Western Fells
If you love England, love walking or hiking, and know the Lake District, then you probably already own...
The Western Fells lie within a wide sector, driving deep into the heart of Lakeland at Sty Head. They are bounded in the north-west by the Cocker valley, 'jewelled by the lovely lakes of Buttermere and Crummock Water'. South-west their boundary is Wasdale, running towards the sea. The rugged territory around Sty Head is crowded with fine peaks: the hoary old favourite, Great Gable, the magnificent Pillar, the fascinating Haystacks and the exhilarating spine of the High Stile ridge. Further west the slopes are smooth and rounded, declining into grassy foothills and rolling sheep pastures - terrrain described by Wainwright as splendid walking country, but comparatively unexciting and unfrequented. This second edition of The Western Fells has been brilliantly revised by Chris Jesty, a trained cartographer who worked with Wainwright on some of the maps in his later large-format guides. All footpaths have been rewalked, all routes checked, all maps and text updated. Paths and routes are picked out in...
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- Pages: 224 pages
- ISBN: 9780711222335 / 711222339
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If you love England, love walking or hiking, and know the Lake District, then you probably already own one of the books in this series. The Western Fells is my favourite simply because it covers my favourite peak - Great Gable.Most people are amazed at and fall in love with the intricacy of the drawings and knowledge contained in these...
