54th OMM Original Mountain Marathon Eryri - Snowdonia

Me and my brother Iain, travelled to Snowdonia to compete in the 54th edition of The Original Mountain Marathon.

Held at the end of every October since 1968, 'The OMM' is a self-reliant 2-day journey through some of the UK's finest mountain terrain. Set in a new area each year, it is a true test of mountain craft, resilience & sense of humour.

On the start-line, teams of two are handed a map of their chosen course and need to plan a route between checkpoints, finishing at the halfway overnight campsite. To complete the race you need to be self-reliant & carry everything needed for 2 days, including the halfway camp. Day 2 you get new checkpoints to find, finishing back at the event centre.

We entered the medium score course, and had 6 hours on day 1 and 5 hours on day 2 to find as many checkpoints as we could in any order and any route. The team with the highest score wins.

Although very challenging we both had a great time and managed a total of 446 points, finishing in 187th position out of 234 medium score course competitors. Not bad for our debut.

I hope you enjoy.