Length: 6 days / 5 nights
5 days trekking

Our toughest tour in 2011

The Complete Bob Graham Round

Sun 8 May – Sat 14 May

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Single supplement: £100

Grade: Strenuous

Suitable for experienced hikers
with a high level of fitness

Our toughest trip. A walk around the famous Bob Graham Round. This trip is a tour de force around the Lake District, traversing 42 mountain tops. During the five days participants will cover approximately 75 miles and ascend over 28,500 feet!

Accommodation for this trip is in a variety of hotels and guest houses and includes one night in a Youth Hostel in segregated dormitories. The trip is guided throughout and luggage transfer is provided between each night's accommodation so all you have to do is enjoy the wonderful scenery and marvel at how Bob Graham managed to complete this route within 24 hours.

Bob Graham, a Keswick guest house owner and keen fellwalker set out in 1932 to make a continuous round of 42 peaks (one for every year of his age) in his beloved Lake District during a single 24 hour period. His incredible feat set a record that remained unbeaten for 28 years despite many attempts.

Today many people have completed the 24 hour round but it still remains one of the most demanding tests of physical fitness available to British athletes or mountaineers.

At Wandering Aengus Treks we have taken this gold standard event and turned it into a remarkable mountain walking holiday. By devoting a whole day to each of the five legs of the Bob Graham Round over a five day period, we have brought this amazing route into the realm of possibility for the mere mortals among us. However, even over five days it remains a significant challenge with an average of 15 miles and up to 6,000 feet of ascent on each day. To sign up for this special trip please click the 'Availability' link at the top of this page. The maximum group size is 12 and its first come first served.