Race Date: Saturday/Sunday 28th/29th October 2023

An unbelievably good weekend of adventure in the hills of North Wales. With the weather set on shuffle; everything from autumn sunshine, freezing wind, hill fog and heavy rain plus some of the most challenging terrain the UK has to offer, this was an edition to be remembered.

Visiting North Wales for the first time since 1987 and the first time in the Carneddau & Glyderau ever, this was a unique opportunity to explore these stunning mountains in a unique way.

Day 1: An amazing day on the Carneddau & Glyderau in North Wales. From a fantastic sunrise to challenging conditions on the summit ridges. With tough navigation and rough ground to cover right up to the spectacular light show over Tryfan and the Ogwen Valley. Competitors faced typical OMM conditions but were rewarded with some stunning mountain views and a pretty luxurious overnight camp before darkness fell and the weather moved in.

Day 2: An amazing day of exploring a whole new set of checkpoints made up for a fairly wet and windy night in camp. Conditions defied the forecast, with (mostly) clear summits, a freshening wind and some stunning light in the hills. Competitors faced more steep climbs and challenging ground but it was all smiles at the finish line despite the 6am bagpipe alarm call.

One Strider took part. Well done to Martin Evans who took part in the Long Score event. The male winners of the Long Score event were Lova Chechik/Yasha Chechik who clocked up 1422 points in 13.13.26. Mixed winners were Jasmin Paris/Konrad Rawlik who clocked up 1400 points in 12.52.14. Female winners were Nikki Sommers/Kate Hargreaves with 990 points in 12.30.10.

There were 195 pairs who finished the Long Score event. Martin and his partner, Andrew Arnall scored 550 points in a time of 12.43.08 and finished in 146th place. They covered 14.7 miles on day 1 and 10.44 miles on day 2 with 4154 feet and 3960 feet of climb respectively. Well done guys.