Walking the Wainwrights

Walking the Wainwrights PDF

Author: Stuart Marshall

Publisher: Sigma Press

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 126

ISBN-13: 9781850587538

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This text provides a compact guide to the ascent of all 214 peaks described in the late Alfred Wainwright's seven-volume pictorial guide to the Lakeland fells. It is designed to be taken on the fells, and not left at home on a bookshelf

Walks in Limestone Country the Whernside Ingleborough and Penyghent Areas of Yorkshire

Walks in Limestone Country the Whernside Ingleborough and Penyghent Areas of Yorkshire PDF

Author: Alfred Wainwright

Publisher:

Published: 2014-04-03

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13: 9780711234864

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Alfred Wainwright, author of the inimitable best-selling Pictorial Guides to the Lakeland Fells, here describes thirty-four selected walks in the interesting limestone area around the Three Peaks in the Yorkshire Dales. Each has its particular charm or special objective. Each is the subject of a separate chapter containing a diagram, a map, and an illustrated narrative. Also included is a detailed description of the route of the marathon Three Peaks Walk. Walks in Limestone Country was first published in 1970. For this new edition, every footpath has been re-walked, and every map and diagram checked by Chris Jesty, who assisted with the maps on Wainwright’s last two large-format books. It is now fully up to date for 21st century walkers. Also available: Walks on the Howgill Fells Cover photograph: Attermire Scar © Derry Brabbs

The Outlying Fells of Lakeland

The Outlying Fells of Lakeland PDF

Author: Alfred Wainwright

Publisher: Frances Lincoln

Published: 2011-06-01

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13: 9780711231757

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This is the legendary A. Wainwright's guide to his selection of 56 'foothills' in Lakeland, brilliantly revised and updated by Chris Jesty. The outings described here with typical eloquence and humour were chosen by Wainwright with a particular readership in mind: 'those walkers who, because of age or infirmity, must be content with milder expeditions on lesser fells.' This guide is packed with gems of outstanding beauty which you don't have to be super-fit to enjoy: Orrest Head, where Wainwright's love affair with the Lake District began; Scout Scar, 'a pleasure every step of the way'; Beacon Fell, 'the epitome of that appeals to fellwalkers'; and many, many others. All the walks fall within the boundaries of the National Park. In the second edition, the main routes are picked out in red for greater visibility, and parking information is given where possible.

Fellwalking with Wainwright

Fellwalking with Wainwright PDF

Author: A. Wainwright

Publisher:

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 0711226571

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For this spectacular new edition of the fell walking classic, virtually all the photographs have been retaken by Wainwright's original Lakeland photographer, Derry Brabbs. After completing his Pictorial Guides, A. Wainwright was persuaded to write a narrative, descriptive account of his eighteen favourite Lake District walks. Described by a man who was both a master fell walker and a lover of the hills with a rare facility for writing about them, the result is a book of unique quality. The text has been updated to take account of minor changes in the terrain and the result is not merely the most beautiful but also the most authoritative and useful book on the much loved Lakeland hills . For this new edition of the fell walking classic, virtually all the photographs have been retaken by the legendary lakeland photographer, Derry Brabbs. The result is the transformation of an already fine book into something spectacular.

The Southern Fells

The Southern Fells PDF

Author:

Publisher: Frances Lincoln

Published: 2018-01-04

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13: 0711240051

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The Southern Fells include the highest, roughest, grandest fells in Lakeland including the highest mountain in England, Scafell Pike. Wainwright – a fell-walking legend in his own lifetime – knew the terrain and conveyed its grandeur and beauty like nobody else. In this unique Pictorial Guide, he writes of the glorious curves and simple grandeur of Great Langdale; of Wasdale, 'an emerald amongst sombre hills'; of enchanting Borrowdale; of the sparkling radiance of the Duddon; and of the most delectable valley of all – Eskdale, 'sanctuary of peace and solitude'. The Pictorial Guides by A. Wainwright, written half a century ago, have been treasured by generations of walkers. This edition of The Southern Fells is freshly reproduced from Wainwright's original hand-drawn pages.

Memoirs of a Fellwanderer

Memoirs of a Fellwanderer PDF

Author: A. Wainwright

Publisher:

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 210

ISBN-13: 9780718140656

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A delightful and at times revealing memoir details Wainwright's childhood in Blackburn, how he rose from being an office boy in the Borough Treasurer's office in Blackburn to Borough Treasurer itself in Kendal, the fascinating story behind the Pictorial Guides, and his support for animal welfare. The book is illustrated with family photographs as well as his photographs of Lakeland and Scotland, and a selection of his drawings.

The Eastern Fells

The Eastern Fells PDF

Author: Alfred Wainwright

Publisher: Frances Lincoln

Published: 2018-01-04

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13: 0711240035

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The Eastern Fells include the greatest single concentrated mass of high ground in Lakeland: a tremendous barrier running north and south, high and steep all along its length, rising to above 3000 feet on Helvellyn – the most-often climbed mountain in the Lake District. Popular resorts such as Ambleside and Grasmere lie in this sector of the fells, as does the beautiful Patterdale valley (the best base, in Wainwright's view, for exploring the area). The Pictorial Guides by A. Wainwright, written half a century ago, have been treasured by generations of walkers. This edition of The Eastern Fells is freshly reproduced from Wainwright's original hand-drawn pages.