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John Martin gave me invaluable assistance trawling the archives of the Youth Hostels Association; and the staff of London Metropolitan Archives guided me through boxes of historical documents relating to Tom Stephenson and the early years of the Ramblers’ Association.

There were so many other people who happily gave up their time to talk about a long-distance path that evidently meant so much to them: Mary Jephcott, Joan Proctor, Alan Binns, Steve Westwood, John Manning, Colin Speakman, Keith Carter, Paddy Dillon and Gordon Miller. Thank you to Adrian Braddy at The Dalesman magazine and to the Bayes family of Horton’s Pen-y-ghent Café; to Andrew Dalby for sharing his memories of working alongside Tom Stephenson; and to all the accommodation providers and publicans who I pestered with questions.

A special thank you to the other Pennine Wayfarers, not just those who shared their memories of past walks but also those who I met on the trail in the summer of 2015 and who chatted about their own journeys. I’ve changed some names, but I’m grateful for both their trust and their friendship on the trail.