Emily Scott - Ski instructor and Mountain Leader. Completing Project 282. A 4-month self-propelled challenge to climb all of Scotland's 282 Munros.

Adventure & endurance enthusiast, with a fondness for Type 2 Fun. Ski instructor and mountain leader. 

 

Happiest when outside, particularly in the mountains! 

 

Challenges include cycling LEJOG, NC500 and Tour du Mont Blanc, both ski-touring and running the Haute Route from Chamonix to Zermatt, and climbing Mont Blanc.

 

In 2018 Emily completed Project 282: a 4-month self-propelled round of Scotland's 282 Munros (mountains above 3000ft) which involved cycling 2,600km, walking 2,200km on foot and crossing 3 waterways in a kayak. The total elevation gain was over 150,000m – all of this was self-supported.

 

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Show notes

• Who is Emily 
• Being an adventure endurance junkie
• Her 2 buzz words for happiness are ‘Outdoors and Active”
• Being on the support crew - Climate Relay from Scotland to Egypt 
• What Emily was like as a little girl
• Breaking her arm and getting into running
• Doing her first marathon at 17 years old
• Running the Athens Marathon 2004 
• Transitioning from marathons to ultra running
• Preferring to run the longer distances
• Running the Dublin Marathon 2008 
• Going through a phase of running marathons
• Working in London and making some big changes
• Not feeling fulfilled and wanting to take some time off
• Becoming a ski instructor and doing a ski season in the Alps
• Project 282 Munro Challenge - where the idea came from and what was involved
• A 4-month self-propelled, continuous trip from North to South Scotland
• Being unsupported and the challenges 
• The logistics of the challenge and putting a plan in place
• Being fully committed to the challenge
• The final few Munros 
• Fuelling and nutrition while climbing big mountains 
• Training programs?
• Feeling rested and getting a PB in the marathon distance
• Post adventure blues after the challenge
• Struggling with a lack of direction 
• Spending approx £4k on Project 282
• Plans for 2023
• Connect with Emily 
• Final words of advice
• Making yourself commit and taking the first step
• Cycling from Lands End to John O’Groats 

 

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