1951: Gruelling BEN NEVIS Mountain RACE | Newsreel | Classic BBC Sport | BBC Archive

BBC Television Newsreel is in the Scottish Highlands, home to "Britain's toughest race on foot." Twenty-one hardy souls are taking part in the gruelling race up (and then back down) Ben Nevis, Britain's highest peak.
To the victor, bricklayer Brian Kearney, a cup - but even the runner finishing last gets a bottle of whisky.
Originally broadcast 20 August 1951.
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