Wainwright Society

This year we're raising funds for Fix the Fells, whose mission is to protect our spectacular Lakeland fells from erosion by repairing and maintaining the upland paths

The Summer issue of Footsteps is out now with articles on Fix the Fells, Wainwright on Crags, Walks from Ratty - Exhibition and Walks, Remembering Andrew Nichol and much more.

Huge congratulations to Derek Cockell whose book “A Newt in Hard Tarn” was Runner-Up in the People and Business Category of the Lakeland Book of the Year Awards 2024. The category was sponsored by Bookends

In July we had the pleasure of handing over the Society’s cheque for £12,750 to the LDSAMRA at the Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team’s Gosforth base

Our ever-popular calendar is now available to buy on the Society’s website. It includes beautiful images of the Lake District and other areas associated with Alfred Wainwright contributed by Society members

Our speaker for the 2024 Lecture will be Graham Uney, author of Walking the Wainwrights - 64 Walks to Climb the 214 Wainwrights of Lakeland. Graham fell in love with the mountains at a young age. He completed the Wainwrights just before his 18th birthday, and in 1998 he became the first