Voices From the Hills is a history of female participation in mountain running, a development that was fiercely resisted in its early years.

Steve Chilton has researched his subject deeply, interviewing many female athletes whom he rightly describes as pioneers. Thanks to them, female participation has become accepted and followed avidly in all its aspects including the long distance, high ascent runs over ranges such as the Mamores and recognised challenges such as the Bob Graham Round.

The many voices who speak directly from the page represent many different personalities that are united in a powerful determination to realise their various potentials and to prepare the way for the athletes who would follow in ever greater numbers.

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Jasmin Paris is a former a national fell running champion and who has set records for the Bob Graham Round and the Ramsay Round. As a fell and mountain runner she has set formidable records for both the Bob Graham Round and Ramsey Round. She is known and respected throughout the world having set records in both Europe and America. Jasmin works as a small animal vet at the University of Edinburgh.