The last time I wrote about the Ramsay was last year when Jez Bragg broke the record of the round which consists of 24 Munros completing it in 18 ours 12 minutes. Then a month later John Ascroft beat that record by over an hour completing in 16.59.That in itself was remarkable but this year a lady, Jasmin Paris smashed both the male and female records completing in 16 hours 13 minutes. I cannot comprehend how anybody could run that fast over that sort of terrain. It is worth remembering that only 4 females have ever completed a Ramsay in under 24 hours.
My friend was not attempting anything so spectacular just wanting to get round even if it took more than 24 hours. My job was to pace her on the section from Loch Treig to Aonach Mor I spent most of last weekend doing a recce and depositing some water on the Grey Corries. The weather was showery and it was quite grim on Aonach Mor. However as I descended the sun started to shine through gaps in the gloom illuminating small wispy clouds floating in the valley- simply stunning.
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| Descending Aonach Mor |
On Tuesday morning my friend started her attempt. She was wearing a tracker so we could watch on the internet as she traversed the mountains which was very exciting.
Unfortunately it soon became clear that she was slower than planned .By mid afternoon she was several hours behind schedule. It turned out that she had some problems with her eyes and was struggling to see - not good when negociating steep slopes and ridges. Eventually with the weather deteriorating and night falling she was forced to pull out . However as she said the mountains will always be there for another go
. So I didn't get to run a step except to retrieve the water I had stashed.
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| The Summit of Sgurr Choinnich Mor with Aonach Beag in the background |
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