Rossendale and Pendle Mountain Rescue Team
Nick Samworth is a Mountain Rescue volunteer. On 19 August 2026 he starts walking, and he does not stop for ten days.
All 214 Wainwrights. 325 miles. 36,000 metres of climbing. Solo, but supported by his own rescue team.
Time until the first summit
Starting and finishing in Keswick. Ten days, no rest day, no support vehicle waiting at every road crossing.
The numbers
What it actually involves
The Challenge
The 214 Wainwrights are every fell Alfred Wainwright wrote up in his seven Lakeland guidebooks. Most people take years. A serious continuous round takes a week and a half of moving almost constantly.
Nick has ten days. That is roughly 33 miles and 3,600 metres of climbing every single day, back to back, in whatever the Lake District decides to do with the weather.
There is no cut-off, no medal and no crowd at the finish. If he stops, it is over.
214 Wainwrights
325 Miles
36,000 m of ascent
10 days continuous
Solo but supported
Why?
Every year, Mountain Rescue volunteers leave their families, their jobs and their beds to help strangers in danger, in the worst conditions the hills can produce.
Nick's challenge is a tribute to that selfless spirit and the grit it takes to keep going when it matters most.
Every step he takes supports the vital work of Rossendale and Pendle Mountain Rescue Team. They are unpaid, on call every day of the year, and they pay for their own kit through fundraising like this.
Where the money goes
What Your Sponsorship Does
Provides essential kit and footwear
Fuels the challenge with nutrition and hydration
Supports safety and tracking equipment
Helps fund training and life-saving equipment
Maximises funds for the rescue team
Help Turn
325 Miles
Into Life-Saving Impact
Because in the end you won't remember the time spent working in the office or mowing your lawn so go and climb that mountain.
Nick Samworth
Every pound goes to the team
Sponsor Nick. Support the team. Save lives.
Rossendale and Pendle Mountain Rescue Team is run entirely by unpaid volunteers and funded almost entirely by donations. Sponsoring Nick puts money straight into kit, training and callouts.