Peak Bagging: Wainwrights: 45 routes designed to complete all 214 of Wainwright's Lake District fells in the most efficient way

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Karen and Dan Parker's 'Peak Bagging Wainwrights' provides clear, concise route descriptions with brilliant accompanying maps, route profile and timing table (plus transport, parking and refreshment stop advice) for each of their 45 selected routes, which as they say have been 'designed to complete all 214 of Wainwright's Lake District Fells in the most efficient way'.

Between the Kirkstone Pass and Dunmail Raise are some of the most impressive mountains in the Lake District – and a couple of the best airy ridge walks too. Helvellyn is the highest at 3118 feet and it can be approached from several directions, including the Thirlmere and the Ullswater approaches. It’s a big undertaking and unless you’re an experienced walker with good navigation skills and the right gear, not only for a long and a settled good weather day, the Thirlmere side is probably the slightly easier option. But it’s worth it! A quirky part of my Wainwright bagging was that I planned each of my Wainwright routes to start and finish at a Lake District bus stop. With that said, most people take their time when walking them as it is a much better experience to take in all of the beauty that the Lake District has to offer. The fells are perfect places for creative souls; there is so much to sketch, photograph and write about; countless amounts of people have created beautiful works from their inspiration of the fells. Hopefully, now you have a good understanding of the Wainwrights, their history and whether you’ve got the determination and fitness to climb them or not. It’s a magical feeling to even conquer just one of the beautiful fells; your journey will certainly inspire you and make you even more keen to climb the others. Please feel free to leave a comment below of what your favourite Wainwrights are! First published in the Westmorland Gazette in the 1950's, Alfred Wainwright's Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells comprises seven volumes listing 214 mountains and tops - each with its own chapter. It is an ambition of many people to reach the summit of all 214 of these lakeland fells.It's one of the quieter hills,” says Dan. “Even though it's in the heart of Lakeland, south of Ullswater and Borrowdale. So many people set off from Seathwaite and head up Scafell Pike, and don't really consider other options. You come up Thorneythwaite Fell from Seathwaite, and then you do a bit of a scramble up to the top. The descent, over Rosthwaite Fell, is also great. Again, it's a knobbly ridge.” Complete the Wainwright's in 36 Walks Thirty-six circular walks covering all the peaks in Alfred Wainwright's Pictorial Guides to the Lakeland Fells.

Prior to embarking on your fell walk, make sure you know where to park your car, how far you expect to be walking, and where your half-way marker is – I find this is vital with kids.Three Men In a Boat (To Say Nothing of Another Writer Reading It For Bits He Could Quote In His Own Work) I love this book, both to see I’ve not made too many strategic errors in former peak bagging resulting in lone summits requiring a revisit, but also for the inspiration, beautiful photos and route ideas. As there are so many Wainwrights to explore, it means there is a real variety of fells in terms of terrain and incline level which is great as it means there really is something for everyone. Some of the more popular fells that people of an average fitness level can enjoy include Catbells, Hallin Fell and High Rigg, Binsey. Latrigg is one of the lowest fells, and so it's a great walk for almost everyone that still boasts beautiful views.