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Twelve Favourite Mountains (Pictorial Guides to the Lakeland Fells)
Twelve Favourite Mountains - Pictorial Guides to the Lakeland Fells Author:Alfred Wainwright Alfred Wainwright was a legend in his own lifetime. A man of few words, elusive to the point of being downright unsociable, he dedicated years of his life to exploring the Lakeland mountains he loved, and creating the awe-inspiring hand-drawn pages of his "Pictorial Guides" to the Lakeland Fells. Wainwright knew the fells like nobody else, and i... more »n the "Personal Notes in Conclusion at the end of The Western Fells" - the last in the seven-volume series - he revealed what were, for him, finest mountains of all. High, craggy, commanding fine views, these fells are simply Lakeland's best. Available for the first time in the centenary year of Wainwright's birth, this collection brings together in one rugged, pocket-sized volume twelve chapters from five different "Pictorial Guides" - more than 200 pages of vintage Wainwright - at a bargain price. The book features the following fells: Blencathra; Bowfell; Carrock; Crinkle Crags; Great Gable; Harrison Stickle; Haystacks; Pike o' Stickle; Pillar; Place Fell; Scafell; and Scafell Pike.« less