Description
Why do fell and trail-runners head into the toughest of landscapes on journeys of adventure, endurance, technical challenge and self-discovery?
In this visual celebration of two iconic mountain sports, photographer Danielle Ledbury talks with 28 athletes, from trailblazers like Joss Naylor and Steve Birkinshaw to those taking their first strides into the Cumbrian hills.
Their answers – often surprising, sometimes challenging, always candid – cover community, love, addiction, bereavement, passion, solitude, trauma, joy… and an abiding love of the Lake District.
‘Sometimes you need to get away from it all and spend time on your own. Running well and taking in the views, you learn to put your worries to bed. You can switch anything bad out of your head and come back a better person.’ – Joss Naylor
‘In many ways, the Lake District – and running in the Lake District – saved my life.’ – Julie Carter
Colour photographs throughout
