Fellsman

The Fellsman is an annual organised walk and fell race of about sixty miles in the Yorkshire Dales from Ingleton to Threshfield.

Fellsman
LocationYorkshire Dales
Event typeWalk and fell race
Distance60 miles (97 km)
Established1962
Course records10:06
Official sitewww.fellsman.org.uk

History

The event was devised by Don Thompson and the Brighouse District (Brigantes) Rover Crew and the first hike was held in 1962, with the route then running in the opposite direction from the present one. The organisation was later taken on by the Keighley Scout Service Team.[1] The Team has since changed its name to Keighley Scout Service Network.

Route

The route includes Ingleborough, Whernside, Gragareth, Great Coum, Dent, Blea Moor, Great Knoutberry, Snaizeholme, Dodd Fell, Fleet Moss, Middle Tongue, Cray, Buckden Pike, Great Whernside before finishing in Threshfield. During the course of the race, participants will climb over 11,000 feet (3,400 m) and will cover some very testing terrain, some of which is off waymarked paths so navigational skills and experience with a map and compass are a necessity.[2] Much of the course is on private land with secured access from the land-owners for the race period only.[3]

Results

The winners of the event have been as follows.[4]

Year Men Time Women Time
1962 David Howe and Martin Roulson 23:20 -- --
1963 R. Whitaker and M. Allport 18:52 -- --
1964 George Barrow and George Brass 15:30 -- --
1965 Alan Heaton 15:28 -- --
1966 Alan Heaton 15:09 -- --
1967 Steve Harwood 14:42 -- --
1968 Alan Heaton 12:53 Hazel Costello 21:28
1969 Alan Heaton 13:52 Millie Black 23:22
1970 Ted Dance 17:43 Janet Massey 25:34
1971 Alan Heaton 13:32 Janet Massey 20:45
1972 Phil Puckrin 15:51 Susan Hargreaves 22:37
1973 Alan Heaton 16:17 Brenda Sedgwick 21:44
1974 Alan Heaton 15:17 Carol Stather 22:00
1975 Alan Heaton and Peter Hartley 14:35 Janet Sutcliffe 22:01
1976 Alan Heaton 14:59 Janet Sutcliffe 21:13
1977 Mike Walford 13:27 Ann Sayer 18:34
1978 Alan Heaton and Mike Walford 13:27 Jean Dawes 17:35
1979 Martin Hudson and Doug Calder 12:17 Jean Dawes and Anne-Marie Grindley 17:44
1980 Antony Richardson 11:44 Anne-Marie Grindley 17:57
1981 Peter Jebb 12:08 Anne-Marie Grindley 17:01
1982 Jeff Coulson 11:56 Anne-Marie Grindley 17:17
1983 Martin Hudson 11:04 Anne-Marie Grindley 14:48
1984 Michael Hartley 11:45 Anne-Marie Grindley 17:11
1985 Alan Jones and Stanley Bradshaw 11:45 Linda Lord and Vanessa Brindle 17:35
1986 S. Bradshaw 12:50 Inken Blunk 17:48
1987 Stanley Bradshaw, Harry Pinkerton, Alan Jones and Michael Hartley 11:02 Sylvia Watson 14:30
1988 Gifford Kerr and Paul Mitchell 10:22 Maggie Dunn 16:32
1989 Michael Hartley 10:32 Inken Blunk 13:56
1990 Michael Hartley 11:19 Sylvia Watson 13:00
1991 Anthony Ratcliffe 10:11 Sue Dalton 13:21
1992 Philip Clark 10:50 Wendy Holmes 14:31
1993 Philip Clark 10:12 Ruth Pickvance 12:37
1994 Mark Hartell 10:28 Anne Stentiford 13:09
1995 Ian Hill 10:40 Glynda Cook 13:32
1996 Mark Hartell 10:30 Glynda Cook 13:26
1997 Mark Hartell 10:49 Glynda Cook 15:48
1998 Ian Hill 11:05 Glynda Cook 12:55
1999 Mark Hartell 11:15 Glynda Cook 17:05
2000 Mark Hartell 10:52 Susan Manley 20:05
2001 Cancelled due to foot-and-mouth outbreak
2002 Ian Magee 11:56 Susan Manley 17:37
2003 Mark Hartell 10:54 Marion Fletcher 18:05
2004 Mark Hartell 10:16 Susan Manley 21:17
2005 Mark Hartell 10:15 Sarah Rowell 15:31
2006 Mark Hartell 11:37 Sarah Rowell 14:24
2007 Mark Hartell 11:08 Mandy Calvert 16:07
2008 Mark Hartell 12:07 Christine Preston 14:46
2009 Jez Bragg 10:50 Sarah Rowell 13:45
2010 Duncan Harris 11:00 Nicky Spinks 12:39
2011 Jez Bragg 10:06 Nicky Spinks 11:51
2012 Jez Bragg 11:02 Nicky Spinks 13:35
2013 Adam Perry 10:34 Nicky Spinks 12:36
2014 Kim Collison and Adam Perry 10:51 Carol Morgan 14:29
2015 Adam Perry 10:23 Jasmin Paris 11:09
2016 Konrad Rawlik 11:31 Karen Nash 15:45
2017 Chris Perry 11:21 Emma Hopkinson 14:45
2018 Neil Talbott 11:16 Jessica Richardson 14:01
2019 Stuart Walker 11:18 Sabrina Verjee 12:23
2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic; expected next race will be April 2022

See also

References
  1. Thompson, Don (May 1991). "The Origins of the Fellsman Hike". Dalesman. 53.2: 26–29.
  2. "Athletes love challenge of Fellsman race". Keighley News. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  3. "The Fellsman". Good Run Guide. 16 April 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  4. Fellsman Results; Bill Smith, Stud Marks on the Summits (Preston, 1985), 140-42.
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