The Wainwright Ramblers

Our listeners’ choice walks have so far seen us venture up St Sunday Crag and spend a morning rambling round the Langdale Pikes - so the bar was high.

Thankfully, the streak continued as our jaunt across Carrock Fell and High Pike exceeded all expectations.

Join us as we discuss two of the Lake District’s most interesting summits, try and outdo Wainwright’s way with words, and revisit a talking point from earlier in the series that sees one of us get some sweet, sweet redemption.

It’s our longest walk of the series today as we take on ten Wainwrights in an A to B from Kirkstone Pass to Pooley Bridge.

We’ve got cloud inversions, mega cairns, flying ants and summit wrestling - there’s a bit of everything going on.

Join us as we relive an outing with plenty of highs and a smattering of lows, while we’ve also got a pretty big announcement…

While Loughrigg Fell was the first stop on our Ambleside to Keswick venture, we felt like it needed its own episode.

It was also the perfect opportunity to explore Rydal Cave, which thankfully doubled as a shelter from the rain…

Join us on our latest group walk as we do a deep dive into a hill Wainwright considered to be “pre-eminent” with a “wealth of interests and delights” - what’s not to love?

It’s been a while since our last sunset outing, with Sale Fell and Ling Fell being the perfect pair for such a jaunt.

Thankfully, it was worth the wait.

Join us as we discuss building our own cairn, the turmoil of a post-work traffic jam and why this modest duo might just be the Ready Salted crisps of the Wainwrights.

After almost three years, we’re finally heading back to Wasdale to take on a favourite of many - Yewbarrow.

Towering above Wastwater, it’s one of the most recognisable fells in the Lake District and has been near the top of our to-do list for quite some time.

Join us as we relive scrambles, sun and wild swims on what was comfortably one of our favourite days on the hills.

Our latest group walk saw us take on the fine foursome of Glenridding Dodd, Sheffield Pike, Raise and White Side with a mix of new faces and old friends.

While the weather did its best to make the day difficult, spirits remained suitably high and it was a pleasure to be back on the hills with everyone.

Join us as we chat clag-covered summits, the joys of Keppel Cove and the White Side revelation.

It’s a long-awaited return to Ambleside this week as we take on Wansfell, one of the smaller and more modest Wainwrights.

Even so, it’s a hill that still gives a lot back with the views across Windermere reason enough to venture up.

Join us as we relive our morning on the steep but steady jaunt and discuss fell ponies, the soft spot we developed for Troutbeck and why this is a hike we’d all do again.

What better place to start Series Four than the Langdales - a favourite of all of ours and home to Pike o’ Blisco.

We’ve naturally spent a lot of time in the area but only ever seen the mountain from afar, so it was about time we ventured up.

Thankfully, it didn’t disappoint with the day including an icy scramble, an encounter with some cows and one of the finest summit views we’ve had.

It’s good to be back…

It felt only right that we end Series Three on a classic, and Skiddaw is exactly that.

Towering above Keswick, it’s a route that’s been walked time and time again, with our adventure also taking in Little Man and Bakestall.

It’s an episode with a bit of everything as we battle through sleet and storms, visit the loneliest house in England, and look ahead to Series Four…

Wainwright called Gowbarrow Fell “one of the best-known of Lakeland's lesser heights” and with good reason.

Despite that, there’s an argument to be made that it’s not actually the focal point of the walk, with the mighty Aira Force - a genuine landmark - also vying for the crown.

Thankfully, both are brilliant.

Join us as we relive the outing on an episode which also includes a chat with National Trust ranger, Nic Fish, who talks all things history, waterfalls and the future of the site.