The forest of bowland

THE BIG RIDE

High above GREAT LANGDALE is a hillwalking challenge just waiting to become a classic Lakeland round, with five Wainwrights in one epic walk.

This is the glacial valley no one’s heard of... Head to the South Pennines to explore both sides of this steep gulch between Burnley and Todmorden.

This route presents a more interesting way to climb one of the Lake District ’s best-known mountains, taking in several superb peaks along the way.

‘ Another day in the simulation. Switzerland.exe is running flawlessly,’ says Material-Resist3770 above a mountain scene so stunningly perfect that it could be computer-generated. This internet post i

In the second part of his Ultimate Climbing Guide, Simon Warren plots a feast of spicy ascents in north Wales