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Philip Tranter's round
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The original 24 hour concept, now superceded by Charlie Ramsay's Round, but a magnificent and natural expedition none-the-less. The 40 mile (20,600 feet of ascent) route takes in the Mamores plus the Grey Corries, Aonachs, and Ben Nevis and was first achieved by Philip Tranter in June 1964.
Mark McDermott (solo/unsupported) set the record of 12 hours 50 mins in 1990 [Ref: MM].
Dawn Scott holds the ladies record in a time of 15 hrs 57 mins. She travelled anticlockwise, finishing with Ben Nevis just after daybreak on 19th July 2000.
In winter conditions the 24 hour record has still to be broken. However, three completions are briefly noted here:
Nick Carter, 29 hours 23 mins, unsupported, 13th/14th January 2001.
Glyn Jones, 29 hours 49 mins, solo/unsupported, 13th/14th January 2001 [Ref:FR 6/01].
John Fleetwood 26 hours 40 mins on 18th/19th December 2002 - the quickest winter Tranter Round to date . His anticlockwise solo/unsupported effort was in cold and icy conditions, but with little snow - a good effort, admirably close to the winter solstice [Ref: FR 6/03]
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