In June 2023 Jamie Aarons set out on her continuous, self propelled Round of all 282 Munros. 31 days and 10 hrs later she finished on Ben Klibreck with a new record and an incredible story.

Moving to Scotland in 2005, Jamie and her partner Andy Taylor completed their first Munro round over one year (2013), before returning in 2020 with their rescue dogs for a second round.

Hearing about Donnie Campbell's Munro Round Record in 2020 (Episode 12) set Jamie wondering how she would approach the challenge herself. She knew her superpower was going without sleep, and incorporated this into a plan which evolved over two years. She would just keep going, on minimal sleep, and streamline the route she took between hills by freeing herself from the contraint of returning to the roads to sleep and refuel.

For this she needed a complex plan of support and many, many spreadsheets. Her friend Jenny Allen became Operations Manager with partner Andy taking on Field Operations. With 117 volunteers supporting her at different points, the Round pulled in interest from enthusiastic friends and strangers alike: meeting her at unlikely times in remote places with bivi kit and food resupplies; paddling across remote lochs to allow Jamie to cross between mountain ranges most efficiently; and getting bikes into position just in time for Jamie's arrival.

I chat with Jamie and Andy in detail about her Munro Round and try to get a sense of the scale of the challenge as well as the tricky logistics which were constantly adapting to keep pace with Jamie.

Jamie travelled 2576km with 135,366m of ascent, and so far has raised over £25,000 for World Bicycle Relief. The campaign is ongoing and her target is to fund a bike for every single munro summit. You can donate here: www.justgiving.com/page/jamiesmunrochallenge

Jamie's website: jamiesmunrochallenge.run/

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