Bealach Fèith nan Laogh is perhaps the most far-flung destination in our UK Climbs series. Just getting to it is a test in itself. Tucked away on the banks of Loch Sunart in the west of Scotland, it r

That wasn’t all that enjoyable really,” mutters Chris Akrigg, peering back up a cascade of 200 vertical metres of boulders towards the barren, rocky summit beyond. That hilltop was Chris’s starting ga

No need for blood, sweat or tears here, as the smiles break out on the easier edge of the Southern Uplands ’ Galloway Hills.

MY old art teacher used to say there are no straight lines in nature. At the same time, one of the French teacher’s pet phrases was, “There are always the exceptions”. And when it comes to straight li

Kerry Walker takes a road trip through Bannau Brycheiniog National Park

When the weather gods deem the mountains of North Wales inclement, there’s a group of hills nearby that nearly always defy the order from on-high. The Llyn Peninsula’s Yr Eifl, is a case of three for one, and all in half a day.