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Alex Staniforth

Adversity Adventurer, Motivational Resilience Speaker, Author and Mental Health Activist

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The 100 UK County Tops

The full list of UK county tops and schedule is below. You can still view the entire day-by-day route from my live tracker here>

After much research I decided to climb the 48 ceremonial counties of England, 33 historic counties (shires) of Scotland, 6 former administrative counties of Northern Ireland and 13 historic counties of Wales. Confused yet? Some county tops were on the border of two counties, hence the list adds up to 97 rather than 100.

Youth Hostel Accommodation was kindly provided by YHA England & Wales, Hostelling Scotland and HINI Hostelling Northern Ireland.

13th May SHINING TOR (CHESHIRE)
CHEEKS HILL (STAFFORDSHIRE)
KINDER SCOUT (DERBYSHIRE)
14th May HIGH STONES (S YORKSHIRE)
BLACK HILL (W YORKSHIRE)
BLACK CHEW HEAD (GTR MANCHESTER)
15th May BILLINGE HILL (MERSEYSIDE)
16th May GRAGARETH (LANCASHIRE)
WHERNSIDE (N YORKSHIRE)
17th May SCAFELL PIKE (CUMBRIA)
18th May MERRICK (AYRSHIRE)
KIRRIEREOCH HILL (KIRKCUDBRIGHTSHIRE)
19th May CRAIGAIRIE FELL (WIGTOWNSHIRE)
Ferry from Cairnryan to Belfast
20th May SLIEVE DONARD (DOWN)
SLIEVE GULLION (ARMAGH)
21st May CUILCAGH (FERMANAGH)
22nd May SAWEL MOUNTAIN (TYRONE/LONDONDERRY)
23rd May TROSTAN (ANTRIM)
24th May Ferry from Belfast to Cairnryan
Ferry from Ardrossan to Brodick
25th May GOAT FELL (BUTE)
Ferry from Brodick to Ardrossan
HILL OF STAKE (RENFREWSHIRE)
26th May BEN LOMOND (STIRLINGSHIRE)
27th May BEN VORLICH (DUNBARTONSHIRE)
BIDEAN NAM BIAN (ARGYLL)
28th May BEN NEVIS (INVERNESS-SHIRE)
29th May CARN EIGE (ROSS AND CROMARTY)
31st May BEN MORE ASSYNT (SUTHERLAND)
1st Jun Ferry from Scrabster to Kirkwall
2nd Jun WARD HILL (ORKNEY)
Ferry from Kirkwall to Lerwick
3rd Jun RONAS HILL (SHETLAND)
5th Jun Ferry from Stromness to Scrabster
6th June MORVEN (CAITHNESS)
7th June CARN GLAS CHOIRE (NAIRNSHIRE)
8th June BEN MACDUI (ABERDEENSHIRE/BANFFSHIRE)
CARN A-GHILLE CHEARR (MORAY)
9th June MOUNT BATTOCK (KINCARDINESHIRE)
10th June GLAS MAOL (ANGUS)
11th June BEN LAWERS (PERTHSHIRE)
13th June BEN CLEUCH (CLACKMANNANSHIRE)
INNERDOUNY HILL (KINROSS-SHIRE)
WEST LOMOND (FIFE)
14th June CAIRNPAPPLE HILL (WEST LOTHIAN)
CULTER FELL (LANARKSHIRE)
BROAD LAW (PEEBLESSHIRE/SELKIRKSHIRE)
15th Jun WHITE COOMB (DUMFRIESSHIRE)
MEIKLE SAYS LAW (E LOTHIAN)
MEIKLE SAYS LAW (BERWICKSHIRE)
16th Jun BLACKHOPE SCAR (MIDLOTHIAN)
THE CHEVIOT (NORTHUMBERLAND)
CAIRN HILL WEST TOP (ROXBURGHSHIRE)
17th Jun CURROCK HILL (TYNE & WEAR)
20th Jun MICKLE FELL (DURHAM)
21st Jun BISHOP WILTON WOLD (E RIDING YORKSHIRE)
NORMANBY LE WOLD TOP (LINCOLNSHIRE)
22nd Jun NEWTONWOOD LANE (NOTTINGHAMSHIRE)
BARDON HILL (LEICESTERSHIRE)
24th Jun ARBURY HILL (NORTHAMPTONSHIRE)
COLD OVERTON PARK (RUTLAND)
26th Jun BEACON HILL (NORFOLK)
27th Jun GREAT WOOD HILL (SUFFOLK)
28th Jun GREAT CHISHILL (CAMBRIDGESHIRE)
CHRISHALL COMMON (ESSEX)
29th Jun DUNSTABLE DOWNS (BEDFORDSHIRE)
HADDINGTON HILL (BUCKINGHAMSHIRE)
NE SHOULDER PAVIS WOOD (HERTFORDSHIRE)
30th Jun HIGH HOLBORN (CITY OF LONDON)
1st Jul BETSOMS HILL (KENT)
NE SHOULDER WESTERHAM HEIGHTS (GTR LONDON)
LEITH HILL (SURREY)
2nd Jul BLACK DOWN (WEST SUSSEX)
4th Jul Kayak to the Isle of Wight (and back)
ST BONIFACE DOWN (ISLE OF WIGHT)
6th Jul LEWESDON HILL (DORSET)
7th Jul HIGH WILLHAYS (DEVON)
9th Jul BROWN WILLY (CORNWALL)
11th Jul DUNKERY BEACON (SOMERSET)
DUNDRY HILL (BRISTOL)
13th Jul MILK HILL (WILTSHIRE)
WALBURY HILL (BERKSHIRE)
PILOT HILL (HAMPSHIRE)
14th Jul WHITEHORSE HILL (OXFORDSHIRE)
CLEEVE HILL (GLOUCESTERSHIRE)
EBRINGTON HILL (WARWICKSHIRE)
15th Jul WORCESTERSHIRE BEACON (WORCESTERSHIRE)
TURNERS HILL (WEST MIDLANDS)
16th Jul BROWN CLEE HILL (SHROPSHIRE)
GREAT RHOS (RADNORSHIRE, WALES)
17th Jul CHWAREL Y FAN (MONMOUTHSHIRE)
BLACK MOUNTAIN (HEREFORDSHIRE, ENGLAND)
18th Jul PEN-Y-FAN (BRECKNOCKSHIRE)
CRAIG Y LLYN (GLAMORGAN)
FAN FOEL (CARMARTHENSHIRE)
19th Jul FOEL CWMCERWYN (PEMBROKESHIRE)
20th Jul PLYNLIMON (CARDIGANSHIRE)
21st Jul ARAN FAWDDWY (MERIONETHSHIRE)
CADAIR BERWYN (DENBIGHSHIRE)
CRAIG BERWYN (MONTGOMERYSHIRE)
22nd Jul HOLYHEAD MOUNTAIN (ANGLESEY)
SNOWDON (CAERNARFONSHIRE)
23rd Jul MOEL FAMAU (FLINTSHIRE)

