Metric categories

[Stolly]

Being Pedantic, the fellsman isn't technically a "true" fell race, as it's not an FRA-registered event...

I believe it comes under the same definition as LDWA challenge events.

Of course, in reality, most of the people doing it run it and are definitely racing at the front end, so it is a fell race from that point of view.

And it is definitely hard - not something I aspire to do any time in the near to mid future.

Being pedantic with your pedanticness ( ) I think a race need only be in the fells to be called a fell race. FRA-registered is neither here nor there.

But were the Fellsman to have a category it would only be BL thats for sure. Heck the first 3 peaks - Ingleborough, Whernside and Gragareth - would qualify as an AL on their own and thats with, what, another 8 mountain/ridge tops and 47 miles to go after that