See someone is having a go now.. its on the book.. Jason?
Started yesterday 3 pm so should be finishing soon..
Any news?
Good luck to them, photos of last night at sunset look great.
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See someone is having a go now.. its on the book.. Jason?
Started yesterday 3 pm so should be finishing soon..
Any news?
Good luck to them, photos of last night at sunset look great.
Just seen this on twitter: "Fantastic winter Ramsay Round completion for Jon Gay, 23.18!" The first sub 24hr winter Ramsay! Well done!
That's a real moment, one of the real challenges left unbroken. Well done that man.
Fantastic achievement for a great mate... so pleased it was Jon!
Wow, brilliant achievement. Well done :thumbup:
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Originally Posted by RaceTheSweeper
Abs. Superb. Awesome achievement, first sub 24.. Noone can ever take that away from you! Part of the history of the round now.. Well done!
Well done Jon! Worth waiting for the conditions, I look forward to your report.
Well done that man on a fantastic achievement.
Fantastic effort. Brilliant weekend for it mind, absolutely glorious conditions. And here's me not even realising he was having a go. A smashing guy and a hardy runner, well deserved.
There were 3 of us out there at the weekend.
I don't think I was ever going to get particularly far having lost all fitness with the cold from hell - ill for the whole month of December, recovering through all of january and only just back in training.
I'd given up on any attempt on the Ramsay this winter but when the weather, the snow conditions and the moon all alligned for this weekend and I simply could not resist the temptation to just see if maybe...
The weather was great - not walll to wall sunshine but largely clear and largely calm, though there were localised bits of cloud clinging to tops and ridges, localised blasts of wind whistling over but on the whole really good. The snow cover was full and complete at higher levels with all tops, ridges and bealachs in deep cover. It was all in perfect condition, firm and giving a good grip.
This was the weekend.
I set off at about 6:50 pm on Saturday and the crossing of the Ben, CMD arette, CMD and the watershed was just the most fantstic experience with everything blanketed in snow, ridges and mountainsides lit by the moon and cast in shadow - simply awesome. If you ever get the opportunity to do this or similar then you won't regret it - such an experience! From Aonach Mor I had a fair bit of cloud so no more fabulous moonlit views for me.
I progressed to Leachach bothy in 6 hours and 10 but called it a day at that. Whilst bang on schedule I wasn't eating well and I think the superb snow conditions were flattering me, I was starting to tire and that was it for me. Nevertheless I'd had a superb night's experience on the hill and at least given it a shot.
So I put on every one of my 6 top layers and 3 leg layers and curled up for a cold and uncomfortable night on a bare wooden sleeping platform.
In the morning I chatted to the 3 other occupants of the bothy 2 were walkers - one was Jim Paxton of DP recceing for a summer Ramsey.
At about 7 am another chap turned up looking for Willy - "whats he up to ?" I asked " Oh - ridiculous things " came the response - "the Ramsey Round then " I said. correct.
This was part of Jason's support for his ACW round. Given the 3pm start and the time of day, plus the understanding that he'd been an hour down on schedule after the Mamores we deduced that Jason had likely abandoned at Fersit and this was indeed the case. I don't know more than this.
On to Jon.
Well done Jon.
The man who with his brother Dan has probably been trying to crack the winter round for longer than anyone.
Last year Jon and Dan and I set off on our attepts together at the same time, back to back though as they headed anti-clockwise to my clockwise. Afterwards in the pub back in Edinburgh I asked Dan how many attempts he and Jon had made and he wasn't entirely sure, half a dozen or more. I think the unsure bit comes from some of them never really having any realistic chance of success due to coditions.
Well, this time the conditions were perfect and Jon was ready (Dan is away round the world cycling or some such).
I've not spoken to Jon but have gleaned a few morsels.
An 8am start on Saturday, clockwise. Solo.
Across the Grey Corries Jon was going well. I know this because the stride length of his inov8 tracks showed he was stetching out and cruising - it was a stride length that I was not able to match.
The next report comes from one of Jason's support team who I spoke to back at Glen Nevis. They met him somewhere across Surr Eilde Mor ( I never understood quite where) again going strong and according to this chap 4 hours up on a 24 hour schedule. This I don't believe was ever the case. Particularly as I saw lights across Sgurr Eilde Mor when I was on Stob Ban - about midnight / 1 am. whether this was Jon or Jason's group I don't know but it puts him roughly thereabouts at midnight. Off an 8 am start then that is around 24 hour schedule. Best explaination is that Jon was about 4 hours up on Tom Philips' 27 hours. This was indeed the outcome for Jon in 23:18.
Again, well done Jon
As Mark mentions - the last big challenge has been cracked and its fantastic that its gone to Jon, based in Fort William and who has persevered over several years to finally break the 24 hour Winter Round.
Congratulations that man.