This is a biography of the man who became known as the "Master Fellwalker". It charts his story from humble beginnings in Blackburn, to being Borough Treasurer in Kendal, looks at the compiling of the unique pictorial guides to the Lakeland Fells, his exposure in the mid-80s with the television series, and his death in 1991. It also includes sections of Wainwright's own writings and letters.
- ISBN10 0718139097
- ISBN13 9780718139094
- Publish Date 16 October 1995
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 14 May 1997
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
- Imprint Michael Joseph Ltd
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 368
- Language English