Film
Of Fells & Hills
About
Director
Dean Leslie
Producer
Greg Fell & Dean Leslie
Featuring
Joss Naylor, Ricky Lightfoot, Ricky Gates, Kenny Start, Billy Bland, Tom Owens
Sponsor
Salomon
Running time
7 minutes
Country / Nationality
The Lake District and the Scottish Highlands
Tags
Our Judges say:
International take a fell running 'a northern England sport'David Hanney
Another great Salomon episode tapping into the history of fell running, very insightful.Ed Birch Director of Salt-Street productions
Get inspired to run in the fells. Salmon do it right again.Claire Carter Writer, Film Officer for Kendal Mountain Festival, 'Creative Consultant'.
US athlete Rickey Gates' journey to the UK, featuring especially inspirational shots of Scotland. Warning, this film will make you want to pack your life into a camper van and follow his footsteps!Claire Maxted Claire Maxted
The term “fell” is an often used Northern England expression for hill or mountain. It is presumed that Shepherds were probably the first ever fell runners with the earliest documented accounts of running in the fells dating back to the 11th Century. By the 19th century organised fell runs began taking place in Cumbria in the United Kingdom. Locals raced each other up and down hills and a sport was born. In “Of Fells and Hills” we travel with American Writer, Photographer and Trail Runner, Rickey Gates, to the UK to explore and discover the history, culture and legends of the ancient practise of Fell Running.
