Over the past decade, I've become obsessed with going uphill as fast as I can. Having drifted from road racing into hill-climbs, I now relish pushing myself to the absolute limit on steep gradients. That buzz of riding through raucous crowds at events like the National Hill-Climb Champs, feeling like a pro rider on a mountain stage of the Tour de France, cannot be beaten.
Living a stone's throw from the Peak District, I've spent hours plotting saw-tooth-profiled routes locally, but more recently I've started seeking out new climbs in unfamiliar corners. That's where this story begins: a mission to find Britain's most undiscovered ascents, so remote they barely register on the map. After trips to Shetland and Orkney, my sights turned to the Highlands and Western Isles.
