Ysgyryd fawr

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MOUNTAIN PORTRAIT

YSGYRYD FAWR

Centre of early Christianity, the Black Mountains echo

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The Great Outdoors Magazine

22 November, 2024

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The Great Outdoors

Holyhead mountain

Jim Perrin pens a paean to a famous place of threshold for climbers, equally beloved of coastal walkers: the cliffs of Gogarth and Holyhead

Trail

The holy mountain

Can you really commune with angels on this wild Welsh coastal peak? Trail climbs CARN INGLI to find out – and ponders why humans have always seen mountains as stairways to heaven.

The Great Outdoors

Wild walks

Our walks is mon 1 Bruach na Frithe ...

The Critic

Celtic arcadia

“And from the castle in the water meadow ...

Country Walking

21 gwynedd aberdyfi

■Distance: 8 miles/13km ■Time: 5 hours ■Grade: Moderate

Trail

Glyderau, eryri (snowdonia)

DIFFICULTY MEDIUM DISTANCE 10KM TIME 4-6 HOURS TOTAL ASCENT ...

The Great Outdoors

Holyhead mountain

Jim Perrin pens a paean to a famous place of threshold for climbers, equally beloved of coastal walkers: the cliffs of Gogarth and Holyhead

Trail

The holy mountain

Can you really commune with angels on this wild Welsh coastal peak? Trail climbs CARN INGLI to find out – and ponders why humans have always seen mountains as stairways to heaven.

The Great Outdoors

Wild walks

Our walks is mon 1 Bruach na Frithe ...

The Critic

Celtic arcadia

“And from the castle in the water meadow ...

Country Walking

21 gwynedd aberdyfi

■Distance: 8 miles/13km ■Time: 5 hours ■Grade: Moderate

Trail

Glyderau, eryri (snowdonia)

DIFFICULTY MEDIUM DISTANCE 10KM TIME 4-6 HOURS TOTAL ASCENT ...