Alfred ("A.W. ") Wainwright MBE (17 January 1907 – 20 January 1991) was a British fellwalker, guidebook author and illustrator. His seven-volume Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells, published between 1955 and 1966 and consisting entirely of reproductions of his hand-written manuscript, has become the standard reference work to 214 of the fells of the English Lake District.

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  • Alfred ("A.W. ") Wainwright MBE (17 January 1907 – 20 January 1991) was a British fellwalker, guidebook author and illustrator. His seven-volume Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells, published between 1955 and 1966 and consisting entirely of reproductions of his hand-written manuscript, has become the standard reference work to 214 of the fells of the English Lake District. Among his 40-odd other books is the first guide to the Coast to Coast Walk, a 192-mile long-distance footpath devised by Wainwright which remains popular today.
  • Alfred („A. “) Wainwright MBE war ein englischer Autor und Illustrator. Seine sieben Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells, die zwischen 1955 und 1966 erschienen sind, gelten als Standardwerk der Routenbeschreibungen zu den 214 „Fells“ genannten Bergen des englischen Lake District. Zu den über 40 weiteren Büchern gehört die Beschreibung einer 300 km langen Wanderung quer durch Nordengland von der irischen See bis an die Nordsee, die genau wie die Pictorial Guides komplett mit der Hand geschrieben und mit vielen Skizzen und Zeichnungen illustriert ist.
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  • Alfred ("A.W. ") Wainwright MBE (17 January 1907 – 20 January 1991) was a British fellwalker, guidebook author and illustrator. His seven-volume Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells, published between 1955 and 1966 and consisting entirely of reproductions of his hand-written manuscript, has become the standard reference work to 214 of the fells of the English Lake District.
  • Alfred („A. “) Wainwright MBE war ein englischer Autor und Illustrator. Seine sieben Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells, die zwischen 1955 und 1966 erschienen sind, gelten als Standardwerk der Routenbeschreibungen zu den 214 „Fells“ genannten Bergen des englischen Lake District.
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  • Alfred Wainwright
  • Alfred Wainwright
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