So, having made the big announcement that I’m going to climb 300,000ft of ascent in 2011 (equals 5769ft/week), I had better keep a record of my progress (or lack of, maybe). **UPDATE** On March 7th, I’ve upped the challenge to 1,000ft per day – 365,000ft for the year. It makes the maths easier! Here goes [...]

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Can I do it? Can I climb 300,000 feet of ascent in 2011? To be honest, I don’t know, but I guess that’s why it’s a challenge. By the way, “climbing” for me means walking uphill – I’m very much a hill-walker, a Munroist indeed! Break it down and it only equals 822 ft per [...]

Tags: challenge, hillwalking, Ochils, Scotland