Ian Palmer

Alpkiteer

Ian Palmer

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Ian is a secondary school teacher living on the edge of the Lake District with wife Katie and dog Ernie. An ex skater, BMX rider and snowboarder Ian has spent the last 20 years racing mountain bikes. If he's not doing any of those, you can catch Ian making short films about people doing various sports that have been shown at events such as Kendal Mountain Festival.

After taking a year out of racing bikes he went from ‘Couch to Bob Graham’ in 9 months and ran the Wainwrights in the same summer but Lyme’s Disease left him bed-bound and all activity halted!

The last 2 years have been spent getting back to full health ready to race again in the summer of 2022.

Bike Racing

  • Crankworx Whistler XC Canada Cup – 1st
  • Glentress 7 - 2nd
  • Hope Racing series 1st
  • Tour de Ben Nevis - 1st

Running

  • Bob Graham Round
  • Wainwrights

Film Making

  • Before Winter Comes – Winner Staveley Film Festival 2018
  • Year of The Bob - Kendal Mountain Festival, London Mountain Film Festival, Staveley Film Festival, Vancouver Film Festival 2019
  • Riding The Bob - Kendal Mountain Film Festival 219
  • 14 Minutes - 2021

Entries from the Mountain Journal

The year of the Bob

The year of the Bob

Back in 2018 I had an epileptic fit in a period of24 Hours of Awfulthat stripped me of mydriving licence for a year, which in turn halted my passio...
July 18, 2019
Running the Wainwrights

Running the Wainwrights

When I was a kid, the Wainwrights were something that my parents and their middle-aged friends talked about whilst huddled around a map. Growing up...
April 24, 2019
Scree to sea

Scree to sea

Like all the best ideas, Scree to Sea was dreamt up over a pint on a warm summer evening in the Lake District. The idea was a simple one - returnin...
May 30, 2017
What makes the Frog Whitton the Uk's ultimate Swim-Cycle event

What makes the Frog Whitton the Uk's ultimate Swim-Cycle event

Have you ever had an idea that captivated you instantly? Last year at the Kendal Mountain Festival I watched the Alpkit sponsored film of Dan Du...
November 12, 2019
24 Hours of Awful

24 Hours of Awful

Episode 1: Ian Palmer is ramping up the training in this first update of how he plans to get in the miles to be ready for a Bob Graham Round in ...
November 21, 2018
How to Survive the Winter Running Season

How to Survive the Winter Running Season

There's always a sense of satisfaction from forcing yourself outside into the dark, the damp and the cold. But sometimes that's all there is! Wi...
October 27, 2021
Fuelled by the Honey Sandwich

Fuelled by the Honey Sandwich

I have suddenly realized that the winter is now over. We’ve had a few nice weekends and the clocks have changed. This means it’s just a matter of w...
May 02, 2019