24 Hour Challenges
Fell runners have set many of the peak bagging records in the UK. In 1932 the Lakeland runner Bob Graham set a record of 42 Lakeland peaks in 24 hours. His feat, now known as the Bob Graham Round, was not repeated for many years (in 1960); by 2011, however, it had become a fell-runner's test-piece, and had been repeated by more than 1610 people. Building on the basic 'Round' later runners such as Eric Beard (56 tops in 1963) and Joss Naylor (72 tops in 1975) have raised the 24 hour Lakeland record considerably. The present record is 77 peaks, and was set by Mark Hartell in 1997. The ladies' record is 64 peaks, set in 2011 by Nicky Spinks.
Most fell running regions have their own challenges or "rounds":
- Lake District – The Bob Graham Round
- Scotland – The Ramsay Round
- North Wales – The Paddy Buckley Round
- South Wales - South Wales Traverse
- Ireland – The Wicklow Round
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