Mountain biker completes epic bid to ride down all 282 Munros

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The mountain motorbike passenger has accomplished an epic problem to experience his bike beneath 282 Munros in Scotland.
Sean Inexperienced, 36, from Angus, believes that he’s solely the second individual on the date that took a motorcycle to the highest of all 3000 toes (914 meters) and above.
The Quest, which resulted in Glencoe on Saturday, took a semi -professional bike passenger about eight and a half years.
Like every Baggers Munro, Sean rose to a prime however with weight achieve for the bike on his again.
Throughout the touchdown, the rang was decrease beneath the slender paths.
He stated BBC Radio Scotland in time The problem program collects its capsule for open air and mountain bicycles.
Sean stated: “I used to be at all times within the mountains and round them, and at any time when I stroll them, and there was somewhat path in entrance of me, I want I had studied my bike.
“Ultimately, I simply determined to start out transferring my bike.”

Sean stated he loved inserting himself “within the ache cave” and solely centered on placing one foot in entrance of the opposite.
The daddy of two of essentially the most troublesome a part of his mission stated the logistical companies and losses that brought on household life.
He added: “I could be up and down in Monroe in 4 hours, however till then it was attainable that there have been three hours by automotive earlier than and after three hours by automotive.
“So even the shortest days had been nonetheless 12.14 or 16 hours.”
Sean was supported throughout a climb by Paul Tattersal, who was the primary man to finish the problem in simply 81 days.
He stated he had some extra adventures on his radar, however he was warned by his spouse to not take something extremist.

This phenomenon generally known as Munro Bagging was impressed by Sir Hugh Monroe.
Monroe, whose household was a Scottish landowners, was born in London in 1856 and grew up in Linds, close to Kirriemuir in Angus.
Whereas finding out in Germany, he ascended within the Alps and continued his curiosity in climbing when he settled within the household property in Scotland.
Sir Hugh was the founder and president of the Scottish Mountain Climing Membership, which was positioned by the duty of inserting all of the nation’s 3000 toes (914 meters) or extra.
It’s estimated that about 8,000 individuals have expanded all 282 tops – however solely two males had been believed to have accomplished it in two wheels.
2025-07-23 22:07:00