Ali’s Round - Wainwright Challenge
How many Wainwright fell tops can you reach from the front door of The Climbers Shop, during shop hours?
Choose your own route through the fells to gain as many summits and points on foot as possible, before racing back to the shop before 5pm!
Using the Ali’s Round Map, you start from The Climbers Shop front door in Ambleside at 9am taking in as many (or few) of the Wainwright summits as you wish. Gaining the furthest Wainwright fell tops from the shop will earn you the highest points.
However, keep an eye on the time as returning late will cost you some of your hard-earned points! Returning 5 minutes late to the shop, (5.05pm) will incur a 10-point deduction from your total points. Return up to 10 minutes late and you loose 50 points. Return more than 10 minutes late and you will lose all of your points, so plan carefully!
To add to your route choice dilemmas, reaching the summit of the 5 highest Wainwright fells (Scafell Pike, Scafell, Helvellyn, Skiddaw, Great End) will earn you double points, and fells 6-10 in the height range giving an extra 50 bonus points each if reached.
Bonus points:
50 bonus points for reaching the top of Angle Tarn Pikes, in honour of The Climbers Shop staff member Steve, who always gets lost trying to find this peak!
50 bonus points for reaching the top of Haystacks and saying hello to Mr Wainwright himself.
To be entered onto our leader board please email us at info@climbers-shop.com your Strava gpx file of your route with the total points gained for the day.
Please remember to log your run on Strava as a race, so that it will record the total time elapsed.
Your route and photos can also be added to our Facebook page.
A printed A2 version of the map is now available to purchase at our Ambleside shop and online with £2 from every sale donated to Fix The Fells to care for the Lake District’s paths and landscape.
| Name | Date Completed | Points Total |
|---|---|---|
| Danny Clayton | 17/03/2024 | 655 Points |
| Tom Simpson | 03/04/2023 | 2300 Points |
| Charlie Keedy | 12/11/2022 | 680 Points |
| Chris Worton | 09/07/2021 | 1755 Points |
| Chris Booth | 04/10/2020 | 475 Points |
| Pollie Boyle | 02/10/2020 | 960 Points |
| Neil Talbott | 29/09/2020 | 3500 Points |
| Pedro Thompson | 25/09/2020 | 2960 Points |
| Steve Jacques | 21/09/2020 | 2500 Points |
| Dan Duxbury | 30/08/2020 | 2600 Points |
| Ali Woodard | 14/06/2020 | 790 Points |
| Andy Eccles | 14/06/2020 | 790 Points |
| Hilary Ridgeway | 14/06/2020 | 790 Points |
Submit Round Details:
Having completed your round fill out the details below and submit to get your name on the list.
The rules:
· A round must start and finish at The Climbers Shop. Starting at 9am or later and finishing by 5.00pm
· Each summit is only counted once.
· The points for each summit are awarded in bands expanding from The Climbers Shop.
· The countryside code must always be followed.
· Returning late incurs point penalties. 5 minutes equals a 10 point deduction of the total points collected. Under 10 minutes late is 50 points off. More than 10 minutes late and all points collected are lost.
· To gain a place on the leader board a Strava gpx file, total points gained and time taken must be emailed to The Climbers Shop and verified.
Adaptions: At The Climbers Shop we are already thinking of how to take things to the next level. With ideas of winter routes, overnight and a 2 day versions of this challenge are already planned. If you’re planning to use the challenge event for a different adventure, please let us know and send us some photos.
Good luck and remember to stay safe on the hills, we can’t wait to hear what you get up too!
Why Ali’s Round?
This round and the challenge as a whole, was devised by our very own Shop Assistant Manger, Ali Woodard. It of course only made sense to name it after herself!
Dan Duxbury completing his round in 2020
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