It is also an interesting insight into the mental challenge of sport. The main thread running through the book is the author – Richard Askwith’s own attempt to do a “Bob Graham” – a 24 hour attempt to run 42 of the highest peaks in the Lake District, making a total of 27,000 ft of ascent. Only one in three succeed in their attempt. Askwith succeeded at his fourth attempt. The change in attitude that accompanied this final successful run is quite revealing. It is definitely a sport, which pushes you out of your comfort zone – and enables you to tap into deep reserves. These zones are created by the interaction of large cells of air which are part of the earth's global circulation patterns. 5. How much does a cloud weigh?

The edition I read included an epilogue, in which Askwith talks about the reception to his book in the years after it, which was nice for me in contextualising it further.

3. Why clouds are white

Though, its not a completely rose-tinted view of the sport. For example, there is a chapter on the senseless amateur / professional divide of the 70s, 80s and 90s. Which to a millennial will make absolutely no sense. Was auch nicht für die ehemalige Läuferin geeignet war, waren die Vorstellungen der derjenigen, die die Bob Graham Round bis jetzt geschafft haben. Ohne ihnen ihre Leistung absprechen zu wollen: nach der zweiten Wiederholung hatte ich das Gefühl, dass sich ihre Geschichten wie ein Laufschuh dem anderen gleichen. Ich kann die Begeisterung von Richard Askwith und wahrscheinlich auch aller anderen Fellrunner, die das Buch lesen, für sie verstehen, aber für mich war es ein bisschen zu viel. I didn’t have any recognition of the names in the book. There wasn’t a single fell runner who I recognised, apart from perhaps Ron Hill, who wasn’t really a fell runner. This is perhaps proof of the amateur nature of the sport; a sport, which more or less has avoided the trappings of commercialism.

Based on observatory data between 2002 and 2015, NASA's Aqua Satellite image (below) clearly shows three zones which are the cloudiest, over the mid-latitudes and over the equator. Today We Die a Little: Emil Zátopek, Olympic Legend to Cold War Hero". British Library . Retrieved 16 July 2020. One of the ways in which clouds are formed is by the heating of the earth's surface which causes air to rise which condenses water droplets to form clouds.

6. The highest cloud of all

If enough water vapour is available, a pyrocumulus can become a thunder cloud which is called a pyrocumulonimbus which can produce dramatic lightning displays. 2. Up in the clouds

They become visible during twilight when sunlight from below the horizon illuminates them to reveal their faint ghostly outlines. 7. Word clouds The reason clouds are white and the sky is blue is all to do with the colour spectrum of light. Light from the sun starts out white but becomes scattered by particles in the sky. Atmospheric particles in the sky scatter away blue light more than other colours which gives the sky its blue appearance.Die Bob Graham Round ist eine besondere Form des Ultramarathon und das ultimative Ziel der meisten Fellrunner: eine Runde über die 42 höchsten Gipfel im englischen Lake District, die man innerhalb von 24 Stunden vervollständigen muss. Diese Runde war auch der große Traum von Richard Askwith und in seinem Buch nimmt er seine Leser mit auf seiner Reise, vom ersten bis zum letzten Schritt. Cumulus cloud bases have been observed up to 9,000 feet (2,750 meters) over North Central Texas, and thunderstorms with cloud bases from 11,000 to 12,000 feet (3,350 to 3,650 meters) have occurred near San Angelo, Texas. The most striking thing about the book is that it made me think if I wasn’t a cyclist, I would take up fell running. In fact there is even a part of me, which wishes for the quiet of a Lake District fell, rather than fighting traffic on the A31. It is also a quiet homage to the spirit of local clubs and volunteers who give up their time to promote amateur sport and the amateur sporting ideal.