The yorkshire 3 peaks in winter pen-y-ghent

Melanie O’Shea is a freelance travel and adventure writer based in Penzance, Cornwall. She recently completed Macmillan’s Gower Peninsula, 26-mile ‘Mighty Hike’. In 1926, three avid mountain walkers g

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.

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Our walks this month Ian Battersby 1 ...

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

Moments enjoyed, lessons learned, handy advice, weird stuff that happened: welcome to the little bits and pieces that don’t make big stories, but do make all the difference.