1990
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Prolog part 1 - Intro to the idea
Prolog part 2 - Intro to the team
Prolog part 3 - The rules and pre event activities
About to start - Final lead up to the off
Blaven + 2 - Eddie opens in the southern Cuillin
Cuillin - Ian on a high over the main Cuillin ridge
Beinn Fhada + 2 - Dave gets his pacing seriously wrong
Brothers and Sisters - Rob gets the highs and the lows
Beinn Sgritheall - Tony tests his ankle
The Saddle + 1 - Alwyn has a glorious night
Knoydart - John discovers the rough bounds in the very early morning
Glens Dessary & Kingie - Eddie blitzes a long leg then the first major cock up
Loch Quoich East - Rob masters these two
South Glen Shiel ridge +1 - Dave races the dark
North Cluanie - Tony makes great time in poor weather at night
Glen Affric North - Alwyn masters this monster leg in deteriorating weather
Strathfarrar - John masters poor weather and a very long way to the first hill
Mullardoch North - Ian romps this remote long leg in wet weather
NW Loch Monar - Eddie descends the wrong ridge in the cloud and the night
Fionn Bheinn - Rob enjoys the gentle grass and pulls out a good time
Coulags - Tony completes this great trio in deteriorating weather
Liathach - Alwyn exults in this Torridon giant in suddenly great weather
Beinn Alligin - John rues the splendours he misses on this steep up and down
Beinn Eighe - Ian summits the last Torridon giant in glorious weather
Slioch - Eddie's knees are in a bad way, but the views are exceptional
Fisherfield - Dave enjoy's the beautiful light before racing darkness.
An Teallach - Rob braves the night in fine weather on this stunning hill
Fannich West- Tony's ankle is loosening up on these lovely running hills
Fannich East - John romps over these fabulously runnable hills
Ben Wyvis - Eddie races his mug of tea
Beinn Dearg + 5 - Alwyn extolls the beauty of this fabulous group
Assynt - Ian observes approaching rain
Klibreck - Dave beats the oncoming rain and the dark
Hope - Dave muses over the magnitude of the event, and the relay goes south
L Lochy - Rob's hopes of good paths are dashed in newly felled forest
Glenfinnan W - Tony compares a dramatic winter trip to today's cloudy leg
Gulvain - John enjoys the nuances of the navigation on this leg
Mull - Eddie can't stop to watch the dramatic weather for fear of missing the ferry
Beinn a' Bheitheir - Dave is struggling after his exploits the night before
Beinn Sgulaird - Rob enjoys the atmospherics and this rugged hill
Bidean nam Bian +2 - Alwyn forgets his torch for this intricate rocky night leg
The Buachailles - Tony makes a tactical error on a beautiful morning
Blackmount - Ian makes a colossal cock up
B Starav + 4 - John enjoys the variety of these hills
Aonach Eagach - Eddie finds the pinnacle ridge greasy in borrowed shoes
E Mamores - Dave loves the free running scrambly mix
W Mamores - Rob has a slow nightmare
Ben Nevis + 3 - Alwyn cannot find the way in the dark with failed torch
Going pear shaped - We are stretched and things fail to go smoothly
Grey Corries + 2 - Tony regrets that his night dawn slot has slipped into the day
Loch Treig E - Ian enjoys some excellent running terrain
Ben Alder + 3 - John manages increasingly fierce weather
Ardverikie 7 - Eddie, torchless races the oncoming night in wild weather
Creag Meagaidh + 4 - Rob braves a major challenge and is well rewarded
Monadh Liath - Dave is ecstatic in a brief fine weather window
Drumochter W - Tony risks shoes in torrential rain
Drumochter E - Alwyn loves the free easy running despite cloud and gale
G Feshie - John finds these Cairngorm outliers to be not what he was expecting
Braeriach + 4 - Ian dreads the night leg, but gets on a real high with it
Cairngorm + 5 - Eddie enjoys the early hours in a gale
Ian has a time warp - Ian's euphoric drug like state continues with a loss of reality
E Cairngorms - Dave is shattered by his second long leg within 24 hours
Mount Keen - Rob copes with the endless peat hags of this unusual Munro
Lochnagar + 4 - John fights the gale, then is blown ahead by it
Glas Maol + 7 - Alwyn romps over this plateau with a glorious sunset
Cairnwell + 5 - A very sick Tony struggles over these disjointed hills through the night
Beinn a' Ghlo + 2 - Ian suffers until the sunshine and high running overcome his woes
Atholl Hills - Eddie enjoys the weather, nature and feeling fresher
Schiehallion + 4 - Dave worries about his knees on a glorious hot day
Meall Buidhe - Rob enjoys a relaxed short outing in the fine weather
Stuchd an Lochain - Ian relishes the racing feel of this short fine weather leg
Meall Ghaordie - Alwyn's race to beat the hour flounders in the bracken
Meall nan Tarmachan - Tony feels the pressure to make his the quickest of all legs
Ben Lawers + 5 - Eddie's glorious evening rapidly turns into a sodden night
Things go wrong - A torrid night is had by Rob, Eddie and Diana
Ben Chonzie - John finally gets a night leg, in very wet weather
Loch Earn - Ian enjoys battling with the elements in the early morning
G Dochart NE - Our thoughts turn to rescue as the exhausted Rob struggles
Ben More + 1 - Tony reminisces
Cruach Ardrain + 4 - John enjoys nearly 4 hours in the cloud
B Challum + 2 - Alwyn has an interesting leg mostly in the cloud but with some sunset scenes
B Dorain + 4 - Dave storms his dreaded night leg in improving weather
Creise - Ian has an unexpectedly long treck to capture this hill he missed out earlier
Ben Lui + 3 - Eddie enjoys his final run mostly in the cloud
Cruachan E - Rob gets no views but is deeply satisfied to finish
Cruachan W - Tony thinks he's left the van too late
B Bhuidhe - Alwyn fights to try to beat a very tight schedule
Arrochar Alps - John really pushes his final leg in glorious weather
B Vorlich Arrochar - Dave flies over his final leg
Ben Lomond - A mini relay completes all 277 in 12 days 17 hours and 8 minutes
Team afterthoughts - Members reflect on the experience
Eddie's afterthoughts - My final reflections on 1990
Route Summary