Go Mountain Goats

Oct 29 2024 41 ep. 74 mins 108

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Scottish hill runner and mountaineer Finlay Wild has some questions for the mountain community... www.gomountaingoats.com

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Episode 41 - OMM Glen Artney with Phil Rutter

Oct 29 2024 44 mins

I took the audio recorder along on the OMM Elite course in Glen Artney over the weekend of 26&27th October 2024.I was paired with Phil Rutter of Kendal who has won the Elite race in 2022 and 2023. The OMM is a 2 day mountain marathon in which teams of two navigate between checkpoints to a midway camp, carrying all the food and kit they require to survive in the October weather. A v

Episode 40 - Mullardoch Round with Alice Tirbooman

Oct 10 2024 92 mins

In this episode I sit down with Alice Tirbooman to talk about her journey from aerial circus and climbing in Bristol, to solo Scottish long distance running. We share tales of the remote and unsung Mullardoch Round, a 50km circuit of 12 Munros north of Glen Affric, which Alice ran solo and unsupported in 2022 and 2023. She then contrasts this with her racing experiences which range

Episode 39 - Trofeo Kima 2024 with Jack Kuenzle and Finlay Wild

Sep 13 2024 90 mins

Trofeo Kima is a unique technical race in the beautiful Val Masino region of Italy, in the rough granite mountains not far from Lake Como. While I don't usually devote episodes to organised races, I think Kima justifies an exception, especially this year's race - in which I had a fantastic racing experience with none other than Jack Kuenzle. Jack is now a recurring charac

Episode 38 - Tranters Round record with Finlay Wild

Sep 09 2024 24 mins

In this episode I read my article 'Competition as Catalyst: Beyond Racing on Tranter's Round' which was recently published in Like The Wind magazine #42. Tranter's round is a 60km round in the Lochaber hills, and my favourite round. I held the record for several years until Jack Kuenzle arrived from the USA and shaved around 15 minutes off in summer 2022. It may come as no surprise

Episode 37 - Norge På Langs with Ben Bardsley

Jul 04 2024 89 mins

It's December 2019. Ben Bardsley packs up his wet tent in the rain at Lindesnes lighthouse, the most southerly point in Norway. He sets off heading north, a direction he will rarely waver from over the next 3 months as he attempts to traverse the entire length of Norway - Norge På Langs - in a single winter. Dealing with a particularly stormy winter, he first met difficultie

Episode 36 - Cuillin Round Record with Finlay Wild, interviewed by Es Tresidder

Jun 16 2024 67 mins

Es Tresidder chats to me (Finlay Wild) about my record for the Cuillin Round. Set on May 1st 2024, I travelled solo and unsupported from a tent at the base of the South Ridge of Bla Bheinn, returning to finish the loop in 13hrs 04mins 13secs. The round takes in 60 summits in the Black and Red Cuillin in a route created by Rob Woodall in 1999 and rekindled by James Gibson last year

Episode 35 - Winter Munro Round and Arrochar Round with Kevin Woods

May 26 2024 114 mins

In one of my favourite episodes so far, I chat to Kevin Woods about his Winter Munro Round in which he completed all 282 Munros over the brutal winter of 2019/20. Delving into logistics and preparation for the Winter Munro Round gives a glimpse of Kev's incredible depth of mountain experience, having previously completed 4 (non continuous) rounds of the Munros. As an example of his

Episode 34 - Running Shoe Design with Harry Bolton

Apr 29 2024 45 mins

Recently I bumped into Harry Bolton of Keswick AC and we arranged to sit down for a chat when he was up in Fort William. Harry has a real love for fell running and has notched up some impressive results including being the Lakelands Classics winner in 2022 and both the English and British Under 23 Fell Running Champion, also in 2022. Even back in school he was clear that he wante

Episode 33 - Dark Bob Graham with Finlay Wild interviewed by Rob Greenwood

Feb 15 2024 67 mins

Rob Greenwood, UKC Guru (probably not his actual job title!), interviews Finlay Wild about his recent “Dark Bob” - a Bob Graham Round run between sunset and sunrise, solo and unsupported in Jan 2024. Rob is no stranger to long rounds, having racked up an impressive CV including the UK “Big Three”, Rigby Round and Spine Challenger. Developing the idea of midwinter rounds,

Episode 32 - Winter Trilogy and The Cuillin with James Gibson

Nov 21 2023 60 mins

Cumbria-based James Gibson has had an incredible past few years picking off a host of big ticket endurance running records. In a 10 week period from December 2022 he became the first person to complete all three UK Big Rounds in one winter season, solo and unsupported (Bob Graham Round, Paddy Buckley Round and Charlie Ramsay Round). Completing this 'Winter Trilogy' took 6 a