LETTERS
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Over the summer, many of our readers have written to us about their adventures – and their enjoyment of The Great Outdoors. Here, we share two such letters to our editor featuring some of these kind words
Peak panorama
Whilst camping this weekend in the Peak District, I was reading The Great Outdoors and wanted to share my sunset picture from High Wheeldon [right]. It was a short but challenging climb from the campsite at Crowdecote near Buxton where we were staying. Alan Milner
Mission accomplished!
I recently subscribed to The Great Outdoors magazine, and I really enjoy reading it. Here’s a picture of myself taken on Sgurr Fiona (An Teallach) last weekend [left] . Ihave wanted to climb this mountain for a long time. Now, recently retired at aged 62, I finally did it! I feel very privileged, and it’s one I’ll never forget.
Tanisha Allen (@mt.adventures__/ Instagram)
“From hiking newbie to scrambling pro (well, in my head I am)! Helvellyn pushed me to my limits, but the breathtaking views and being with my supportive friend made it all worth it!”
Lona Andean (@iona.adventuring/ Instagram)
“Having done a lot of hillwalking before my pregnancy, I’ve been building up my hill fitness again since having my little boy, Oscar, last summer. I recently felt ready to take on our first Munro together. Popping him in the rucksack carrier we set off to embark on not one but two Munros!
I surprised myself with how capable I felt, and we were so lucky to have the sun shining down on us all day. Oscar loved exploring when I let him out for little breaks to crawl through the heather and to pick up sticks and stones.
We took the well-deserved ski lift back down to the Glenshee Ski Centre from the top – the perfect end to such a positive day in the hills with my baby!”
Mel Garside (@melgarside/Instagram)
“A couple of weeks ago, one sunny morning, we took a quiet path that runs up Pen-y-Pass starting just outside of Nant Peris and heads all the way up to Pen-y-Pass car park.
I don’t think I saw another person the whole way… it’s easily marked but in summer it’s difficult to see the marker posts through the thick, high bracken so take a map and familiarise yourself with the path. I’ve done it in summer and winter in the snow, and there are always stunning mountain views.”
Adam Lyczko (hikesandcamps/@Instagram)
“Beinn a’ Chochuill is fantastic Munro. It’s a steep climb, but it’s extreme
