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Welcome to
Wainwright Routes a website featuring walks in
the English Lake District, routes to the summits
of the 214 fells described in the seven volume
Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells by Alfred
Wainwright.
The books, published
between 1955 and 1966, faithfully reproduced
from the author's original manuscripts, are
considered by many to be works of art in their
own right, an exploration of all the major
fells in the Lake District complete with
maps, diagrams of ascents and numerous
sketches. It is the aim of this site to
illustrate some of those walks through
photographs.
It is well known that AW
drew his sketches from photos he took while
researching the guides. I have
attempted to find the actual locations where he
stood to take those photos and reproduce them
and include them in the relevant walk. An
example is shown below with the appropriate
chapter and page number annotated in red
font.
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Stone shelter below the
Walna Scar Pass Dow Crag -
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5
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appreciate the above you really need to possess
the guides, they are readily available in most
good bookshops or directly from their
publishers Frances
Lincoln. The guides have all
been updated with a second edition by Chris
Jesty.
Navigation of the site is fairly
basic, I am no webmaster!, just click on a
'book' select a fell then a route. Only
those fells with links are currently
available,
regular updates will appear at the
top of this page. Please take time to
read the site information page regarding
the derived ascent times and distances, they are
important. I hope that you will enjoy
the photographs and thank you for visiting the
site.
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