In the company of Polly and 7 of her 4 legged friends 14 of us in varying degrees of health and fitness tagged along with the eternal optimism of reaching the summit of her 214th Wainwright - Catstycam

Just to give an idea of how it was a selection of pictures for now with better captions and loads more to come

 The first three are fellside views from the Travellers Rest before everyone arrived

Click on above picture for meeting in Glenridding video

Click on above picture for video of walking out of Glenridding

Click on above picture for out of the village and fell bound

Click on above picture for first footing on the fells

Roger certainly became very popular all of a sudden

Jodie- Bailey - Megan - Cassie - Bethan and Harry first up

Bethan having a minute just to take it all in

Polly - She’s a character and here’s the face to prove it

Birkhouse Moor summit

Click on any person or any dog for a clip of ‘This way to Birkhouse Moor’

Lunch for some at the Hole in the Wall but not for us. This is where Polly went AWOL as we pressed on for Striding Edge and Helvellyn

The view back to Ullswater as we neared the start of Striding edge

The view the other way looking up Grisedale

Hilton & John on their second accent between the Hole in the Wall and the base of Striding Edge after going back down the mountain to find Fell Wanderer Polly Susie shows Polly the route the rest of us are taking on this occasion

Click on picture and see her returning to the group video

Click on Roger for Striding Edge action

Angie & Bailey on Striding Edge

Click on the Dixon Memorial for more Striding Edge

Jill R close to Helvellyn summit

One chilled out Bethan - she’s only resting her eyes of course

Click on sleepy head for more Striding Edge

Helvellyn summit shelter suddenly became a little crowded - Click on picture for video clip

Peeps are Andrew, John, Fred & Hilton - Dogs are Jodie,Bethan,Harry, Polly,Susie & Cassie

Roger on the subject of walking poles as Jo listens with interest and Angie is elsewhere tucking in

John, Fred and Hilton with Suzie

Helvellyn summit shelter - A last picture just before we departed for Catstycam

Looking across the ridge path to Striding Edge from Swirral Edge

Click on Picture for video of Polly’s arrival on Catstycam summit

Jill, Andrew, Ann & Hilton celebrating Polly’s 214th Wainwright  on Catstycam summit

John on Gloves, Peter on the bottle, Hilton on lead, Andrew on camera & Jill levitating a walking pole with gentle rubbing and the power of thought

Catstycam summit - One last swig before the off

Ann & Hilton with Cassie & Susie - Roger with Bethan in a Half Nelson - Angie with Bailey

Catstycam summit - Carl & Joanna

A last look from near Catstycam summit - Sheffield Pike and Ullswater beyond

On the decent - Click on picture for video clip

Glenridding Common and Sheffield Pike

Striding Edge

Angie’s dog Bailey - Just nipped away for a quiet moment

I’ll make the most of it & have a sit down then

Natural sculptured rock in Glenridding Beck

Glenridding Beck

Click on Polly for a look at some worn out souls at the Travellers Rest - Glenridding