King O'The Styans
Forged in the heart of the Cumbrian fells, King o’ the Styans rises from the ancient slate of Honister Mine - a place where strength and stone have long been bound together. The first gathering took place in 2023, honouring the mighty men who once toiled in these mountains, carving their lives into the very rock beneath their feet.
Each stone lifted in battle is born of the land itself - shaped, named, and hewn by the mine. They are more than weights; they are relics, each one holding the stories of those who came before.
By 2025, the call was answered by the women of strength - the first Queen o’ the Styans stepping forward to claim her place among the legends.
Here, under slate and sky, old power stirs again. The strong return to the fells - to lift, to strive, to earn their crown among the stones.
2026 Qualifiers
Northern Qualifier
13th June
Cumbrian Qualifier
4th July
Southern Qualifier
25th July
The Stones
The Buttermere Stone
Carved from the depths of Honister’s ancient slate, the Buttermere Stone stands at 163 kilos - a single, solid monument to endurance. Its edges bear the mark of the mountain, its weight the memory of the men who once hauled stone by hand from the fells.
To lift it is strength.
To carry it is defiance.
Every step with the Buttermere Stone is a battle against gravity, slate, and self - a trial of sheer will until the body gives way or the spirit conquers.
The Fleetwith Stones
Born from the slate and sweat of Fleetwith Pike, these twin burdens are forged from pure Honister stone, unbalanced and unforgiving. A combined weight of 225 kilos - one at 119kg, the other 106kg - each fitted with iron rings salvaged from the old mine workings.
They are not meant to be lifted easily, but carried as far as strength and spirit allow. Every step with the Fleetwith Stones is a test of balance, endurance, and the will to keep moving when the mountain itself seems to pull you back.
The Loweswater Stone
New to the arena in 2025, the Loweswater Stone marks the rise of the Queen o’ the Styans - a 103-kilo test of strength, grit, and grace under weight. Hewn from Honister slate and born of the same rock as the kings before it, it carries the same challenge: lift, hold, and walk for distance until will gives way.
This stone is more than a trial - it’s a symbol. The moment the women of the fells stepped forward to carve their own chapter in the story of the Styans.
Previous Years Results
Event 1 - Stone to Shoulder
Jordan Miles - 3 Stones (49.31s)
Jake Smith - 1 Stone (40.88s)
Connor Toms - 1 Stone (21.34s)
Scott Telford - 2 Stones (24.52)
Matty Franklin - 4 Stones (54.40s)
Karl Garman - 6 Stones (57.78s)
Brett Miles - 5 Stones (49.12s)
Richard Ferris - 3 Stones (50.01s)
Tom Fisher - 5 Stones (56.32s)
Event 2 - Fleetwith Stones
Jake Smith - 10 meters
Connor Toms - 11 meters 97cm
Scott Telford - 10 meters 30cm
Richard Ferris - 4 meters 50cm
Jordan Miles - 9 meters 20cm
Matty Franklin - 18 meters 80cm
Tom Fisher - 13 meters 10cm
Brett Miles - 25 meters 10cm
Karl Gorman - 20 meters
Event 3 - Block Press
Richard Ferris - 2 Stones (29.05s)
Jordan Miles - 1 Stone (11.37s)
Jake Smith - 2 Stones (42.89s)
Scott Telford - 2 Stones (22.32s)
Connor Toms - x
Tom Fisher - 2 Stones (17.53s)
Matty Franklin - 4 Stones (37.86s)
Karl Gorman - 2 Stones (19.01s)
