Log.

(Book By Book)

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Welcome to Hel…vellyn, & Other Tall Tales: A Luggard’s Log 🕵️‍♂️

Following in the footsteps of a certain A. Wainwright, not unknown to Lake District lovers, I’ve decided to structure my Lakeland Chronicles around his Famous 214. These are all the mountains and hills that feature in his famous walkers’ guides – his “13-year odyssey – completed in December 1965, a week ahead of schedule, when I was the ripe old age of… 3 months.

So, whilst I didn’t accompany him personally on his rambles, and you almost certainly didn’t either, maybe you’d like to come along with me virtually, keeping me company through these pages – these love letters to the Lakes, in fact – and in some way we can feel the spirit of the great man himself.

What I like most about his guides, apart from the fact that they give a convenient structure to my latest improbable endeavour, is his pithy observations, poetic turns of phrase and occasional wry humour. I may or may not be pithy, poetic and wry, but if you have time to join me, I’ll try to give you the most of me the best I can.

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Join in the fun over in my Lakeland Chronicles Facebook group and enjoy and comment on all my latest posts, try the regular quizzes and, of course, post your own Lake District photos and stories. Thank you for accompanying me on this journey of discovery, up hill and down dale, inside and out.

~ The Laggard of Lakeland 🌄

🧭 P.S. Here are two more ways to explore my progress:

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LUGGARD’s LOG 1: The Eastern Fells

The Eastern Fells are…

THIS SECTION IS WAITING for its first mountain to be… mounted – Check back soon!

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LUGGARD’s LOG 2: The Far Eastern Fells

The Far Eastern Fells are…

THIS SECTION IS WAITING for its first mountain to be… mounted – Check back soon!

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LUGGARD’s LOG 3: The Central Fells

The Central Fells are…

THIS SECTION HAS BEEN STARTED! Articles are waiting to be written about whatever comes to my mind about the one’s I’ve done so far, including a scary descent down Cat Gill as the light was failing – NOT recommended.

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LUGGARD’s LOG 4: The Southern Fells

The Southern Fells are…

THIS SECTION IS WAITING for its first mountain to be… mounted – Check back soon!

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LUGGARD’s LOG 5: The Northern Fells

The Northern Fells are where this adventure starts, with Little Latrigg and Big Blencathra, both just around the corner from my occasional home base in Keswick, and two very fine places to start.

As of writing, I’ve rather fallen for the Big ‘B’, certainly more fetching than Skiddaw on the one time I went up it, although I’ve only gone up the ‘boring’ easy east edge for now. This will evolve as time and months and moss goes by…

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LUGGARD’s LOG 6: The North Western Fells

The North Western Fells are…

THIS SECTION IS WAITING for its first mountain to be… mounted – Check back soon!

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LUGGARD’s LOG 7: The Western Fells

The Western Fells are…

THIS SECTION IS WAITING for its first mountain to be… mounted – Check back soon!

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