| Location: | Yorkshire Dales |
| Type: | Ultrarun / Trailrun / Hike |
| Est: | 1962 |
| Record: | 10:06 |
The Fellsman is an annual-organised walk and fell race of about sixty miles in the Yorkshire Dales from Ingleton to Threshfield.
The event was devised by Don Thompson and the Brighouse District (Brigantes) Rover Crew and the first hike was held in 1962, with the route then running in the opposite direction from the present one. The organisation was later taken on by the Keighley Scout Service Team.[1] The Team has since changed its name to Keighley Scout Service Network.
The route includes Ingleborough, Whernside, Gragareth, Great Coum, Dent, Blea Moor, Great Knoutberry, Snaizeholme, Dodd Fell, Fleet Moss, Middle Tongue, Cray, Buckden Pike, Great Whernside before finishing in Threshfield. During the course of the race, participants will climb over and will cover some very testing terrain, some of which is off waymarked paths so navigational skills and experience with a map and compass are a necessity.[2] Much of the course is on private land with secured access from the land-owners for the race period only.[3]
The winners of the event have been as follows.[4]
| Year | Men | Time | Women | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | David Howe and Martin Roulson | 23:20 | -- | -- | |
| 1963 | R. Whitaker and M. Allport | 18:52 | -- | -- | |
| 1964 | George Barrow and George Brass | 15:30 | -- | -- | |
| 1965 | Alan Heaton | 15:28 | -- | -- | |
| 1966 | Alan Heaton | 15:09 | -- | -- | |
| 1967 | Steve Harwood | 14:42 | -- | -- | |
| 1968 | Alan Heaton | 12:53 | Hazel Costello | 21:28 | |
| 1969 | Alan Heaton | 13:52 | Millie Black | 23:22 | |
| 1970 | Ted Dance | 17:43 | Janet Massey | 25:34 | |
| 1971 | Alan Heaton | 13:32 | Janet Massey | 20:45 | |
| 1972 | Phil Puckrin | 15:51 | Susan Hargreaves | 22:37 | |
| 1973 | Alan Heaton | 16:17 | Brenda Sedgwick | 21:44 | |
| 1974 | Alan Heaton | 15:17 | Carol Stather | 22:00 | |
| 1975 | Alan Heaton and Peter Hartley | 14:35 | Janet Sutcliffe | 22:01 | |
| 1976 | Alan Heaton | 14:59 | Janet Sutcliffe | 21:13 | |
| 1977 | Mike Walford | 13:27 | Ann Sayer | 18:34 | |
| 1978 | Alan Heaton and Mike Walford | 13:27 | Jean Dawes | 17:35 | |
| 1979 | Martin Hudson and Doug Calder | 12:17 | Jean Dawes and Anne-Marie Grindley | 17:44 | |
| 1980 | Antony Richardson | 11:44 | Anne-Marie Grindley | 17:57 | |
| 1981 | Peter Jebb | 12:08 | Anne-Marie Grindley | 17:01 | |
| 1982 | Jeff Coulson | 11:56 | Anne-Marie Grindley | 17:17 | |
| 1983 | Martin Hudson | 11:04 | Anne-Marie Grindley | 14:48 | |
| 1984 | Michael Hartley | 11:45 | Anne-Marie Grindley | 17:11 | |
| 1985 | Alan Jones and Stanley Bradshaw | 11:45 | Linda Lord and Vanessa Brindle | 17:35 | |
| 1986 | S. Bradshaw | 12:50 | Inken Blunk | 17:48 | |
| 1987 | Stanley Bradshaw, Harry Pinkerton, Alan Jones and Michael Hartley | 11:02 | Sylvia Watson | 14:30 | |
| 1988 | Gifford Kerr and Paul Mitchell | 10:22 | Maggie Dunn | 16:32 | |
| 1989 | Michael Hartley | 10:32 | Inken Blunk | 13:56 | |
| 1990 | Michael Hartley | 11:19 | Sylvia Watson | 13:00 | |
| 1991 | Anthony Ratcliffe | 10:11 | Sue Dalton | 13:21 | |
| 1992 | Philip Clark | 10:50 | Wendy Holmes | 14:31 | |
| 1993 | Philip Clark | 10:12 | Ruth Pickvance | 12:37 | |
| 1994 | Mark Hartell | 10:28 | Anne Stentiford | 13:09 | |
| 1995 | Ian Hill | 10:40 | Glynda Cook | 13:32 | |
| 1996 | Mark Hartell | 10:30 | Glynda Cook | 13:26 | |
| 1997 | Mark Hartell | 10:49 | Glynda Cook | 15:48 | |
| 1998 | Ian Hill | 11:05 | Glynda Cook | 12:55 | |
| 1999 | Mark Hartell | 11:15 | Glynda Cook | 17:05 | |
| 2000 | Mark Hartell | 10:52 | Susan Manley | 20:05 | |
| 2001 | Cancelled due to foot-and-mouth outbreak | ||||
| 2002 | Ian Magee | 11:56 | Susan Manley | 17:37 | |
| 2003 | Mark Hartell | 10:54 | Marion Fletcher | 18:05 | |
| 2004 | Mark Hartell | 10:16 | Susan Manley | 21:17 | |
| 2005 | Mark Hartell | 10:15 | Sarah Rowell | 15:31 | |
| 2006 | Mark Hartell | 11:37 | Sarah Rowell | 14:24 | |
| 2007 | Mark Hartell | 11:08 | Mandy Calvert | 16:07 | |
| 2008 | Mark Hartell | 12:07 | Christine Preston | 14:46 | |
| 2009 | Jez Bragg | 10:50 | Sarah Rowell | 13:45 | |
| 2010 | Duncan Harris | 11:00 | Nicky Spinks | 12:39 | |
| 2011 | Jez Bragg | 10:06 | Nicky Spinks | 11:51 | |
| 2012 | Jez Bragg | 11:02 | Nicky Spinks | 13:35 | |
| 2013 | Adam Perry | 10:34 | Nicky Spinks | 12:36 | |
| 2014 | Kim Collison and Adam Perry | 10:51 | Carol Morgan | 14:29 | |
| 2015 | Adam Perry | 10:23 | Jasmin Paris | 11:09 | |
| 2016 | Konrad Rawlik | 11:31 | Karen Nash | 15:45 | |
| 2017 | Chris Perry | 11:21 | Emma Hopkinson | 14:45 | |
| 2018 | Neil Talbott | 11:16 | Jessica Richardson | 14:01 | |
| 2019 | Stuart Walker | 11:18 | Sabrina Verjee | 12:23 | |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
| 2021 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
| 2022 | Oli Johnson and Damian Hall | 11:23 | Fiona Pascall | 12:08 | |
| 2023 | Oli Johnson | 11:24 | Claire Nance | 13:56 | |
| 2024 | Kim Collison | 11:07 | Emma Stuart | 11:36 | |