Bob Graham

The Bob Graham 24 Hour Club

Records

Eric Beard on his 56 peaks record run, 1963 - Eric Beard, Des Oliver, Stan Bradshaw, Alan Heaton, Ken Heaton.  Photo: Fred Rogerson

For many members of the Club, achievement of the 42 Peaks Round in under 24 hours is their sole goal. But as Selwyn records in his Introduction there have been some ‘extraordinary achievements’ across the Lakeland Fells since 1960. Here are some of them (and apologies in advance for any errors, or if your list would be different to this one!)

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Record Lists

The following section uses the data from the list of the completions of standard rounds, that list is complete to the end of last year - (2023). Select options from the drop down lists to see the relevant data.

Lake District 24 Hour Fell Record (Men)

See the 24hr Record page for the criteria for that and other extended Rounds and challenges.

The number in parentheses after a name is their club membership number. For more information about any of those listed click on their membership number.

Name Year Tops Time Extra tops added
Bob Graham (~)19324223:39
Alan Heaton (1)19604222:18
Ken Heaton (3)19615122:13OMITTED: Rossett Pike.
ADDED: Pike o'Blisco, Cold Pike, Crinkle Crags, Shelter Crags, Allen Craggs, Pavey Ark, Loft Crag, Lingmell, Scoat Fell, Skiddaw Little Man
Alan Heaton (1)19625423:48ADDED: Scar Crags, Causey Pike, Aiken Knott
Eric Beard (4)19635623:35OMITTED: Scar Crags, Causey Pike.
ADDED: Fairfield, Greatrigg Man, Sail, Crag Hill, Grisedale Pike
Alan Heaton (1)19656023:34OMITTED: Fairfield, Greatrigg Man.
ADDED: Red Howe/Little Stand, Scar Crags, Wandope, Grasmoor, Sand Hill, Hobcarton Pike
Joss Naylor (5)19716123:37OMITTED: Lingmell.
ADDED: Base Brown, Causey Pike
Joss Naylor (5)19726323:35ADDED: Lingmell, Whiteless Pike
Joss Naylor (5)19757223:11ADDED: Lonscale Fell, Little Calva, Great Sca Fell, Knott, Coombe Height, Fairfield, Hart Crag, Greatrigg Man, Rossett Pike
Mark McDermott (375)19887623:26ADDED: Bowscale Fell, Bannerdale Crags, Ladyside Pike, Whiteside
Mark Hartell (668)19977723:47ADDED: Catstycam
Kim Collison (1463)20207823:45ADDED: Fleetwith Pike
Andy Berry (2003)20237823:23

Lake District 24 Hour Fell Record (Women)

Name Year Tops Time Extra tops added
Jean Dawes ⪡6919774223:37
Anne-Marie Grindley ⪡9819784221:05
Ros Coats ⪡12919794220:31
Anne-Marie Grindley ⪡9819795823:30ADDED: Lonscale Fell, Skiddaw Little Man, Sale How, Calfhowe Pike, Pavey Ark, Loft Crag, Stirrup Crag, Scoat Fell, Looking Stead, Kirkfell East top, Whiteless Pike, Wandope, Eel Crag, Sail, Scar Crags, Causey Pike
Ann Stentiford ⪡65219946223:17ADDED: Catstycam, Lingmell, Haycock, Grasmoor
Nicky Spinks ⪡125720116423:15ADDED: Fleetwith Pike, Sand Hill
Carol Morgan ⪡176620206523:57ADDED: Grizedale Pike
Nicky Spinks ⪡125720216523:45
Fiona Pascall ⪡225720226823:26ADDED: Knott, Bowscale Fell, High Spy

Double Bob Graham Rounds

We have recorded the times of all completions of this challenge. The current fastest time has a gold background.

