Steve Perry Completes Winter Munro Challenge

Congratulations to Steve Perry who, on Friday 31 March completed the first circuit of the Munros in winter under human power, a truly remarkable achievement.

Steve's final Munro was Ben Hope, his 284th, which he climbed in blizzard conditions. TGO's Chris Townsend who was with him on the mountain says:

'The weather was certainly wintry with driving snow above 600 metres and a wind gusting to 50mph or more. Taking photos was difficult and all other celebrations had to to wait until we were back down...Steve is as skinny as a rake! But looking very fit.'

To put Steve's achievement in perspective, Martin Moran's famous winter Munro circuit was completed with the aid of motorised transport and allowed him to pick and choose which areas to visit depending on conditions.

Steve had no such luxury, walking continuously from 1 December to 31 March, he was always at the mercy of the weather, and gawd knows he had enough of that with his final day typical of an elongated and fierce winter.

There's absolutely no doubt that it's an extraordinary achievement and we'd like to offer Steve our congratulations on a job well done. Right now, we suspect, he's having a well-earned rest before deciding on his next challenge.

You can find out more about the challenge at www.winter284.co.uk, there's also a lot of information at www.rab.uk.com the site of his main clothing sponsors, Rab. Finally, you can support Cancer Research UK by sponsoring Steve at www.justgiving.com/winter284, a fitting way to show your appreciation of an epic journey.