Post series The Wainwright Fells
214 of the fells (hills and mountains) in the English Lake District are described in Alfred Wainwright's seven-volume Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells. The books, featuring wonderful hand-drawn illustration and the authors' own experiences of the many hiking routes, remain the definitive walkers' guide to the region.
The third of our slightly soggy hikes in the English Lake District in autumn 2022.
An autumn ramble from our holiday rental to the top of the nearby Wainwright Fell above Keswick.
Of all the walks Jo and I have undertaken, the path to Haystacks in the English Lake District seems to be the most prone to failure. The attempt we made in 2020 was no exception, although a sudden change in the weather led us to an alternative success.
Oh, did I forget to mention? Jo and I walked up the biggest mountain in England in 2017.
A terrific hike and a personal achievement in the central-western Lake District on our anniversary.
I don’t usually bother celebrating my birthday in any great fashion, but as I turned forty this year, I decided to make an exception and plan a short break away with Jo, so that I could look back on the arrival of mid-life with some fondness. After some to-ing and fro-ing on a destination, I…
It had long been a goal of Jo’s and mine to extend our walking and “bag” one of the Lakeland fells. However, we hadn’t anticipated doing so in quite such a challenging way.