Brett Miles - 2 Stones (29.23s)
Event 4 - Buttermere Stone
Conner Toms - 19 meters 85cm
Jordan Miles - 23 meters 20cm
Jake Smith - 2 meters 30cm
Brett Miles - 8 meters 90cm
Richard Ferris - x
Scott Telford - 5 meters 40cm
Karl Gorman - 50 meters 45cm
Tom Fisher - 51 meters 93cm
Matty Franklin - 7 meters 12cm
Event 5 - Stone Run
Jake Smith - 1 Stone (19.10s)
Richard Ferris - 2 Stones (27.62s)
Connor Toms - 2 Stones (32.02s)
Scott Telford - x
Jordan Miles - 4 Stones (1min 11.80s)
Matty Franklin - 4 Stones (37.06s)
Brett Miles - 4 Stones (30.34s)
Tom Fisher - 4 Stones (51.43s)
Karl Gorman - 4 Stones (22.51s)
Results
1st Place - Karl Gorman (41 points)
2nd Place - Tom Fisher (36 points)
3rd Place - Brett Miles (34 points)
4th Place - Matty Franklin (33 points)
5th Place - Jordan Miles (21 points)
6th Place - Connor Toms (17 points)
7th Place - Scott Telford (16 points)
8th Place - Richard Ferris (15 points)
9th Place - Jake Smith (11 points)
Event 1 - Stone to Shoulder
J Lancaster - 7 Stones (59.5s)
B Miles - 6 Stones (49.2s)
M Brown - 6 Stones (57.51s)
B Marshall - 6 Stones (59s)
B Roberts - 4 Stones (40.2s)
T Potts - 1 Stone (16.3s)
T Fisher - 5 Stones (50.77s)
I Wilson - 3 Stones (38.98s)
J Mattews - 7 Stones (58.2s)
V Paasikannas - 7 Stones (59.73s)
H Reeve - 4 Stones (51.96s)
C Toms - 3 Stones (53.24s)
P Wood - 1 Stone (50s)
A Gair - 1 Stone (10.99s)
J O'Grady - 5 Stones (59.77s)
J Wilson - 3 Stones (45.86s)
Event 2 - Fleetwith Stones
Wood - 15.04m
Potts - 10m
Gair - 13.13m
Toms - 13.31m
Wilson - 19.5m
Curls - 5.56m
Reeve - 11.44m
Roberts - 9.3m
O'Grady - 20.8m
Fisher - 12.46m
Marshall - 10.16m
Brown - 25.81m
Miles - 20m
Veli - 11.08m
Lancaster - 23.88m
Matthews - 24.6m
Event 3 - Stone Press
Curly - x
Roberts - 2 Stones (17.51s)
Potts - x
Marshall - 2 Stones (12.07s)
Veli - 4 Stones (26.98s)
Reeve - 2 Stones (27.1s)
Fisher - 3 Stones (40.36s)
Gair - 1 Stone (49.76s)
Toms - 2 Stones (22.28s)
Wood - 3 Stones (33.97s)
Jonny Wilson - 1 Stone (21.11s)
Miles - 3 Stones (51.34s)
O'Grady - 4 Stones (51s)
Lancaster - 2 Stones (15.81s)
Matthews - 4 Stones (33.44s)
Brown - 4 Stones (41.1)
Event 4 Buttermere Stone
Potts - 15.08m
Curly - 12.42m
Gair - 11.2m
Jonny Wilson - 19.4m
Reeve - 6.35m
Toms - 20m
Roberts - 21.58m
Lancaster - 35.86m
Marshall - 7.61m
Miles - 23.93m
Fisher - 52.36m
Wood - 3.1m
O'Grady - 20.74m
Brown - 51.9m
Matthews - 56.11m
Veli - 36.06m
Event 5 - Stone Run
Potts - 4 Stones (44.58s)
Curly - 3 Stones (36.57s)
Gair - 3 Stones (21.16s)
Reeve - 4 Stones (40s)
Wood - 4 Stones (38.42s)
Jonny Wilson - 4 Stones (63.07s)
Roberts - 4 Stones (34.11s)
Marshall - 3 Stones - 41.79s)
Toms - 4 Stones (68.36s)
Fisher - 4 Stones (27s)
O'Grady - 4 Stones (31.70s)
Miles - 4 Stones (27.14s)
Veli - 4 Stones (48.85s)
Lancaster - 4 Stones (50.76s)
Brown - 4 Stones (23.24)
Matthews - 4 Stones (18.76s)
Results
1st Place - Mattews (78 Points)
2nd Place - Brown (72 Points)
3rd Place - Miles (59 Points)
4th Place - Fisher (57 Points)
5th Place - O'Grady (56 Points)
6th Place - Veli (55 Points)
7th Place - Lancaster (55 Points)
8th Place - Roberts (38 Points)
9th Place - Wood (34 Points)
10th Place - Jonny Wilson (33 Points)
11th Place - Toms (31 Points)
12th Place - Reeve (29 Points)
13th Place - Marshall (28 Points)
14th Place - Gair (21 Points)
15th Place - Potts (19 Points)
16th Place - Curly (14 Points)
