Facts & Figures 

1901 First to climb Munros - Rev A. E. Robertson
1923 First To climb Munros and Tops - Rev A. R. Burn - (Munroist No2)
1929 First to climb Munros and English, Welsh and Irish 3000ers (Furth) - J. A. Parker - (Munroist No3)
1949 First Grand Slam Munros, Tops and Furth - W. M. Docherty (Munroist No13)
1947 First Woman Munroist - Mrs Hirst - Completed with Mr Hirst and so became the first husband and wife team to complete.
1958 First Father and Son Team - J.Y. and C.G. MacDonald
1964 First to complete a 2nd round - Philip Tranter - (First round completed in 1961)
1974 First Single Continuous Round - Hamish M. Brown - Covering 1639 miles and ascending some 449,000 feet on 289 peaks in 112 days.
1982 First female to complete a continuous round - Kathy Murgatroyd
1985 First Continuous Winter Round - Martin Moran - in 83 days.
1986 First Continuous Round of Munros and Furth - Ashley Cooper
1988 Most Munros in 24hrs - Jon Broxap - 28 Munros in the Sheil / Affric area.
1992 Andrew Johnstone and Rory Gibson complete Munros in 51 days (Record)
1996 Chris Townsend fiest continuous round of Munros and Tops.

Munro and Corbett facts :

Highest Munro - Ben Nevis  - 4409ft
Lowest Munro - Beinn a' Chlaidheimh - 3000ft
Remotest Munro - A' Mhaighdean 11 miles from nearest road
Most Accessible Munro - Cairnwell - Chairlift almost to summit (Cheating).
Most Northerly Munro - Ben Hope
Most Westerly Munro - Sgurr na Bannachdich
Most Easterly Munro - Mount Keen
Most Southerly Munro - Ben Lommond
Most Northerly Corbett - Ben Spionnaidh
Most Westerly Corbett - Clisham
Most Easterly Corbett - Mount Battock
Most Southerly Corbett - The Merrick

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