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Branstree from Adam Seat on Harter Fell, an early winter scene. Witness walkers in careful procession marching down the icy bank on the newly engineered trail to Gatescarth Pass. This locality features in the The Far Eastern Fells (volume 8).

The website portrait picture was taken by my good friend Stephen Poulton LRPS

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The eighth volume of the Lakeland Fellranger series has been published this week The Far Eastern Fells with a little film to mark the occasion Lakeland Fellranger.

My attention now is on the series' power to unleash the latent wandering spirit in each one of us. On Friday 21st June at Brockhole, the National Park 'inspiration centre' Ciceorne are holding a launch party an occasion that will give me a chance to introduce, not only the final volume in the series, but set out how the series will seek to remain valid and commited to the future well-being of this amazing mountain landscape.

In High Relief

A year’s research of the Far Eastern Fells is at an end as Cicerone take delivery of the eighth and final volume of the magnus opus Lakeland Fellranger. A high water mark of endeavour, which in reality is little more than a stepping stone to new horizons. Currently I am preparing two volumes in Northern Eye Books’ brilliantly conceived and executed ‘Top 10 Walks’ series. A life-long affection for the Yorkshire Dales given expression with guides to the fells and dales. The great outdoors is made accessible and fun for more casual walkers by the emergence of the www.top10walks.co.uk series, do take a look.

This in advance of a long-overdue return to the Peakland moors to re-fashion High Peak Walks of 1980 into the Dark Peak Walks of 2014.

Wearing my conservation hat I am currently working in harmony with the NTO to create Complementary Relief Routes for Hadrian’s Wall Path National Trail. The past wet summer throwing into sharp focus the need, from time to time, for subtle variations of walking line to protect the archaeology. A process that has led me to the conclusion that we need a grass roots organisation on a par with the Offa's Dyke Association within this internationally important World Heritage Site. If you are interested in putting your name to a Hadrian's Wall Path Association then please do get in touch, I would very much like to hear from you.

Hull Pot, a massive beck-capturing cavity in the western shadow of Penyghent.   
Linescape drawn 04 Feb 2012