Eskdale at sunrise. Photo - Ian Charters.
Running on the Scafell range. Photo - Alan Lucker
Great result Mark and truly awe inspiring pics from the day, It looks absolutely fab. Well done I bet it was one of the greatest days out you'll ever have. PERFECT !...........................bar the blizzards obviously!
ReplyDeletea fantastic effort in truly winter conditions. kept checking fra for updates on saturday. sounds like you've had well earned mountain adventure. truly inspiring.
ReplyDeleteMy heart leapt when I heard you'd done it Mark. Very well done, it was indeed BLOODY FREEZING up there. What an amazing acheivement. Emma x
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for your comments guys - it's lovely to read. Emma, you're dead right to use capitals, it was as cold as i;ve ever been!
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