Event 1 - Stone to Shoulder
Men
Conor Toms - 3 reps
Brett Miles - 5 reps
Curls - 4 reps
Jake O'Grady - 6 reps
Tom Fisher - 4 reps
Ollie Field - 6 reps
Alex Miller - 4 reps
Harry Reeve - 3 reps
Tom Pearson - 4 reps
Paul Wood - 3 reps
Mike Brown - 5 reps
Nicholas McAllister - 3 reps
John Kerry - 5 reps
Josh Jayes - 3 reps
Lewis Glen - 3 reps
Ben Marshall - 6 reps
Women
Beth Ion - 4 reps
Jo Mayes - x
Andrea Seed - 3 reps
Amy Forest - x
Event 2 - Fleetwith Stones
Men
Conor Toms - 10m
Harry Reeve - 20m
Paul Wood - 12.82m
Nicholar McAllister - 19.54m
Josh Jayes - 20m
Lewis Glen - 10m
Curls - 7.1m
Tom Fisher - 14.61m
Alex Miller - 26.66m
Tom Pearson - 14.76m
Brett Miles - 18.66m
Mike Brown - 17.6m
John Kerry - 17.43m
Jake O'Grady - 21.5m
Ollie Field - 10m
Ben Marshall - 13.94m
Women
Jo Mayes - x
Amy Forest - x
Andrea Seed - 12.34m
Beth Ion - 10m
Event 3 - Pressing Stones
Men
Curls - 2 Stones (28.7s)
Conor Toms - 2 Stones (37.51s)
Lewis Glen - 2 Stones (29.49s)
Ollie Field - 2 Stones (15.08s)
Paul Wood - 4 Stones (48.70s)
Ben Marshall - 4 Stones (39.67s)
Tom Fisher - 3 Stones (31.08s)
Tom Pearson - 5 Stones (49.26s)
John Kerry - 3 Stones (40.44s)
Mike Brown - 3 Stones (26.81s)
Brett Miles - 3 Stones (43.57s)
Nicholar McAllister - 4 Stones (59.11s)
Josh Jayes - 3 Stones (41s)
Harry Reeve - 2 Stones (26.21s)
Jake O'Grady - 5 Stones (60s)
Alex Miller - 4 Stones (39.09s)
Women
Jo Mayes - x
Amy Forest - 1 Stone (21.34s)
Beth Ion - 2 Stones (15.13s)
Andrea Seed - 3 Stones (37.30s)
Event 4 - Buttermere / Loweswater Stone
Men
Conor Toms - 20.36m
Lewis Glen - 25.61m
Curls - 14.2m
Harry Reeve - 20m
Ollie Field - 37.80m
Brett Miles - 11.90m
Josh Jayes - 16.90m
John Kerry - 16m
Tom Fisher - 40.7m
Mike Brown - 44.10m
Nicholar McAllister - 20m
Paul Wood - 22.6m
Ben Marshall - 13m
Alex Miller - 7.3m
Jake O'Grady - 29.4m
Tom Pearson - 43.65m
Women
Jo Mayes - 36.10m
Amy Forest - 7.82m
Beth Ion - 84.67m
Andrea Seed - 39.50m
Event 5 - Stone Loading
Men
Connor Toms - 4 Stones (59.6s)
Curls - 3 Stones (42.40s)
Lewis Glen - 4 Stones (74s)
Harry Reeve - 4 Stones (46.60s)
Paul Wood - 4 Stones (28.70s)
Brett Miles - 4 Stones (26.20s)
Josh Jayes - 4 Stones (33.14s)
Nicholar McAllister - 2 Stones (11.10s)
John Kerry - 4 Stones (49.40s)
Ollie Field - 4 Stones (29.60s)
Ben Marshall - 3 Stones (27.10s)
Tom Pearson - 4 Stones (41.90s)
Tom Fisher - 4 Stones (42.60s)
Alex Miller - 4 Stones (26.70s)
Mike Brown - 4 Stones (22.21s)
Jake O'Grady - 4 Stones (44.10s)
Women
Amy Forest - 1 Stone (36.2s)
Jo Mayes - x
Andrea Seed - 4 Stones (37.85s)
Beth Ion - 4 Stones (59.8s)
Results
Men
1st Place - Jake O'Grady (65 Points)
2nd Place - Mike Brown (64 Points)
3rd Place - Alex Miller (53.5 Points)
4th Place - Ollie Field (48 Points)
5th/6th Place - Tom Fisher (47.5 Points)
5th/6th Place - Tom Pearson (47.5 Points)
7th Place - Brett Miles (46 Points)
8th Place - Josh Jayes (43.5 Points)
9th Place - Paul Wood (43 Points)
10th/11th Place - Ben Marshall (40 Points)
10th/11th Place - John Kerry (40 Points)
12th Place - Harry Reeve (35 Points)
13th Place - Nicholar McAllister (34.5 Points)
14th Place - Lewis Glen (23 Points)
15th Place - Connor Toms (21 Points)
16th Place - Curls (18.5 Points)
Women
1st Place - Andrea Seed (18 Points)
2nd Place - Beth Ion (17 Points)
3rd Place - Amy Forest (5 Points)
4th Place - Jo Mayes (2 Points)
