The book “Wainswrights without a Car” was shortlisted for the Lakeland Book of the Year Awards – Guides & Place section. The awards were held on Tuesday 7th July at the George Hotel in Penrith. The Guides & Places section was won by the book King Charles III – Coast Path North West by Ange Harker published by Cicerone Press. It was a bit disappointing not to win, but I was chuffed to have been shortlisted.

The overall Lakeland Book of the Year was Helm by Sarah Hall.

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For anyone in the Wasdale area at weekends and bank holidays check out the Wasdale Explorer Bus. This operates at weekends and bank holidays until the end of August 2026 and runs during the day between Nether Wasdale to the head of the Wasdale valley and also at various times to Ravenglass providing a using transport service which might help fit in with your plans. The bus costs £3 for all day travel with children travelling free.

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In 2023 members of the Eden Valley Mountaineering Club ascended all the Wainwrights and the book, Wainwrights without a Car, recalls all these ascents with accounts produced by the members and this was the basis for the book and its format.

During the year I climbed 86 of the summits and I am carrying on looking to ascend all 214 without a car. Details of these ascents are given on the Wainwrights without a Car Facebook page with photographs and I hope these will give you help in planning any walks of these fells and you enjoy these accounts.

The following is a list of these ascents together with some non-Wainwright ascents.

They are numbered following the reference numbers in the book.

Ron Kenyon

The additional summits ascended so far are as follows:

Eastern Fells

Far Eastern Fells

Central Fells

Northern Fells

Southern Fells

North-western Fells

Western Fells

Other Fells and Trips

Scotland

Yorkshire

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For more detailed information on specific timetable changes see – https://www.jaggedlakes.co.uk/timetable-changes/

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In March 2026 it celebrated the centenary of operation.

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Weather is often a big factor in multi-day activities and the relay started in fine conditions but it grew worse to torrential weather, which seemed to peak for the projected 7 hour leg over Wasdale Screes, Scafells, Bowfell and Crinkles which in the end took 11 hours !!

They all battled on and eventually returned to the Moot Hall, in Keswick.

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• The A66 is a major busy truck road.
• Vehicles passing by do so at speed – legally 60mph but often faster.
• The road narrows below Scales and not easy to widen to create appropriate bus stopping location.
• There is idea of a central pedestrian island but concerns re the speeding traffic.

National Highways is the authoritative body which has determined that it is not safe for buses to stop here. Various ideas are being considered – see attached paper which I have put together. Stagecoach want to be able to stop but this is determined by National Highways. This is being considered by the local MP’s, Westmorland & Furness Council and Local Parish Council as well as local residents and Stagecoach and it is hoped that further communications with National Highways can find a way forward.

Needless to say this affects visitors and walkers looking to disembark and alight at Scales. At the moment this is an ongoing issue and the more National Highways are told that it is an issue the better.

If you have a comment or complaint about the situation will you please contact National Highways by email at info@nationalhighways.co.uk , Ref – A66 Bus Stop – ref 23617577 NHHC:08222000533

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I have been involved with publishing quite a few rock climbing guides and one finds that when you open the new guide an error leaps out! I am pleased to say I have found only two errors as follows

• Page 42 – The Hadrian Wall Country Bus is the AD122 not AA122 – ie the date when Hadrian’s Wall was begun.
• Page 169 – The column of page numbers is not centralised.

If you can see any other errors please let me know.

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