Author: CORIN Rain, rain and more rain wreak havoc on week 7 of Lisa and Libby's Munro Adventure, but it doesn't stop them from continuing. Lisa wrote: It has been a wet week! We started the week with a long soggy walk out from Ben Alder bothy over 5 Munros (Sgor Gaibhre, Carn Dearg, Beinn … Continue reading The Big Munro Round: Week 7
Author: Bodil Weeks are flying by now, and the girls are past the halfway point and also have no more Munro's to tick off in the South of Scotland! Libby wrote: The start of this week (7th August) was a day of celebrations. It was Lisa's birthday which she celebrated by eating an entire coffee … Continue reading The Big Munro Round: Week 6
Another big week - this week we have been ticking off the Munros in the Cairngorms, have had plenty of visitors which has helped keep our spirits high as we approach the halfway point. After resting most of the day we we had a relaxed walk into the base of Carn Bhac on Sunday evening … Continue reading The Big Munro round: Week 5
Lisa and Libby have had a great week, keeping up their 4 Munros-a-day average and making it to Munro 100! They wrote: We started the week from Glen Lochay in glorious sunshine. On Monday we bagged Sgiath Chuil, Meall Glas, Creag Mhor & Beinn Heasgarnich and had blue skies, fluffy marshmallow clouds and view from … Continue reading The Big Munro round: Week 4
Author: Bodil The third week of their continuous, self propelled Munro round has been a successful one for Libby and Lisa. With better weather and their bodies adopting to the great amount of exercise, they seem like they are actually having fun! Lisa wrote: "It's the end of week 3 and our bodies are getting … Continue reading The Big Munro Round: Week 3
Author: Corin Lisa and Libby started their Big Munro round Monday 3rd of July, 2017 and are now about to start the 3rd week on their adventure! So here's an update on how week 2 went... Libby wrote: "We had a rest day in Fort William on Tuesday to do some more route planning and … Continue reading The Big Munro Round: Week 2
Author: Bodil Lisa and Libby have started their Big Munro round at 12am on Monday 3rd of July, 2017. Corin and I came up on the weekend to join them, running three Munro days with them! The week started off on the Isle of Mull, with one Munro and a kayak onto the mainland. Lisa … Continue reading The Big Munro Round: Week 1
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Authors: Lisa and Bodil Last autumn Bodil and Lisa took on the OMM (Original Mountain Marathon) which was held in Galloway Forest Park, Glentrool, Scotland. Read about how they got on during this test of endurance and navigation.. What are mountain marathons? Mountain marathons are generally two day running events where competitors have to be entirely … Continue reading OMM – Mountain Marathon in Glentrool
Authors: Lisa and Bodil When setting out on a Mountain Marathon you will need to carry everything for a night's camping, in your running backpack. So, when all the grams count, what do we carry around? Lisa Backpack: OMM 20 L Sleeping bag: Rab Neutrino endurance 200 Sleeping mat: Balloon bed (tip - don't let them … Continue reading Mountain Marathon: what we carry
