Author: Bodil So close, but still so far! In week 10 the girls noticed the hard way that the end of summer is in sight. Libby wrote: This week has been our hardest so far. Possibly not physically, but certainly mentally. The weather took a turn for the worse and we had to visit and … Continue reading The Big Munro Round: Week 10
Author: Bodil With only 43 Munro's to go, the end is coming in sight. In week 9 Lisa and Libby faced one of their biggest challenges, the Cuillin Ridge. For many people a continuous traverse is a lifetime goal, with the ridge providing tricky navigation (magnetic rock makes your compass useless), scrambling and sections of rock … Continue reading The Big Munro Round: Week 9
Author: CORIN Week 8 has been eventful as the girls progress even closer to their goal! It's included fun scrambling on ridges, a delicious pub meal, their 200th Munro and a horrid midge apocalypse. Libby wrote: This week has been Fun! We started the week with a scramble up the Forcan ridge onto The Saddle. … Continue reading The Big Munro Round: Week 8
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
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
