An up-and-coming filmmaker is releasing a documentary of the story of a remarkable fell-running first in the Lake District.

When James Gibson from Ambleside completed the first ever Winter Wainwrights round (traversing all 214 peaks documented by Alfred Wainwright) in just over eight days, he asked a young filmmaker to capture some of it for his own personal memories.

The filmmaker that documented it was Chay Turner-Richards,24, who explained how the project evolved:

"James showed me documentaries made previously for the summer rounds, and asked if I could so something like this - I said I'd give it a go. 

"It's a small, independent film, and I to do similar hours to him, trying to work out where I could catch him on the fell, and then meet up with him at checkpoints to capture both sides. 

"Thankfully I didn't have to run the whole thing with a camera!"

Chay said that the process was indicative of the camaraderie within the fell-running community, as volunteer support runners contributed with go-pro and drome footage:

"I also wanted to show James' mental state throughout the run, I was in the van when he was just chatting with his core support team, his mentors, to his missus, and a lot that wouldn't have come across on social media - the main aim is to tell people why James has done this.

"The average person wouldn't wake up in the morning and decide to do this kind of thing!

"Thats the aim, but I've done a couple of documentaries before and I've found that when you do the interviews, more stories come out of it.

For example, James is quite unknown in the racing side, he hasn't done that many registered races, so its the underdog being the first to achieve such an amazing feat - a classic story that everyone can get behind."

Chay said that he hoped that the the film would be picked for the Kendal Mountain Festival:

"I've been part of the production team before - I've worked on one for Harrison Ward, Fell Foodie.

"Ive made a lot of short-form and feature-length films, so I'm trying to establish myself as a freelance filmmaker, and build up a portfolio and a name for myself making films in the outdoor world.

"If it gets selected (for the Kendal Mountain Festival) I'll be over the moon, there are thousands of amazing filmmakers out there who go in for these festivals. 

"In the world we live in though, there are so many streaming services now looking for these independent documentaries from around the world, so if it gets picked up Ill be a very happy man."

You can see the trailer here, and Chay''s website, CSTR Film, here.