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The Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells is a series of seven books detailing the fells (the local word for hills and mountains) of the English Lake District. They were written and illustrated in pen and ink by Alfred Wainwright between 1952 and 1965. The Ylläs fell in Finland Fell (from the Old Norse fjall, mountain) is a word used to refer to mountains, or certain types of mountainous landscape, in parts of England and Scandinavia. ...
A hill in Hungary with a hillside vintage garden For the landform that extends less than 600 metres above the surrounding terrain and that is smaller than a mountain, see the mountain article. ...
A mountain is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain in a limited area. ...
Crinkle Crags as seen from the adjoining fell of Cold Pike. ...
Pen and ink refers to a technique of drawing or writing, in which colored (this includes black) ink is applied to paper using a pen or other stylus. ...
Alfred Wainwright (1907 – 1991) was best known for his seven Pictorial Guides to the Lakeland Fells. ...
1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ...
The full title of each book is A Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells: being an illustrated account of a study and exploration of the mountains in the English Lake District: by A. Wainwright. Sales of the books recently passed 2 million. The books are popular amongst walkers not only for their immense detail but for the enthusiasm for the fells conveyed by the author, as well as his occasional touches of wry humour. Hillwalking or fellwalking is the recreational practice of hiking in mountainous terrain. ...
The books are:
- Book 1 - The Eastern Fells
- Book 2 - The Far Eastern Fells
- Book 3 - The Central Fells
- Book 4 - The Southern Fells
- Book 5 - The Northern Fells
- Book 6 - The Northwestern Fells
- Book 7 - The Western Fells
Style and layout
 A typical page from The Southern Fells, describing the ascent of Pike of Blisco. The diagrams of ascent are perhaps the most innovative feature of the Pictorial Guides. Each of the fells covered by the guides has its own chapter, which normally includes a map of the fell, comprehensive details of ascent routes, ridge routes to other fells, routes of descent and a description of the summit. Carefully annotated pen and ink drawings of ascents and views accompany the details of each fell. Each book starts with a description of the geography of the area and ends with Some personal notes in conclusion. Pike of Blisco or Pike OBlisco is a mountain in the Lake District in Cumbria, England. ...
A map is a simplified depiction of a space which highlights relations between components (objects, regions) of that space. ...
A ridge is a geological feature that features a continuous elevational crest for some distance. ...
Pen and ink refers to a technique of drawing or writing, in which colored (this includes black) ink is applied to paper using a pen or other stylus. ...
Unlike many authors who dedicate books to particular people known to them, Wainwright commences each book with an unusual dedication. These are: Dedication (Lat. ...
- Book 1: "The Men of the Ordnance Survey"
- Book 2: "The Men who Built the Stone Walls"
- Book 3: "The Dogs of Lakeland"
- Book 4: "The Sheep of Lakeland"
- Book 5: "The Solitary wanderers on the fells"
- Book 6: "My right leg and my left leg"
- Book 7: "All who have helped me"
Wainwright, notoriously shy, also includes one drawing of himself in each book, generally from behind, of him admiring a particular view. These are: In the notes at the end of Book 7, Wainwright lists what he considers to be the 'finest half-dozen' fells in Lakeland. His list consists of: Blencathra is one of the most northerly mountains in the Lake District, United Kingdom. ...
Clough Head is the northermost fell of the Helvellyn range in the eastern part of the English Lake District, lying north of Great Dodd. ...
Haweswater seen from high up on Harter Fell Haweswater is a reservoir in the English Lake District built in the valley of Mardale in the county of Cumbria. ...
The following mountains named Harter Fell are located in the Lake District National Park in Cumbria, England: Harter Fell in the Eskdale valley Harter Fell in the Mardale valley This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...
Thirlmere is a reservoir in the Lake District National Park, England. ...
Sca Fell (called Scafell by Wainwright) is a mountain in the English Lake District. ...
See also Binsey, Oxfordshire Binsey is a hill on the northern edge of the Lake District in Cumbria, England. ...
High Stile is a mountain in the Western part of the Lake District. ...
At 978 metres (3,208 feet), Scafell Pike is the highest mountain in England. ...
Bowfell (named Bow Fell on Ordnance Survey maps) is a pyramid-shaped mountain lying at the very heart of the English Lake District. ...
Pillar is a fell in the English Lake District. ...
Great Gable is a pyramid-shaped hill lying at the very heart of the English Lake District. ...
Blencathra is one of the most northerly mountains in the Lake District, United Kingdom. ...
Crinkle Crags is a fell in the English Lake District in the county of Cumbria. ...
Publication As of 2005, the series is beginning a factual revision by the publishers Frances Lincoln, in order to adjust the content to the present-day Lake District. Chris Jesty is undertaking the revision. 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Wainwright bagging The 214 fells included in the series are now generally known as 'the Wainwrights'. These range in height from 985 feet (Castle Crag) to 3210 feet (Scafell Pike). Completing all the Wainwrights is a popular peak bagging challenge. The Wainwrights differ from other bagging lists such as the Munros and Marilyns, however, in that Wainwright never set out to compile such a list himself, and inclusion is not based on objective criteria such as altitude or prominence. Alfred Wainwright listed 214 fells in total in his series of seven Pictorial Guides to the Lakeland Fells. ...
A foot (plural: feet; symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ...
Castle Crag is a hill in the North Western part of the English Lake District. ...
At 978 metres (3,208 feet), Scafell Pike is the highest mountain in England. ...
Peak bagging (also hill bagging, mountain bagging, or among enthusiasts, just bagging) is a popular activity for hillwalkers and mountaineers in which they attempt to reach the summit of each peak in a region above some height, or having a particular feature. ...
Aonach Eagach, a popular ridge between two munros in Glen Coe, Meall Dearg and Sgorr nam Fiannaidh A Munro is a Scottish hill with a height over 3000 feet (914. ...
A Marilyn is a hill with a relative height of at least 150 metres, regardless of absolute height or other merit. ...
Altitude is the elevation of an object from a known level or datum. ...
In topography, prominence, also known as autonomous height, relative height or shoulder drop (in America) or prime factor (in Europe), is a concept used in the categorization of hills and mountains, also known as peaks. ...
Editions ISBNs of the revised editions: For information on using ISBNs in Wikipedia, see Wikipedia:ISBN. The International Standard Book Number, or ISBN (sometimes pronounced is-ben), is a unique (#1) identifier for books, intended to be used commercially. ...
- Book 1: ISBN 0-7112-2454-4
- Book 2: ISBN 0-7112-2455-2
- Book 3: ISBN 0-7112-2456-0
- Book 4: ISBN 0-7112-2457-9
- Book 5: ISBN 0-7112-2458-7
- Book 6: ISBN 0-7112-2459-5
- Book 7: ISBN 0-7112-2460-9
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