Learn new winter skills with plas y brenin’s scotland-based courses

Publishing expert and avid hillwalker SARAH MCKENNA picks five brilliant books to pack in your rucksack this summer.

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

Mountain ecosystems across the world are under threat – but the people who love them are fighting back. Hanna Lindon meets the hillwalking heroes using their outdoor skills for positive change

YOUR MOUNTAIN SNAPS & TALES FROM THE TRAIL

MOUNTAIN GULLY SCRAMBLE

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.