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■Distance: 9¾ miles/15.6km ■Time: 5 hours ■Grade: Moderate
MOUNTAIN, RIVER & MOORLAND LOOP
Jim Perrin conjures more Eryri magic, folding time on a lesser-known scramble to Wales’ highest peak
If you want to experience some of the airiness associated with YR WYDDFA ’s (Snowdon’s) edgiest routes, but with a focus more on walking rather than scrambling, the South Ridge is hard to beat.
MOUNTAIN GULLY SCRAMBLE
Moments enjoyed, lessons learned, handy advice, weird stuff that happened: welcome to the little bits and pieces that don’t make big stories, but do make all the difference.
The Victorians confused these Shropshire hills with the Alps. How? Why? Trail dons its lederhosen, downs a glühwein and reaches for the Stretton Skyline to find out.