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Alex Staniforth - Adventurer
You can't beat a good walk with great friends - an You can't beat a good walk with great friends - and a dog.

Grateful to get back on proper hills this week. There's something about being outside that makes it easier to open up and share what's really going on in our lives. We have less eye contact than face-to-face conversations, where we normally avoid showing emotions. That's the whole ethos @mindomountains - creating safe spaces to walk & talk, and a chance to leave some mental baggage behind.

Next Thursday 2nd Feb is #TimeToTalkDay. If you know someone who's struggling or withdrawn, make some time to talk - and get out for a walk if you can. 

Thanks @hatching_a_plan_ @danobeaumont for the company today.

#forgotthehatthough @ordnancesurvey 
@ellisbrigham
Excited to continue as an @inov_8 athlete in 2023! Excited to continue as an @inov_8 athlete in 2023!

Super grateful for the faith & support, when I still don’t know when I’ll be back running again. Even beforehand I was only really an average runner, not exactly winning races or breaking records - but hopefully what I CAN do for now is help everyone else going through their own setbacks, physically and mentally. We all know that running itself is the straightforward part. Holding on through the setbacks is the hardest training we’ll ever do.

Lucky to work with great brands supporting athletes through tough conditions, not just on the mountains and the trails, but in our everyday lives.

Photo @andymiltonphotography last April - always gets my best side! 😂

#inov8 #getagrip #endurancerunning #enduranceathlete #longcovid #ultrarunning #ultrarunner #fellrunning #lakedistrict #coniston #athletemindset #ultraendurance #mountainrunning
4:01pm. Still light! Walking with my friend @ric 4:01pm. Still light! 

Walking with my friend @richjjones today we chatted about the paradox of choice. When the conditions are great you want to make the most of them. But living on the edge of the Lakes, there's too many good options! We're incredibly lucky that even our 'boring' route is probably a day trip out for others.

Sometimes I've dragged myself out for a sunrise run, changed my route (at least twice) and ended up missing it altogether... Anyone else?! 

Too many choices = decision fatigue. 

Barack Obama was famously known for having just 2 colours of suit so he could focus his energy on more important decisions. 

Moral of the story: cut out the noise, get outside and find the beauty in every moment. 

@ordnancesurvey
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#WinterBlues #SpringIsComing
What if I fall? ... But what if you fly? Throwba What if I fall? 
... But what if you fly?

Throwback to last January, prancing around in the Howgills. My favourite training ground: a quiet kingdom of runnable hills, mindless descents, and once you're up, you're alone on the tops for miles. 

My photo archive is getting a little thin now so hopefully I'm running again soon, or you'll end up getting dog photos and trips to Ikea instead...

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