The Synges are every Lake District summit over 300 m (1,000 ft) within the National Park — 670 tops, including all 214 Wainwrights — as set out in Tim Synge's book. It began as one walker's private study: frustrated that Wainwright's 214 left out so many worthwhile summits, Synge compiled his own complete list, first published in 1995 as The Lakeland Summits. Years later, online baggers adopted it and “the Synges” entered the canon of recognised hill lists alongside the Wainwrights and Birketts, now tracked by the Database of British and Irish Hills and the Long Distance Walkers Association. The 2025 edition revises the original 646 to a challenging 670. With no pre-ordained routes, bagging them is as much about devising your own lines as ticking summits — and it takes you well off the beaten track.