James Forrest (adventurer) explained

James Forrest is an English adventurer, hiker and author from Birmingham, England. In 2017 Forrest broke the record for the fastest known completion of all 446 mountains in England and Wales.^{[1] [2]} He climbed every 2,000 ft mountain in England and Wales, peaks known as the 'Nuttalls', in six months,^[3] walking over 1,000 miles in the process.^[4] In 2018 Forrest climbed all 273 mountains in Ireland and Northern Ireland in eight weeks, the fastest known time.^{[5] [6] [7] [8]} He walked over 1,000 km and climbed the height of Everest every week for eight weeks in a row in his mission to climb the so-called Vandeleur-Lynams, every mountain in Ireland and Northern Ireland over 600m.^{[9] [10]}

Bibliography

• Mountain Man: 446 Mountains. Six Months. One record-breaking adventure. Bloomsbury: London (2019).

Notes and References

1. Web site: Climber James Forrest is on a high after scaling 446 peaks . Malvern . Jack . September 29, 2017 . www.thetimes.co.uk.
2. Web site: Epic mountain walk breaks record . Countryfile.com.
3. Web site: Meet the part-time mountaineer who conquered 446 peaks in six months . Ough . Tom . October 8, 2017 . www.telegraph.co.uk.
4. Web site: How I climbed all 446 mountains in England and Wales in six months . inews.co.uk.
5. Web site: 'I was wiped out by the fits' - Man (35) survives storm and climbs 273 Irish mountains . Independent.ie.
6. Web site: Adventurer climbs all 273 mountains in Ireland in 8 weeks . October 8, 2018 . IrishCentral.com.
7. Web site: Interview: James Forrest on climbing all of Ireland's mountains . October 17, 2018.
8. Web site: James Forrest: Two Months, 273 Irish Mountains . Explorersweb.
9. Web site: INTERVIEW: James Forrest on Climbing all 273 Irish Mountains . www.ukhillwalking.com.
10. Web site: Cockermouth adventurer climbs every mountain in Ireland . Times and Star.