Lake District Adventure

With Joel unavailable for selection (understandably not wanting to push his knee too hard), Rich, Ady and James headed off to the Lake District over the Bank Holiday Weekend to test their new-found fitness.

The team chose Helvellyn as their objective (England's third highest peak) and set off from their campsite in Glenridding



The first couple of kilometres are tough and relentless, but great for building up those quads, and (as it turns out) aggravating James' knee injury!


Ady reaches the aptly named Hole-in-the-Wall.


James and Rich on Striding Edge, with Helvellyn's summit in the background.


Helvellyn's Striding Edge - Not on the Trailtrekker route (yet!)


Nearly there...


Rich, James and Ady finally make the summit of Helvellyn (950m above sea-level) .

The Q-Team, still feeling pretty energetic, spent half an hour strolling across to Lower Man and then headed down Swirral Edge and across to another Wainwright peak Catstye Cam



Ady atop Catstye Cam with Helvellyn, Swirral Edge and Red Tarn in the background.

After a brief but rewarding downhill walking-pole-javelin competition (which Ady won with by some considerable distance), the team began the long descent back to Glenridding, finishing the nine-mile walk in around 6 hours.