fellwalker
A British English term for someone who hikes across fells -- the open, elevated moorland of northern England, particularly the Lake District.
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A British English term for someone who hikes across fells -- the open, elevated moorland of northern England, particularly the Lake District. Fellwalking is a distinct British outdoors tradition, closely associated with Alfred Wainwright's famous guidebooks. A fellwalker typically navigates unmarked or rough terrain rather than manicured trails, and the word carries connotations of rugged self-reliance and a certain stoic enjoyment of bad weather.
The hostel was full of muddy, cheerful fellwalkers comparing notes on the day's route.
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A British term for someone who hikes across fells — the open, rugged upland moors of northern England, especially in the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales. Fellwalkers aren't casual strollers; they're the waterproof-clad, OS-map-folding types who tackle boggy terrain in drizzle and consider it a brilliant weekend. The word carries a sense of hardy, no-fuss outdoor culture deeply embedded in northern English identity.
She's been a dedicated fellwalker for thirty years and has bagged every peak in the Lake District.
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(British) A person who takes part in fellwalking.
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