Winter Munros With A Broken Rib...

A quick update for you on the progress of Steve Perry, the fella who's attempting to climb all the Munros in winter and entirely under his own steam - no cars, no trains just Steve, his kit and a lot of mountains.

Because he's not using mechanised transport, Steve's welded to a tight schedule and can't afford to fall behind. It also means that he can't pick and choose areas according to conditions, so he's committed to, say, An Teallach, on a certain day regardless of whether it's blowing a hoolie or in blisteringly hot Scottish winter sunshine. He's also roughing it in his tent or simple bothies.

All of which makes it even more remarkable that according to the progress reports being carried on the web site of his clothing sponsor, Rab, he's approximately three days ahead of schedule.

And if you think that's impressive, around 9 January when he was some four days ahead of schedule, Steve slipped and fell on Geal Charn landing on rocks and breaking one rib and possibly two, so he's now dealing with white-outs, swollen stream crossings and full winter conditons with a broken rib. That's just mad.

You can follow Steve's progress on his page on the Rab web site, which also details the Rab items he's using on his epic trip which is due to finish at the end of March. He should be in Skye in mid-February with Neil accompanying him along the ridge, so we're hoping to bring you a full update then.

For more details on this epic undertaking, see also Steve's own site www.winter284.co.uk where you can also download a PDF of his latest progress and a map of his planned route.