NameDateTimeNotes
Boyd Millen ⪡14 197752 hours 30 mins Keswick - CW - Keswick - ACW - Keswick
Roger Baumeister ⪡60 197946 hours 34 mins Keswick - CW - Wasdale - ACW - Wasdale - CW - Keswick
Eric Draper ⪡769 199550 hours 35 mins Keswick - CW - Keswick - ACW - Keswick
Nicky Spinks ⪡1257 2016 05 14/1545 hours 30 mins Keswick - CW - Wasdale - ACW - Wasdale - CW - Keswick
Tom Hollins ⪡1750 201852 hours 30 mins Keswick - ACW - Keswick - CW - Keswick
Stuart Walker ⪡1542 2019 08 24/2651 hours 18 mins Keswick - CW - Keswick - CW - Keswick
Gwynn Stokes ⪡1957 2020 08 1/354 hours 30 mins Keswick - CW - Keswick - CW - Keswick
Dougie Zinis ⪡2268 2021 09 10/1145 hours 03 mins Keswick - ACW - Keswick - CW - Keswick

60 Peaks at 60

Name Date Time Notes
Yiannis Tridimas ⪡901 2005 23 hours 52 minutes

55 Peaks at 55

There is no standard set of peaks for this challenge, hover your mouse over each name to see the extra peaks that person visited.

NameDateTimeNotes
Calfhow Pike, Hanging Knotts, Stirrup Crag, Black Fell, Looking SteadGeorge Brass ⪡19 199823 hours 44 mins The first 55@55. Actually 56 at the time
Calfhow Pike, Pavey Ark, Hanging Knotts, Stirrup Crag, Scoat Fell, Black Fell, Looking Stead, Causey Pike, Scar Crags, Sail, Eel Crag, Wandhope, Whitless PikePaul Murray ⪡91 199723 hours 24 mins
Lonscale Fell, Skiddaw Little Man, Calfhow Pike, Hart Crag, Great Rigg Man, Pavey Ark, Loft Crags, Hanging Knotts, Allen Crags, Stirrup Crag, Scoat Fell, Black Fell, Looking SteadDennis Lucas ⪡600 199823 hours 36 mins
Dave Makin ⪡1196 2017 Actually a 56@56
Kirk Fell East, Looking Stead, Black Crag, Scoat Fell, Stirrup Crag, Symonds Knott, Hanging Knotts, Loft Crag, Pavey Ark, Cofa Pike, High Crag, Calfhow Pike, Atkinson Pike, Mungrisedale CommonJulie Carter ⪡1292 201923 hours 48 mins First lady to complete 55@55

53 Peaks at 50

Name Date Time Notes
Wendy Dodds ⪡139 2002 22 hours 38 minutes

50 Peaks at 50

There is no standard set of peaks for this challenge, hover your mouse over each name to see the extra peaks that person visited.

