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Laura Baillie completes 'full house' of 1,072 UK and Ireland peaks

Scottish climber Laura Baillie, 38, has completed the "full house" challenge, summiting all 1,072 peaks across the UK and Ireland.

  • Laura Baillie is now one of approximately 100 people to have completed the challenge.
  • The challenge involves climbing Munros, Munro Tops, Corbetts, Grahams, Donalds in Scotland, and Furths in England, Wales, and Ireland.
  • Baillie chose Carn na h-Easgainn for her final ascent to allow family and friends to join her.

Scottish climber Laura Baillie, 38, has successfully completed the "full house" challenge, reaching the summit of Carn na h-Easgainn in the Highlands. This achievement means she has stood on all 1,072 of the UK's highest peaks, joining an elite group of about 100 individuals.

The challenge, set by the Scottish Mountaineering Club, requires climbers to ascend every Munro, Munro Top, Corbett, Graham, and Donald in Scotland, as well as every Furth in England, Wales, and Ireland. Baillie chose Carn na h-Easgainn, which stands at 2,025ft (617m), for her final climb to enable family and friends, including her 89-year-old grandmother, to celebrate with her near Tomatin, south of Inverness.

Baillie, a property manager from Glasgow, completed the challenge through personal determination, often undertaking remote routes and wild camping in various weather conditions. She described the Corbetts as the most difficult due to pathless terrain, while Munros often have more defined paths.

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