Summit Fever Media

Centered around the Pennine Way fastest known time. Great Britain’s oldest – and arguably toughest – National Trail, incorporating around 37,000ft of grueling ascent. In 2020 two friends and elite ultra runners John Kelly and Damian Hall take on Mike Hartley’s intimidating record with their dedicated crews and pacers as they take on the most challenging task of their sporting careers to date.

In May 2016, Contours Contributing Editor, outdoor journalist and GB Ultrarunner Damian Hall took on the mammoth challenge of running the 630 mile South West Coast Path in an attempt to break the record for the Fastest Known Time (FKT). Here is how he got on.

Unfiltered is an intimate portrait of Renee McGregor, a leading sports dietitian and eating disorder specialist trusted by elite athletes and Olympians. As an ultra runner and trustee of Black Trail Runners, Renee is also working to change who feels welcome in the outdoors. But behind her professional success lies a deeply personal story. Growing up in West London, Renee experienced trauma that shaped her relationship with food, identity and self worth. For years she struggled with disordered eating, before building a career helping others recover. Through running and the community she has helped create, Renee begins to confront her past and reclaim a sense of belonging in spaces where she once felt unseen. Honest and deeply personal, Unfiltered explores recovery, identity and the refuge found in the mountains.

In June 2021, on her fourth attempt, ultra-runner Sabrina Verjee set a new FKT (fastest known time) for completing a continuous road of the 214 Wainwright fells in the Lake District, finishing her journey of 525km and 36,000m of ascent in five days, 23 hours and 49 minutes. Presented by The Endurance Creative, a collaboration between the film’s director Steve Ashworth and Summit Fever Media, All for One chronicles Sabrina’s personal quest and the contributions of her dedicated support team, and puts on display the Lakeland landscape that she ran through.

Directors' cut of the 10 daily Montane Spine Race TV episodes from the 2017 race featuring additional footage. Narrated by Damian Hall, author of the Official Pennine Way Guide Book and a Spine Finisher.

Damian Hall takes on the most famous ultra marathon in the world - the 171 kilometer, 10,040-meter ascent UTMB® - the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc. His aim is to break into the elite ranks of the top 10 male podium finishers. The athletes he is up against are professional, full-time runners. Younger and faster, many live and train in the mountains. This film won the People’s Choice Award at the 2018 Kendal Mountain Festival.

Nicky Spinks, 51 year old fell runner, farmer, record breaker, inov-8 athlete and breast cancer survivor, has completed double rounds of two of the three British classic 24-hour mountain challenges, having already bagged doubles of the Bob Graham in England and Charlie Ramsay in Scotland. In 2019, she took on the final round in the set, and the one which is considered the most difficult - The Paddy Buckley Round. No-one has ever completed a double Paddy Buckley, which has twice the amount of ascent as Mount Everest.

Beth Pascall and Damian Hall attempt to break the self-supported FKT (Fastest Known Time) on the Cape Wrath Trail, the notoriously tough 230-mile trail in north-west Scotland. Beth and Damian make their attempt in winter, when there is around six hours of light each day in Scotland. The Cape Wrath Trail is remote, wild and inhospitable - the paths are not way marked and most of the trail is pathless. It goes through an area of land which is considered to be one of the last wildernesses in Britain.

After surviving an abusive past, Yorkshire mother Tahira discovers strength through trail running. Supported by a running community, she rebuilds her confidence and begins helping others find healing and freedom in the outdoors.

The Montane Spine Race, referred to as, "Britain's Most Brutal Race", covers the 268 miles of The Pennine Way, and is held each year in the midst of winter. This documentary follows the competitors as they battle through extreme winds, snowstorms, and torrential rain as they race along the Spine of Britain. Taking in some of the most remote and beautiful scenery the UK has to offer, the athletes have seven days to complete the challenge, and to push their bodies and minds to the limits as they battle against sleep deprivation, extreme weather, exhaustion, and exposure.

Anti Pollution Pirates follows a small crew who hike into a remote Highland beach to clear some of the the huge volume of waste washed ashore. What begins as a simple clean becomes a reminder of connection, shared purpose and the power of small actions. Between gathering debris, cooking over a fire and swimming in cold water, the team find hope alongside the sadness. The film shows that environmental care can be joyful, creative and rooted in showing up.

In 2019, inov-8 ambassador and breast cancer survivor Nicky Spinks attempted to become the first-ever woman to complete The Barkley Marathons – the world’s toughest ultra-running race. This film tells the story of Nicky, and her fellow female runners, as they battle treacherous terrain, wild weather and the twisted mind of Barkley Marathons organiser, Lazarus Lake.