Return of the native
Tony Greenbank meets seventy-seven-year-old cragrat Paul Ross who has ended his American exile to come back to Borrowdale

Doing it like Wainwright
Peter Naldrett talks to a man who has just finished bagging the 214 Wainwrights, using just public transport

Things ain’t what they used to be
Paul Richardson sees for himself how youth hostels have changed in a generation

A country practice
Tony Greenbank hears from Dr William Lumb about his life as a Fells GP

Gateway to the Lakes
Lynne Woods visits Burton-in-Kendal, a lovely market town on the old Westmorland-Lancashire border

Walking 1: St John’s in the Vale
A delightful church and divine views from Tewet Tarn catches Mary Welsh’s eye

Walking 2: Whinfell Ridge
Keith Wood takes us to the ‘hidden’ Borrowdale

Losing our way on the march of progress
John Morrison tells us about how his own special ‘map’ helps him enjoy his beloved Lakeland

Two rounds for the price of one
Steve Goodier looks at one of his hardest and longest mini-rounds so far

Swiftly to the rescue
Andrew Gallon joins the men and women of Ulverston Inshore Rescue, right, on patrol in the treacherous water and sands of Morecambe Bay

Shaggy terrier with bite
Vivienne Crow shares the love of a certain fascinating and distinctive fell, Haystacks

Liquid assets
Twenty years ago Lakeland was a real-ale desert; now, with a growing crop of micro-breweries, it’s cheers all round, as John Morrison finds out

What’s a good visitor experience?

Molly lefebure enriched lives