We arrive at the top of High Cup Nick in the North Pennines. “It’s like the world starts just over there,” comments my friend Mark. He’s pointing down the U-shaped chasm of High Cup Gill, beyond whose

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4 38.9km / 24.2 miles / 12-14 hours Ascent 2927m/9603ft

The 2500m Col de Susanfe, on the Alpine ...