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World of a Wainwright Bagger
Chris Stanbury provides an insight into the world of a `Wainwright Bagger', inspiring those new to The Wainwrights, to those who have done most of the fells, but lost inspiration along the way with a series of essays designed to give a flavour of the enjoyment that can be found in completing Wainwright's 214 fells.
231 pages, Paperback
First published May 1, 2010
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May 24, 2020
As somebody who has bagged all 214 Wainwrights, this was a delightful book to read while exiled from my beloved Lake District by the COVID-19 lockdown.
This isn’t a technical guidebook detailing how to climb all 214 Wainwrights. Rather, Chris Stanbury aims to evoke what it feels like to fall in love with the fells of Cumbria. The book is thematic rather than chronological and the author explores the many varied pleasures to be experienced from bagging the Wainwrights. My own life is sooooooo much richer from my repeated visits to the Lake District, and this same appreciation drips from every page of this book.
I found Chris Stanbury to a be kindred spirit, and it was a joy to read the recounting of his Lakeland memories spread over 20 years. As he narrates his journeys over the fells, I was often transported into my own memories walking on those same mountains. So many of his thoughts and opinions I found I shared so I began to see the author a friend who I have not yet met. It was an absolute pleasure to spend time in his company, albeit only via the pages of this book.
If you have never walked in the Lake District, you’ll probably won’t get this book. It’s full of names that you’ll struggle to find on a map. But if you are someone who has a working geographical knowledge of this beautiful part of the world and have been smitten by the high places, then I think you’ll relish this book.
This isn’t a technical guidebook detailing how to climb all 214 Wainwrights. Rather, Chris Stanbury aims to evoke what it feels like to fall in love with the fells of Cumbria. The book is thematic rather than chronological and the author explores the many varied pleasures to be experienced from bagging the Wainwrights. My own life is sooooooo much richer from my repeated visits to the Lake District, and this same appreciation drips from every page of this book.
I found Chris Stanbury to a be kindred spirit, and it was a joy to read the recounting of his Lakeland memories spread over 20 years. As he narrates his journeys over the fells, I was often transported into my own memories walking on those same mountains. So many of his thoughts and opinions I found I shared so I began to see the author a friend who I have not yet met. It was an absolute pleasure to spend time in his company, albeit only via the pages of this book.
If you have never walked in the Lake District, you’ll probably won’t get this book. It’s full of names that you’ll struggle to find on a map. But if you are someone who has a working geographical knowledge of this beautiful part of the world and have been smitten by the high places, then I think you’ll relish this book.
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