NameDateNotes
Skiddaw Little Man, Scoat Fell, Causey Pike, Scar Crags, Sail, Eel Crag, Wandhope, Whitless PikeEddy Hill ⪡32 1977Completed their qualifying round in 1975.
Pavey Ark, Scoat Fell, Causey Pike, Scar Crags, Sail, Eel Crag, Wandhope, Whitless PikeDon Talbot ⪡7 1982Completed their qualifying round in 1971.
Pavey Ark, Scoat Fell, Causey Pike, Scar Crags, Sail, Eel Crag, Wandhope, Whitless PikeTom Sykes ⪡17 1983Completed their qualifying round in 1974.
Pavey Ark, Scoat Fell, Causey Pike, Scar Crags, Sail, Eel Crag, Wandhope, Whitless PikePeter Parkin ⪡176 1983Completed their qualifying round in 1980.
Lonscale Fell, Skiddaw Little Man, Little Calva, Pavey Ark, Loft Crag, Allen Crags, Scoat FellAlan Barber ⪡33 1987Completed their qualifying round in 1975.
Pavey Ark, Scoat Fell, Causey Pike, Scar Crags, Sail, Eel Crag, Wandhope, Whitless PikePaul Murray ⪡91 1993Completed their qualifying round in 1978.
Lonscale Fell, Skiddaw Little Man, Hart Crag, Great Rigg Man, Pavey Ark, Loft Crags, Allen Crags, Scoat FellDennis Lucas ⪡600 1993Completed their qualifying round in 1989.
Not knownRalph Stephenson ⪡284 1994Completed their qualifying round in 1983.
Lonscale Fell, Skiddaw Little Man, Little Calva, Great Rigg Man, Pavey Ark, Loft Crags, Allen Crags, Scoat FellHarry Waterhouse ⪡819 1993
Lonscale Fell, Skiddaw Little Man, Little Calva, Great Rigg Man, Pavey Ark, Loft Crags, Allen Crags, Scoat FellMike Elwell ⪡820 1993
Lonscale Fell, Skiddaw Little Man, Hart Crag, Great Rigg Man, Pavey Ark, Loft Crags, Allen Crags, Scoat FellYiannis Tridimas ⪡901 1995
Lonscale Fell, Skiddaw Little Man, Little Calva, Great Rigg Man, Pavey Ark, Loft Crags, Allen Crags, Scoat FellLionel Howarth ⪡893 1995Completed their qualifying round in 1994.
Lonscale Fell, Skiddaw Little Man, Little Calva, Bannerdale Crags, Pavey Ark, Loft Crags, Allen Crags, Scoat FellPeter Simpson ⪡93 1998Completed their qualifying round in 1978.
Lonscale Fell, Skiddaw Little Man, Hart Crag, Great Rigg Man, Pavey Ark, Loft Crags, Allen Crags, Scoat FellMike Sadula ⪡583 1999Completed their qualifying round in 1989.
Skiddaw Little Man, Mungrisedale Common, Calfhow Pike, High Crag, Loft Crag, Scoat Fell, Black Crag, Looking SteadGeoff Davis ⪡1109 2007Completed their qualifying round in 1999.
Lonscale Fell, Skiddaw Little Man, Pavey Ark, Loft Crags, Stirrup Crag, Scoat Fell, Black Crags, Looking SteadDavid Waide ⪡1414 2008
Lonscale Fell, Skiddaw Little Man, Calfhow Pike, Great Rigg Man, Loft Crag, Scoat Fell, Black Crag, Looking SteadGeoff Pettengell ⪡435 2008Completed their qualifying round in 1986.
Lonscale Fell, Skiddaw Little Man, Causey Pike, Scar Crags, Sail, Eel Crag, Wandhope, Whitless PikeMark Richards ⪡1556 2010
Lonscale Fell, Skiddaw Little Man, Calfhow Pike, High Crag, Hart Crag, Great Rigg Man, Pavey Ark, Loft Crag, Allen Crags, Scoat Fell, Black CragDave Makin ⪡1196 2012Completed their qualifying round in 2003.
Skiddaw Little Man, Calfhow Pike, High Crag, Pavey Ark, Loft Crag, Scoat Fell, Black Crag, Looking SteadClare Regan ⪡1360 2018The first lady to do a 50 @ 50.
Little Man, Mungrisedale Common, Atkinson Pike, Calfhow Pike, High Crags, Pavey Ark, Loft Crag, Hanging Knotts, Allen Crags, Symonds Knott, Stirrup Crag, Scoat Fell, Black Crag, Looking Steads, Kirk Fell EastChris Welton ⪡2112 2023Actually did 57 tops.
Black Crag, Scoat Fell, Stirrup Crag, Loft Crag, Pavey Ark, Calfhow Pike, Skiddaw Little Man, LatriggPhil Vincent ⪡1462 2023


For the two challenges below, The Wainwrights and Steve Parr Rounds, we currently maintain the data. However if in future they become more popular it may be that they have their own dedicated websites in which case we will simply link to those.

The Wainwrights Round (214 Summits)

We have chosen to record the times of all continuous completions of this challenge. The men's and women’s record times have gold backgrounds.

