The Great Outdoors Spring 2019

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“In many ways, CRoW doesn’t go nearly far enough. Because, while

walkers can consider themselves part of the chosen people, there are

plenty of outdoor enthusiasts who have been largely ignored.”

Ed douglas

The Great Outdoors, August 2004

The Wainwright Society has

announced it is to publish out-of-

print titles by renowned British

fellwalker, guidebook author and

illustrator Alfred Wainwright. The

deal has come to fruition following

an agreement with the Wainright

Estate, allowing the Society to

become publishers of the titles.

The irst title to be re-published

will be A Pennine Journey, which it

is hoped will be available by late

spring 2019. The book will include

extra material produced by

Wainwright at the time it was written

in 1938. Many outdoor lovers will

be unaware of this material, and

the Society hopes its inclusion

may help to attract new (and old)

readers to this latest edition.

The republication of A Pennine

Journey will be followed at a later date

by The Outlying Fells of Lakeland.

The aims in republishing these

titles are to keep the books in print as

well as meeting one of the principal

objectives of the Society: “To keep

alive the fellwalking traditions

promoted by AW through his

guidebooks and other publications.”

IN NUMBERS

WOMEN IN ADVENTURE

OF MENTAL WELLBEING

SURVEY

Culture

MOUNTAIN

5

OVER HALF

mst popular adventure sports

for women: hiking, cycling,

running, wild camping,

swimming

Out-of-print

Wainwright titles

will soon be back

on the shelves

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Loch Leven

Aonach Dubh

BIDEAN NAM BIAN

Sgorr nam Fiannaidh

(Aonach Eagach)

Stob Coire

nan Lochan Stob Coire

nam Beith

Pap of Glencoe

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Glen

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of women said they were

saisied with life when taking

part in outdoors acivity.

women

considered

their anxiety

‘very low’

when

spending

regular time

outdoors

the age of women

who take part

in outdoor

adventure sports

most frequently

of women said that

the outdoors has a

positive impact on their

mental wellbeing

percent

One in four

Photo:Ronald Turnbull

A new piece of research released

on International Women’s Day

revealed the huge positive impact

of adventurous activity outdoors

on the lives of women in the UK

and around the world. Find out

Wainwright more: http://www.womeninadventure.com

Society

Photo: Richard Else

viewed their life

prospects more

positively when outdoors

70.1%

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of women