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.

Ali’s Family Round

Looking for some fun with the kids? We have a family version for little legs here.

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

Fancy a round by Night too?
Then give the all-new Lunar Round by Petzl a go. Also starting from The Climbers Shop!