The Best of the Fells is a collection of fell race accounts, written by runners, and featuring a wide range of races and challenges across the UK (and a few beyond). Read it for entertaining accounts of the Bob Graham Round, the Fellsman, classic Lake District fell races, the Ben Nevis Race, the Grizzly and many more. Thirty-five different running clubs and fifty runners have contributed to the book. All proceeds from the book are being donated to UK Mountain Rescue.
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By Richard Askwith
Apr 22, 2010
Highly recommended reading for anyone who loves being active in the great outdoors. There are more than 50 different accounts of mountain adventures here, in more than 50 different voices, each giving a different perspective on fell-running. From short races to 24-hour circuits and two-day mountain marathons, from Scotland to the Lakes, Shropshire to Yorkshire - each one is different, but each manages to conjure up a sense of actually being there. If you can't actually get out and do one of these races yourself, then reading a chapter from The Best of the Fells is the next best thing (and a lot easier). This is a wonderful little book - it's almost like carrying the fells around with you in your pocket. And it's all in an excellent cause...
