WHO IS STAG (

Being the authors and main characters in the adventures, we had better tell you a bit about ourselves.The inspiration to go walking comes from Alfred Wainwright who wrote the superb series of Pictorial Guides to the Lakeland Fells detailing 214 summits. Now come rain, shine, wind and snow nothing will stop us hopping into Dad’s rucksack and going on our adventures. We have had our photograph taken many times, as it has become a tradition that Dad takes it on every summit at least!
We should add that we are part of a large Hug (the collective name for Teddy Bears) of about 500. While we are the intrepid explorers of the mountains, some of our other friends go on holidays. Their adventures too, are told on this site.

SHAUN	I am the founder member of STAG and the only non bear in the club. I was adopted by Dad on 24^th February 1997. I did my first walk on 15^th February 1998, and climbed my first Lakeland fell, Black Crag on Black Fell. The photograph shows me on the summit. Since then I have walked 4235 miles and climbed to 1120 summits. I completed the Wainwright Fells on 24^th July 2007, climbing Silver How. I completed the Wainwright Outlying Fells on 10^th December 2009. I completed the Howgills challenge on 3rd November 2010.
TETLEY	Dad adopted me on 27^th June 1998 in Leeds, Yorkshire. Leeds is the home of the Joshua Tetley brewery so you can see where my name came from. I joined Shaun on the walks on 8^th August 1998, and I climbed my first Lakeland fell, Bonscale Pike on 14th February 2002. Since then I have walked 4190 miles and climbed to 1113 summits. I completed the Wainwright Fells on 24^th July 2007, climbing Silver How. I completed the Wainwright Outlying Fells on 10^th December 2009. I completed the Howgills challenge on 3rd November 2010.
GRIZZLY	I was adopted by Dad on 1^st July 2004 from Aunt Wendy Sue who lives in Northampton. I am one of only three like me in the world. My other cousins live in America and New Zealand. I joined the club on 6^th July 2004 and climbed my first Lakeland fell, Ullock Pike. Since then I have walked over 2825 miles and climbed to 1005 summits. I completed the Wainwright Fells on 24th June 2009, climbing Knott in the Northern Fells. I completed the Wainwright Outlying Fells on 10^th December 2009. I completed the Howgills challenge on 3rd November 2010.
ALLEN	I was adopted by Dad on 25^th August 2004. My given name was Henry but he already had a bear called Henry so he decided to re-christen me. As I have my own rucksack with rope and ice axe he wanted to give me a name more appropriate to the mountains. So I am named after Allen Crags, alphabetically the first of the Wainwright Fells. The photograph shows me on the summit. I joined the club on 3^rd February 2005 walking in the Lune Valley. I climbed my first Lakeland fell, Little Mell Fell on 14^th February 2005. Since then I have walked over 2597 miles and climbed to 920 summits. I completed the Wainwright Outlying Fells on 10^th December 2009. I completed the Wainwright Fells on 19th August 2010, climbing Grisedale Pike. I completed the Howgills challenge on 3rd November 2010.
photo Wendy Sue Wilkinson ERIC	I was adopted by Dad on 1st March 2008, a birthday present from Aunt Wendy Sue. She made me a woollen hat and scarf, and gave me a stick intending me to join the walking club. I am just 3 inches tall, so can easily snuggle in to Dad's rucksack by Tetley & Allen. I joined the club on 2nd March 2008, and climbed to my first summit Whernside, 2415ft, the highest in the Yorkshire Dales. It was an extermely windy day but nevertheless I stood on my own by the trig point for my photograph. Since then I have walked over 1323 miles and climbed to 474 summits including 101 of the Wainwright Fells. I add that I do not expect Dad to reclimb all these tops just for me.