fell-walking
noun [mass noun]
The activity of walking or rambling on the fells.Paul said: ‘There are plenty of activities the whole family can try out together, such as kayaking, canoeing, sailing, rock climbing, abseiling, fell-walking, orienteering and cycling.’...
- Among his interests are ‘steam railway preservation, fell-walking, photography, DIY, industrial archaeology, supporting Newcastle United, sport generally and the North East.’
- Something my friend and I didn't know about each other (we had been out of touch over the years) was that we had both continued to take regular exercise: cycling, dinghy-sailing and fell-walking.
Derivatives
fell-walker
- The joint announcement is being made by London publishers Frances Lincoln, who fought off competition from 30 other major book firms for the right to publish the fell-walker's ‘bibles’.
- Such is the detail in the book that it would also make an excellent addition to the rucksacks of fell-walkers who have ever wandered along Langdale and wondered about the crags that keep watch over the valley.
- A fascinating exhibition into the life and works of the well known fell-walker, author and artist Alfred Wainwright opens at Kendal Museum tomorrow (Saturday).