In 1990 our Dad, Hugh Symonds, did a continuous run over all the 3000 foot mountains in Great Britain and Ireland in 97 days - a record that stands to this day. Back then he raised around £20,000 for the charity Intermediate Technology. In 2005 Intermediate Technology was renamed 'Practical Action.' Practical Action is a charity that works in poor communities to develop sustainable solutions to health inequalities and poverty.

Hugh Symonds very sadly died of bladder cancer on November 25th 2024 at the age of 71 years.

On this the 35th anniversary of his incredible run, we - his two sons - are going to attempt to break the world record for running up and down the equivalent height of Mount Everest (8848m). We will do this on the side of the hill that Hugh ran more times than any other - Winder, a 473m fell in the Yorkshire Dales, above Hugh's home town for 43 years, Sedbergh.

Feel free to come along and support us on June 7th, starting at Lockbank Farm (Sedbergh) 0800. The current world record is 10 hours 45 minutes and 14 seconds, held by Danish ultrarunner, Simon Grimstrup. Our aim is to break the 10-hour barrier.

Please consider donating to this important cause that our Dad felt passionately about.