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    Getting ready for a record

    Oct 09, 2020 5 minutes

    Regular TGO contributor James Forrest recently hiked all 214 Wainwrights in just 14 days and 11 hours – a new record for a self-supported round of the Lake District peaks. Hiking alone with no support crew or prearranged help, the 37-year-old clocked up 530 kilometres (329 miles) and ascended 36,000 metres (118,110 feet) during his peak-bagging expedition last month. He wild camped for 14 consecutive nights, cooked his own camp meals and carried everything he needed on his back. Here TGO talks to James about what it takes to plan such an adventure.

    TGO: The hardest part of an adventure is getting to the start line – would you agree?

    : Well, I’d have to say no. Planning routes and organising kit from the safety of my

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