PADDY BUCKLEY ROUND (47 Peaks Ascent 28000ft Distance 61 miles)

This is the Snowdonia equivalent of the BGR and generally acknowledged to be a tougher by at least an hour. Most of the round is set in the well-known areas of Snowdon, the Carneddau, the Glyderau and the Moelwynion. Paddy Buckley devised the round. Although everyone will aim to complete the circuit in sub-24 hours no time limit is stipulated. The route may be started from any point and completed in either a clockwise or anti-clockwise direction.

The RAMSAY ROUND (24 Munros Ascent 28000 ft Distance 66 miles)

Starting from Glen Nevis Youth Hostel it takes in the Mamores, the Loch Treig munros, the Grey Corries, the Aanochs, Carn Mor Dearg and Ben Nevis. Ramsay first completed it in 1978.  This is a very remote and difficult challenge again requiring completion within 24hrs. Only 10% of the number of the attempts for the BGR.

JOSS NAYLOR CHALLENGE 20 summits, 17,000ft Distance 48miles

The inaugural run from Pooley Bridge to Wasdale was made by Joss Naylor in 1990, at the age of 54; in very bad weather with heavy rain and a strong SW wind Joss completed the run to Greendale Bridge in 11 hours and 30 minutes.  The challenge is offered to fell runners over the age of 50 to complete the run in set times according to their age group, with the V50 required completion time of 12hrs considered particularly challenging.

DENIS RANKIN ROUND (39 peaks over 400m – 90km – 6,500m ascent)

The Denis Rankin Round is a circuit of all the peaks (x39) in the Mourne mountains over 400m in height, covering 90km and 6500m in ascent. The challenge is to complete this within a 24 hour period.

The Round is named after Denis Rankin, a pioneer and leading light in fell running and mountain marathons in Northern Ireland since the 1970’s, who tragically died on 16th May 2013 competing in a fell race on Slievemoughanmore.