Who first climbed snowdon?

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.

Jim Perrin conjures more Eryri magic, folding time on a lesser-known scramble to Wales’ highest peak

MOUNTAIN, RIVER & MOORLAND LOOP

In the hills above Blaenau Ffestiniog lie the remains of RHOSYDD QUARRY . Once a hub of industry, now abandoned and left to decay, it’s a place that echoes with whispers of the past.

2025 marks 200 years since the birth of the modern railway, which gave millions of city-weary walkers a way to escape to the country.

YOUR MOUNTAIN SNAPS & TALES FROM THE TRAIL