Schoolhouse ridge in winter

Jim Perrin raises our anticipation for the coming season, recalling the gleaming, glittering challenges of winter climbing in the Cairngorms

■ Distance: 6 miles/9.7km ■ Time: 2½-3hours ■ Grade: Easy

Twenty-five years ago, large chunks of Eryri’s Aran range were out of bounds. That all changed in 2000. To celebrate a quarter-century of the legislation that changed the game, Trail set out to walk the entire ridge… unobstructed.

Some mountains live up to their names better than others. BEN MORE is one that certainly does, but first we need some disambiguation: exactly which Ben More are we talking about?

The coldest place in Britain is also one of the most beautiful, as this winter walk in the sub-arctic hills of the Cairngorms proves.

A little light mountain camping makes this 3-dayer in Snowdonia the perfect long weekend route.