Originally Posted by
Mike T
It was 1982, and I was between jobs as a junior doctor. A colleague very kindly offered their family cottage near Newby Bridge for free for a brief stay. I had never heard of Wainwright before, and had no idea what the Lake District offered. The cottage had all the Wainwright books, and I very quickly became enthralled by them, and the fells. There followed many trips to the Lakes, and now of course I live there. I still refer to his books regularly. Feet in the Clouds had a similar effect on me. So Wainwright: life-changing in a big way.