MORE than 40 hardy fundraisers pulled on their walking boots to perform a stunning spectacle on the side of a Cumbrian fellside.

The Lakeland Festival of Light event team were in the Buttermere valley with Fleetwith Edge, the north west facing ridge of Fleetwith Pike, illuminated as night fell.

Walkers stood on the chilly fellside to achieve these amazing shots taken by four local professional photographers.

Organiser Matt Le Voi, of Allonby-based Lakeland Mountain Guides, said: "We couldn’t have asked for clearer skies at the start of the evening and apart from a cool northerly wind we had a great feeling about what we were going to achieve on the night."

The photography team spread themselves out across Buttermere, each with their own vision as to how they wanted to capture the scene.

Nick Landells of Lakeland Photo Walks dragged 17 kilos of camera equipment up onto the peak of Robinson while Harry Baker took to photographing the event from his drone above Buttermere Village.

Tom Mcnally and Carmen Norman pitched up on the lakeshore and captured the flood of light spilling in to the lake as well as beaming off of the hills.

The event was in aid of Cumbria Youth Alliance (CYA), raising over £1,200 for its Duke of Edinburgh’s (DofE) Award programme.

Nick Landells, who is also a CYA team member, said: "The money will go a long way towards helping the many different requirements of our busy programme, from kit updates to running the award."

"CYA focuses on helping young people reach their full potential, particularly those who may be disadvantaged. There is no doubt about how important something like the DofE award programme is towards helping them achieve this."

Saturday night's light festival was the third and final event of the team's year, bringing their 2018 fundraising total to more than £13,000 for various good causes. Next year's event will take place on Catbells, near Keswick, on May 4.

Matt added: "As always these events wouldn’t happen without the support of friends, families, colleagues and local businesses. Apart from thanking the 40 brave folks for attending this late autumn event, my utmost gratitude has to go to the amazing team of volunteer marshalls who helped keep everyone safe and happy as well as to Honister Slate Mine for letting us kick the event off from their site."