anna paxton

ultra runner | writer | film producer

I'm an ultra runner, writer and film producer working freelance across a variety of roles in the outdoor industry. I worked for Sheffield Adventure Film Festival for 10 years, and was co-director from 2020-23 alongside founder Matt Heason. I'm producer at Salt Street Productions, and author for Vertebrate Publishing.

I have written two guide books, Day Walks East Anglia and Day Walks Lincolnshire, and I’m currently working on a guide to Peak Bagging in the Peak District. I've written articles and campaigns for the British Mountaineering Council and their Summit Magazine, created routes for The Ramblers, and written for adventure magazines Sidetracked, Like The Wind and Red Bull Adventure among others. As Producer at Salt Street I made a six part viral mini-series for BBC Sport in 2019, produced the video content for The Outdoor City and Visit Britain’s international Adventure Breaks campaign in 2018, and spent most of 2017 producing a six part urban sports series for Channel 4.

I'm a keen fell and trail runner, completing ultra marathons in the Alps and USA as well as closer to home. In 2022 I was 2nd Woman in the Winter Spine Sprint (46 miles, 2,500m ascent). Born in Sheffield and now living just a short run from the gritstone edges of Froggatt and Stanage, I'm especially knowledgeable about the Peak District.

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