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    Winter Wonderman

    Jan 21, 2022 5 minutes

    RUNNING THE WAINWRIGHTS in one continuous round is a hard enough prospect in summer – add winter conditions into the mix and it becomes a nigh-on superhuman feat. In December, though, James Gibson battled through Storm Barra to become the first person to complete this Lakeland winter challenge. It took him 8 days 6 hours 43 minutes and 49 seconds to run the 214-fell round, which encompasses 325 miles and 36,000 metres of ascent. We caught up with him to hear about what it was like…

    Congratulations! How are you feeling? Has it sunk in yet?

    It’s starting to sink in, yes, although I’m definitely not used to all this attention! I’m just beginning to try and piece together what happened when in my mind. After a couple of weeks, I’ll probably draw a sketch of it.

    A project

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