From High Heels to High Hills : One Woman Walking the Lake District - in Her Own Style

This is the real life story of one woman's passion for the mountains of the Lake District and how she conquered them - in her own style. Not ready to discard her high heels to achieve her goal, serial hill walker and shoe fanatic, Tanya Oliver, describes the Lake District and its communities with love and awe, capturing the beauty and colour with wry honesty and humour. She draws upon her own extensive experience and passions to give you an insight into the realities of fell walking and climbing mountains which regular guide books do not – ensuring that your essential waterproofs extend to mascara.Written with knowledge, flare and vivacity, From High Heels to High Hills combines a substantial understanding of the Lake District with resilience, determination and a touch of self-deprecation. Each escapade includes stunning photos that capture the magic of the fells. Tanya recounts the embarrassing trips, falls and stumbles, false starts and abandoned expeditions, as well as the triumphs and adventures.This book includes all 214 of Wainwright's named fell walks, but you do not have to be an expert walker or fitness fanatic to enjoy fthem. Whilst heels may not be appropriate on the fells, a bit of style goes a long way. From scrambling up rocky crags and falling in muddy bogs, to conquering the highest fells and the highest heels, this is a journey with a difference. The subtitle of From High Heels to High Hills one woman walking the Lake District in her own style. This is exactly what this very engaging book offers. The author Tanya Oliver, is determined to show that fell walking is not just for toughened walkers in North Face jackets and sturdy boots. You can like high heels, you can like the colour pink and you can still be a passionate and experienced fell walker. The author is often amusing about her weakness for high heels and for pink, but her greatest passion is for the Lake District. For its mountains and tarns. She was taken there as a child and was initially a reluctant walker, but gradually the sublime beauty of the landscape got under her skin. She has walked all 214 of the Wainwrights. She describes her walks with a lot of humour and self-deprecation, but she is not afraid to become poetic about just how wonderful a good climb and a glorious view makes her feel. I like the way her personality comes through so strongly. The book is full of great photos too. She writes in the "I am an ordinary walker and have no wish to be anything else. I simply love climbing mountains and I want to encourage others to do the same." I think this book will definitely encourage others to start walking the Lake District. "This is the real life story of one woman's passion for the mountains of the Lake District and how she conquered them - in her own style. Serial hill walker and shoe fanatic, Tanya Oliver, describes the Lake District and its communities with love and awe, capturing the beauty and colour with wry honesty and humour..." --Inside front jacket flap