By travelling eastwards, in 1987 Martin Stone from Exeter added a further 2 munros to the round.
By travelling eastwards, in 1987 Martin Stone from Exeter added a further 2 munros to the round.
In 1991 Adrian Belton extended the round even further to 28 munros. His target was 30 but snow in June denied him that goal, such is the weather in the Scottish mountains.
Round Detail | Bob Graham | Charlie Ramsay | Paddy Buckley |
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Distance | 60 mile - 96.561K | 56 miles - 90.123K | 60 miles - 98.17K |
Summits | 42 | 24 | 47 |
Ascent | 27,000 ft - 8.229.6m | 28,000 ft - 8,534m | 28,000 ft - 8,534.4m |
First Completed | 1932 | 1978 | 1982 |
Completions | 2,819 within 24 hours | 251 within 24 hours | Details to be updated |
Fastest Man | Kilian Jornet (12h 52m: 2018) | Finlay Wild (14h 42m: 2020) | Finlay Wild (15h 14m: 2022) |
Fastest Lady | Beth Pascall (14h 34m: 2020) | Jasmin Paris (16h 13m: 2016) | Jasmin Paris (18hr 33m: 2016) |
Year | Contender | Area | 1981 to 1997 | Post 1997 | Time | Distance |
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1964 | Philip Tranter | Lochaber | 19 | 18 | 23 00 | 40m/64.374k |
1978 | Charlie Ramsay | Lochaber | 24 | 23 | 23 58 | 56m/90.123k |
1987 | Martin Stone | Lochaber | 26 | 25 | 23 24 | 70m/112.654k |
1988 | Jon Broxap | Glen Affric | 28 | 29 | 23 20 | 78m/125.129k |
1991 | Adrian Belton | Lochaber | 28 | 27 | 23 57 | 75m/120.721k |
2017 | Jim Mann | Cairngorms | Nil | 30 | 22 05 | 88m/141.622k |
2020 | Alex(Sasha) Crepelin | Cairngorms | Nil | 32 | 23 13 | 78m/152.8k |
2021 | Jasmin Paris (F) | Cairngorms | Nil | 29 | 23 48 | 89m/142k |
2021 | Kim Collison | Cairngorms | Nil | 33 | 23 49 | 100m/160.9k |
In recent years youngsters have been inspired to enjoy the hills/mountains by their parents or even their grandparents
2 examples can be demonstrated below.
2 Lucy Ramsay 7 years old and wee sister Sophie Ramsay age 5, from Edinburgh, are the youngest granddaughters of Mary and Charlie Ramsay.
Whilst they did not have the luxury of heading for the Lochaber Hills/Mountains their father, Fergus Ramsay, devised a compromise challenge to include the hills within Edinburgh and the surrounding area. They aimed and succeeded to bag 24 of them during the summer of 2021 and in so doing they raised £2,435 00 for Macmillan Cancer Support.
They finished with a trip up the infamous Arthur’s Seat within Holyrood Park completing 24 hill tops before heading off to their favourite eating ground of Pizza Express for some well-earned and deserved refuelling.
The Lochaber hills/mountains are very much on their bucket list with Ben Nevis being their No 1 target and who knows why not: Ramsay’s Round.
We wish all of these youngsters all the very best for the future.
Watch this space.