Ambleside vet Sabrina Verjee is in the latter stages of her third attempt at setting the fastest known time for completing a continuous round of the 214 Wainwrights.
She set off from her home in Langdale last Friday morning and has now been on the fells for more than five days.
She has just reached the summit of Scafell Pike and has 21 more Wainwrights to tick off.
Sabrina is on schedule to complete her round in about six days and will hopefully set a new fastest known time. Her progress can be followed here.
See a video of her descending from Little Mell Fell on day two of her latest challenge:
The first recorded continuous round of the Wainwrights was completed by Alan Heaton in 1985, in nine days and 16 hours. Two years later, fell running legend Joss Naylor set a new record of seven days, one hour and 25 minutes.
That stood for 27 years, until Steve Birkinshaw knocked almost 12 hours off the time in 2014, when he completed his run in six days and 13 hours. In the summer of 2019, Paul Tierney, from Windermere, lowered the record six days and six hours.
This is Sabrina Verjee’s third attempt.
Along with her husband Ben and a large group of willing friends and fellow runners, Sabrina is being supported by sponsors Berghaus, La Sportiva, Petzl, Dexshell, Supernatural Fuel, Gingerbakers and Mountain Fuel.
Sabrina’s attempt in May was filmed and photographed by Steve Ashworth and Summit Fever Media, supported by La Sportiva, Berghaus and Right Lines Communications, and the team hopes to complete the story this time.
