How to climb a mountain

Follow in the footsteps of a Welsh king by scaling Cader Idris, but beware: it’s said those who sleep on the peak are destined to become poets or go mad

Our walks this month 1 Fuar Tholl & ...

□ Distance: 6¾ miles/10.7km □ Time: 3-4hours n ...

Our celebration of mighty mini-peaks kicks off on the North Wales coast, where this scenic summit offers all the gain – without the strain.

□Distance: 10 miles/16km □Time: 7 hours □ Grade: Challenging ...

We leafed through the well-thumbed pages of our atlas until North Wales stopped us in our tracks. Anglesey felt like a place apart. A few weeks later, we found ourselves waist-high in prickly gorse, s