The green half mile

■Distance: 6½ miles/10.6km ■ Time: 5 hours ■ Grade: Challenging

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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, RIVER & MOORLAND LOOP

1 C erne Abbas Giant almost lost his ...