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The Wainwright Ramblers

The Wainwright Ramblers

By: Lance Matt and Nick
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Hello! We’re the answer to the age old question - ‘What would a podcast about the Wainwrights sound like? • ’The three of us - Lance, Matt and Nick - have launched this venture to document our efforts in climbing all 214 of the Lake District’s Wainwrights. • We’ve set ourselves a five-year goal but we’ll decide later just how flexible we’re willing to be on that... • Each episode will document at least one fell - we might even head back and try a different route. Sharp Edge? The Fairfield Horseshoe? Jack’s Rake? • We’re looking forward to you joining us on the journey and hope you enjoy it as much as we will.© 2025 The Wainwright Ramblers Hygiene & Healthy Living
Episodes
  • S5E6 - Whinlatter
    May 28 2025

    Plenty of Lake District regulars will be familiar with Whinlatter Pass but the Wainwright of the same name is comfortably a more enjoyable experience.

    It wasn’t the original plan for this outing but some typically bad weather saw us head here at the last minute - and it proved to be a great call.

    Join us as we relive a hike that packed quite a punch, with its mixture of woodland, a Gruffalo, red squirrels and snippets of history keeping us thoroughly entertained.

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    39 mins
  • S5E5 - High Rigg
    Apr 9 2025

    After a mini mid-series break, we’re back at it with a hike up, down and round High Rigg.

    While it may be one of the smaller Wainwrights, it more than holds its own in the company of much loftier neighbours, with this short but sweet winter jaunt proving to be an absolute joy.

    Join us as we relive our adventure and see why the man himself described this outing as a “splendid little expedition, admirably suited to old and rickety fellwalkers long past their best”.

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    33 mins
  • S5E4 - Knott Rigg & Ard Crags
    Jan 29 2025

    While Knott Rigg and Ard Crags may not be among the most well-known Lake District fells, the delightful duo are absolutely worth having on your radar.

    One of the two also has the privilege of having a fairly unique Wainwright quote written about it - you’ll have to hear it to believe it.

    Join us as we relive a glorious evening on the hills, chat all things Newlands Pass and have one of the biggest distance-to-content ratio discrepancies of all-time.

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    42 mins
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Three mates reminiscing over Wainwrights walks. Carefully describing the route, conditions, difficulty, vista, along with the highs and lows of the day. Alfred Wainwright’s own poetic descriptions of the fells are also contemplated. A lovely podcast which transports the listener directly to the Lake Districts fells.

If you bag Wainwrights this is a must listen.

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