Our first major walk in the Lake District and one of the classics to boot, The weather was tricky across Striding Edge due to the drizzle and as a result we used a mix of staying to the ridge line and dropping occasionally to the path just below, although I did drop down the chimney at the end of the ‘Edge’. Once the cloud cleared a bit on the summit the views were superb, especially north to Skiddaw and west over the Langdales towards Bowfell. We took the same route back down as we came up, and looking back now I should have bagged Catstycam as well whilst I was up there to save a revisit, but this was my first Wainwright and I will plan better going forward.