Congratulations! A Winter BG is a MONSTROUS thing to achieve!
Congratulations! A Winter BG is a MONSTROUS thing to achieve!
How many have there been? I know it's not many.
Tao begets one. One begets two. Two begets all things.
Now, I am no BG candidate, let's have that clear.
Having done Leg 1 with the Crumblies a couple of weeks back in awful conditions and heard what it was like on top of Helvellyn at the weekend, I can only be full of admiration at the grit and determination you fellas must have. I was thinking (as the horizontal, driving sleet was lashing my back and arms), how do people do the whole thing in the winter?!
A winter BG is some acheivement... congratulations and then some!
Oh, and Merry Christmas to one and all.
I was taking an amble around Langdale on Saturday and bumped into a few people who were supporting Simon. I am massively impressed by his achievement, especially considering the number of times I fell over, it was seriously slippery conditions!
I *think* it is now up to fourteen. I've added a page to the BG section of my site: http://www.aqvi55.dsl.pipex.com/run/bgr_winter.htm
think that's right bob. I recall that Mike Robinson did his in Feb 2006 - about 22:30 I think.
FMA
I was up in the Dunmail Raise area preparing for a summer BGR attempt this coming June when I met the friendly support crew waiting for Simon to come through. Given that I was slipping all over the place on the way up / down from Seat Sandal I really did not think that Simon would go sub 24 hrs. Really well done ! A fantastic effort.
Tremendous achievement chaps - and hats off to the helpers as well - brilliant and inspirational stuff.
ST