Author: Bill Birkett ISBN 10: 0583333672. Title: The Complete Lakeland Fells Item Condition: used item in a good condition. Will be clean, not soiled or stained. Books will be free of page markings.
This is a comprehensive guide, and incredibly, much of the information is still accurate in 2016.
I completed my first Birkett round, without trying hard, in 87 Fell days. Also bagging Mungrisdale Common and Castle Crag to complete yet another Wainwright round.
What great days too. Some of these tops require some precise navigation, and in poor visibility this is great fun.
I really enjoyed the bushwhacking to link together tops and make up funny day routes. More like Scotland.
The book is well organised with sections, oversight map and then a detailed narrative. I pursue lists simply because they take you places methodically and purposefully. Sad, yes, but highly motivating. To 'have a plan' for the day means you get up and go, not another cup of tea or a quick bacon buttie, you find yourself on the hill.
This book has reinvented my walking in the Lakes and created a meaningful goal.
My current round looks like being sub 50 days, and how sad is that?