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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Mabel Banfield-Nwachi

‘King of the Fells’ runner Joss Naylor dies aged 88

Joss Naylor running up Wasdale in the Lake District, Cumbria
Joss Naylor told BBC Countryfile in 2021 that he was still running two to three times a week on the fell tops. Photograph: John Angerson/Alamy

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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