David Parrish, who won Cape Wrath Ultra in 2023, had been attempting gruelling route again as fundraising challenge
A 35-year-old ultramarathon champion from Dumfries has died while attempting to beat the record for a race to the most north-westerly point on mainland Britain.
David Parrish, a former Royal Marine, was trying to become the fastest man to complete the Cape Wrath trail, one of Britain’s most gruelling race routes.
The 234-mile (376km) route from Fort William to Cape Wrath winds through spectacular but physically challenging terrain, covering the windswept peninsula of Knoydart and Applecross and the dramatic peaks of Torridon.
Parrish was found in the remote mountainous area of Kintail in the north-west Highlands on Saturday at about 10:25pm. In a statement, Police Scotland said: “There are no suspicious circumstances and his next of kin are aware.”
