We've done it!
On June 12th 2021, we started a repeat climbing of the Wainwright Fells. The 214 fell tops featured in his 7 guide books of his "Pictorial Guides to the Lakeland Fells" We wondered if it would be possible for us to climb them in a year.
Ended with a fabulous walk from the Old Dungeon Gill up Rossett Pike, over Great End, then Esk Pike and finally finishing on Bowfell (extra 2), a small champagne by the Great Slab of Bowfell (extra 1) to celebrate and a pint on the Old Dungeon Gill to finish.
Rossett Pike: 211/214
Great End: 212/214
Esk Pike: 213/214
Bowfell: 214/214
Over the 362 days it took us we managed (purely on the challenge):
91 walks
Almost 750 miles of walking
Over 1,900,000 steps
178,000 feet of climbing - more than 6 times up Everest.
and we wonder why we feel tired!
My poor old boots have hung on valiantly through the challenge - but despite resoling a couple of years back they are now well and truly knackered - so this is probably their last big walk.
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