In 1984 George Keeping accomplished the first continuous round of the Munros entirely on foot (and ferry) in 135 days. He went on to complete the English and Welsh 3,000 foot peaks in a further 29 days. [71] Liathach (Spidean a' Choire Lèith)". Hill Bagging – the online version of the Database of British and Irish Hills (DoBIH). 2019 . Retrieved 19 June 2019. Chris Smith became the first Member of Parliament to complete the Munros when he reached the summit of Sgùrr nan Coireachan on 27 May 1989. [67]

I’ve tried other brands but in my opinion, Berghaus boots offer the best combination of comfort and durability for the money, plus they’re generous with the ankle support and the soles are extra grippy. This is, without doubt, the remotest Munro I’ve included in this article as it’s located in the far-northern county of Sutherland and is, in fact, the most northerly mountain on the British mainland. In the winter of 2005–06, Steve Perry completed a continuous unsupported round entirely on foot (and ferry). [74] He is also the first person to have completed two continuous Munro rounds, having also walked Land's End to John O'Groats via every mainland 3,000ft mountain between 18 February 2003 and 30 September 2003. [75] Fastest rounds [ edit ]The list of Munros dates from 1891, and 255 of the 282 Munros below, were on the original 1891 list; [2] while 28 of the 226 Munro Tops, were once Munros. [8] Climbers who complete all Munros in the prevailing Munro's Tables are called Munroists, and the first Munroist was A. E. Robertson in 1901; his is recorded as Munroist Number 1 on the official SMC list, which by 31 December 2022, numbered 7,390 names. [10] Munroists are eligible to join the Munro Society. [11] Munro mountains by height [ edit ] Clerk of the List (October 2018). "Compleators". Scottish Mountaineering Club. The SMC hold a record of Munros, Corbetts, Grahams and Donalds compleators.

Sir Hugh T. Munro; Derek A. Bearhop (1997). Munro's Tables (Scottish Mountaineering Club District Guides). Scottish Mountaineering Club. ISBN 978-0907521532. DEMPSTER, ANDREW (2021). MURNOS a history. [S.l.]: LUATH PRESS LTD. ISBN 978-1-910022-98-6. OCLC 1287921905.Donalds, or Donald Hills, are subsequently defined from Donald Tops, where a Hill is the highest Top with a separation of 17 units or less. A unit is either one twelfth of a mile along a Top's connecting ridge or 50ft (30.5m) in elevation between the Top and its connecting bealach/col. The separation is the sum of these two measures.

The Munros were first listed by Sir Hugh Munro (1856 - 1919) in his 'Munros Tables', published in the Journal of the Scottish Mountaineering Club (SMC) in 1891. Sir Hugh divided the summits into 283 seperate mountains (now known as the Munros), whilst 255 further summits over 3000 feet were considered to be only subsidiary 'Tops'. His list caused quite a stir at the time, as it had previously been thought that there were only around 30 mountains of that height.

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From Loch Earn, follow the A85 to the village of Comrie and take the minor Monument Road for 5 miles till you get to the Ben Chonzie car park. There’s only space for perhaps 5 vehicles so I suggest getting there early as parking on the narrow verge is difficult. Drummond, Peter; Ian Mitchell (1993). The First Munroist – the Reverend A E Robertson. Ernest Press. Scottish Mountaineering Club: This is one of the most respected clubs for climbing in Scotland. The SMC has been operating for over 100 years and they have a wealth of information about Munros as well as hosting a number of club meets and events. Members can even book one of their huts which are strategically positioned close to mountain ranges.

a b Dan Bailey, "The Youngest Munro Completer", ukclimbing.com, 2 September 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2011. Howard, Rob (15 July 1992). "Triathlon: Keeping faith on the road to Ben Hope: A triathlon peak has been scaled in the Highlands this week". The Independent . Retrieved 2 September 2020.The Cairngorm mountain range is located in the heart of the Highlands, more-or-less dead centre in the vast Cairngorms National Park. The Cairngorm range is part of the wider Grampian mountains which cover a large area of Scotland between the far northern Highlands and the Central Lowlands, and it includes many of the highest mountains in the UK such as Ben Nevis and Cairn Gorm. The peaks are all linked in one long chain with three deviations for the outlying summits of Sgurr a'Mhaim, An Gearanach and Sgurr Eilde Mor. Once up onto the ridge, the views change continuously and the Munro summits all have different characters. The Munros and Tops 1891–1997 – Spreadsheet showing changes in successive editions of Munros Tables.