A BOOK exploring friendship and the outdoors has been published by a retired headteacher.

Ron Scholes, an experienced long-distance fellwalker, published A Pennine Odyssey: A walk from the Staffordshire Moorlands and Derbyshire Dales to Hadrian's Wall In Wainwright's Footsteps, in 2022.

Hexham Courant: Ron Scholes on the Roaches in the Peak DistrictRon Scholes on the Roaches in the Peak District (Image: Supplied)

The book explores Ron's association and friendship with fellow author, Alfred Wainwright, who published the seven-volume series, Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells.

The story then follows routes from the southern end of the Pennines to Hadrian's Wall.

Hexham Courant: Hadrian's Wall near Housesteads, which features in Ron Scholes' new bookHadrian's Wall near Housesteads, which features in Ron Scholes' new book (Image: Supplied)

Ron has been a regular contributor to countryside programmes for BBC local radio, and to the Yorkshire Journal and Outdoor Pursuits magazine.

See the book on Amazon here.