Congratulations to the six Carnethys who went out to Chamonix to race in the series of UTMB races.
Summary:
In the 1st edition of the MCC Race, Martigny-Combe to Chamonix, 40km, 2,300m ascent, Fergus JOHNSTON finished 73rd in a time of 5hrs 19mins.
In the OCC Race, Orsières to Chamonix, 55km, 3,500m of ascent, Eoin LENNON was 17th in a time of 5hrs 52mins.
Paloma HERAS AMBROS and Alberto LOPEZ GARCIA were joint 656th in a time of 10hrs 9mins.
In the TDS, Courmayeur to Chamonix, 121km, 7,300m of ascent, Chris HENTY was 820th in a time of 28hrs 58mins.
In the CCC, Courmayeur to Chamonix via Champex, 101km, 6,100m of ascent, Andrew WILSON was 316th in a time of 18hrs 21mins.
I’m sure they’ll be sending in full reports once they’ve recovered!
There were no Carnethys in the UTMB or PTL races this year.
Apologies if I’ve missed anyone.
Friend of Carnethy, Jim Mann finished in his debut at the UTMB (170km, 10,000m of ascent) in 15th place in a time of 24hrs 7mins.
There were four GB teams in the PTL (300km, 25,000m of ascent), only one of which finished; the HBT team in a time of 151hrs 43mins.
Full results: https://utmb.livetrail.net/teteCourse.php
Info: https://utmbmontblanc.com/en/page/20/20.html
Graham Nash