Life of a Mountain director Terry Abraham reflects on the changing face of the Lake District.
Film-maker Terry Abraham spent almost a decade capturing the Lake District's seemingly timeless landscapes for his Life of a Mountain documentaries. But looking back at the trilogy, he warns the pace of change may be faster than many people realise.
From farm life to village schools and the aftermath of devastating floods, all would come under the spotlight in the films, which have been released on DVD and screened by the BBC."Because I consider myself a wild camper - a backpacker foremost - I thought I'll get shots most camera crews would never capture because they don't have the budget or the time, or they just don't have the will and energy to carry 70 or 80 kilos of equipment up on the fells for a few days to get them.
It was a far cry from his initial film detailing Scafell Pike - England's highest mountain at 3,209ft - which was financed with sponsorship from mountaineering equipment manufacturers, crowdfunding and an emergency loan from Cumbria-based broadcaster Eric Robson as money ran low. Why, though, did he want to dedicate so many years to the project and what makes the stories worth telling?
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