Here are the suggested routes from the planners. Compare them with your own choices or use Routegadget to see where other competitors went.

These are the prize winners for the 2025 event   Female Male Mixed Vet Scafell Lisa Ferrero/Claire Wilshaw Duncan Steen/Joe Mercer Chris Jones/Despina Berdeni Jonathan Whilock/Jon Moulding Kirkfell Helen Gordon/Catriona Gordon Stephen Hughes/Michael Lai Aidan Smith/Anna Murgatroyd Kenny Short/John Tullie Carrock Fell Natalie Hawkrigg/Rose Singleton Neal Hockley/Deri Hockley Joe Farnell/Hazel Farnell Donald Brown/Ian Pledger Harter [...]

In the SLMM you may need to use map grid references for a couple of purposes: The control sheets provided at the start include the 6-figure grid references of the controls on your course and you use these to mark which of the pre-printed control circles on your map you need to visit. If you […]

We’ve produced a couple of guidance notes for teams new to mountain marathons. The first of these provides some practice in choosing routes between controls. Sometimes these are obvious but sometimes there are several alternatives that can be considered. The document allows you to use previous SLMM courses as examples and view the actual routes […]

There were some fantastic competitor stories submitted as part of our post-event survey. It was difficult to choose five winners but here are the ones that receive a £60 voucher for Pete Bland’s. If you’d like to read all the stories, they are collected here together in this PDF document. Three months ago my husband […]

Here are the suggested routes from the planners for the six linear courses. Compare them with your own choices or use Routegadget to see where other competitors went.

A Mountain Marathon is a navigational event taking place in high and rough ground where competitors, make their way between a series of specific checkpoints over two days, with a break at an overnight camp. Competitors must carry all the equipment necessary to camp, feed themselves and cope with adverse weather conditions. A Mountain Marathon […]

When you think of mountain marathons you tend to think pretty quickly of Steve Birkinshaw. The gentle man of steel, most famously known for breaking the thirty-six-year record for the Wainwrights round. So who better than the man himself to give us all a few tips on what to expect from a mountain marathon. Look […]

Refunds if Competitor Cancels Entry Up until 1st April, teams can withdraw and we will refund the entry fee and the costs of any T-shirts purchased, less an admin fee of £35 per team. Refunds are not available in any circumstances after this date, but team members (one or both) can be substituted by the [...]

We’ve prepared a downloadable guide (PDF, 1MB) containing all the information you’ll need to prepare for the SLMM and get yourself to the starting line. Here is the 2025 Guide – it’s quite long so we suggest you read it online rather than print it. It does have some useful printable checklists though.

Many thanks for all the positive comments from those who completed our survey. Thanks also to those who made suggestions for improvements-we have added them to our list of things to consider for next year rather than publish here. From the 2018 event: “Great introduction to mountain marathons in delightful scenery” – Thomas Hague “The […]

Each competitor  will be issued a ‘dibber’ (timing chip) that will be attached to the wrist. It must remain attached to the wrist until you have finished on Sunday. Each control has an electronic box with a number on it. Your dibber is inserted into a hole in the top of the box until it flashes […]