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Head for Lakeland ’s Northern Fells to bag a couple of easy tops when winter puts more rugged peaks beyond reach.

■ Distance: 7¾ miles/12.5km ■ Time: 4¼ hours ■ Grade: Challenging

Bag six Wainwrights on this classic Lake District round, ticking off Cat Bells, Maiden Moor, High Spy, Dale Head, Hindscarth and Robinson.

Take a short but wild wander over Bleaklow’s bleak but high moorland to discover one of the most famous and moving air crash sites in the UK mountains, surrounded by an ocean of rock-studded peatland.

There have been several attempts at a winter round of the Wainwrights, usually continuous efforts by ultra-runners. But could two fellwalking friends reach all 214 summits in what turned out to be the wintriest season in Lakeland for years? David Johnson and Nicky Oliver decided to find out…