Kings of the hill

Wildly fluctuating temperatures, punishing verticality, brushes with mountain lions – the Grand Canyon’s Rim to Rim to Rim endurance run is not for the faint-hearted. Duncan Craig takes on the ‘big red ditch’

YOUR MOUNTAIN SNAPS & TALES FROM THE TRAILS

Back in the depths of January 2025, my run buddy Sharon and I decided to embark on an adventure: our first ultra. We juggled our diaries as well as requirements such as ‘not too far’, ‘not too hot’, ‘

Sometimes, whether down to judgement or pure bad luck, things go wrong. We gathered a team of experts and asked them to tell us about a time the proverbial hit the fan – and how they escaped.

Getting in prime physical and mental shape to hit a fitness goal over a period of many months is no mean feat. It’s like a game of snakes and ladders, where the temptation to skip early, vital stages

‘ Another day in the simulation. Switzerland.exe is running flawlessly,’ says Material-Resist3770 above a mountain scene so stunningly perfect that it could be computer-generated. This internet post i