NameDateTimeNotes
Alan Heaton ⪡1 19859 days 16 hours 42 mins
Joss Naylor ⪡5 19867 days 1 hours 25 mins
Steve Birkinshaw ⪡1244 20146 days 12 hours 58 mins
Simon Barnett ⪡1451 201714 days 9 hours 30 mins
Paul Tierney ⪡1725 20196 days 6 hours 5 mins
Mel Steventon ⪡2304 202013 days 12 hours 16 mins Did not start at or visit the Moot Hall
James Forrest (~) 2020 14 days 11 hours 0 mins Solo Self Supported
Tom Hollins ⪡1750 20216 days 17 hours 33 mins
Christopher Gaskin (~) 2021 11 days 10 hours 58 mins Solo Unsupported
Sabrina Verjee ⪡2259 20215 days 23 hours 49 mins Current fastest women's time. Did not start at the Moot Hall but visited it.
James Gibson (~) 2021 8 days 6 hours 44 mins First Winter completion.
James Gibson (~) 2022 6 days 5 hours 8 mins
John Kelly ⪡2289 20225 days 12 hours 15 mins Current outright record.
Carol Morgan ⪡1766 20226 days 10 hours 43 mins
Dougie Zinis ⪡2268 20226 days 3 hours 48 mins

The fastest men's time is that by John Kelly on 2022 in a time of 5d 12hr 15m. The fastest women's time is that by Sabrina Verjee on 2021 in a time of 5d 23hr 49m.

Steve Parr Round (61 Peaks, 116 Miles and 42,550 feet of ascent, sub 48 hours)

We have chosen to record the times of all continuous completions of this challenge. The men's and women’s record times have gold backgrounds.

NameDateTimeNotes
Steve Parr ⪡203 1984-07-2842 hours 55 mins First completion
Tim Ripper ⪡1873 2019-03-2951 hours 39 mins
Paul Wilson ⪡2067 2020-07-2547 hours 35 mins Second sub 48hr round
Kirsty Hewitson ⪡1403 2020-08-2952 hours 37 mins First female. Did not start at the Moot Hall but visited it.
Howard Dracup (~) 2020-09-17 42 hours 37 mins
Joe Faulkner ⪡318 2020-10-1467 hours 30 mins Did not start at or visit the Moot Hall.
James Gibson (~) 2021-2-26 53 hours 48 mins First winter completion
Angela White (~) 2021-6-09 72 hours 35 mins Celebrating her 62nd birthday! Did not start at or visit the Moot Hall.
Andy Berry ⪡2003 2021-6-1933 hours 45 mins Current fastest time
Paul Nelson ⪡1914 2021-7-1036 hours 52 mins Fastest anti-clockwise time
Richard Kendall ⪡1518 2022-5-0845 hours 31 mins
Sabrina Verjee ⪡2259 2022-5-1539 hours 21 mins
Jack Oliver ⪡2611 2023-01-2947 hours 11 mins Second winter completion.
Carol Morgan ⪡1766 2023-04-0937 hours 11 mins Fastest women's time
Mingma Tshering Sherpa (~) 2023-05-12 69 hours 02 mins First Solo Unsupported Round
Ben McGovern ⪡2505 2023-06-0341 hours 02 mins
Tim Wiggins ⪡2068 2023-06-0341 hours 08 mins
Thomas Dobbing ⪡2278 2024-05-0543 hours 51 mins

The fastest men's time is that by Andy Berry on 2021-6-19 in a time of 33:45. The fastest women's time is that by Carol Morgan on 2023-04-09 in a time of 37:11.

Winter Bob Graham Rounds

The fastest time for a winter round is currently that by Kim Collison on 1st December 2019 in a time of 15hrs 47 minutes. The fastest ladies’ time is that by Henriette Albon on 19th December 2023 in a time of 17hrs 55 minutes

Please refer to the Winter Rounds page for more information.

Fastest Bob Graham Rounds

Jack Kuenzle - 2nd September 2022  ⫗  12hrs 23 minutes
Beth Pascal - 24th July 2020  ⫗  14hrs 34 minutes