‘King of the Fells’ runner Joss Naylor dies aged 88
by Mabel Banfield-Nwachi from World news | The Guardian on (#6NWQ1)
Tributes pour in for former sheep farmer who broke record for most peaks climbed in a 24-hour period three times
Tributes have poured in for the veteran fell runner Joss Naylor, known as the King of the Fells", who has died aged 88.
Naylor, from Wasdale Head, Cumbria, is famous for breaking the record for most fells climbed in a 24-hour period three times. He also ran the fastest known times on the Three Peaks, Welsh 3,000ers and Pennine Way.
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