The votes have been counted, the judges have spoken, and we can finally reveal the winner of our UK Mountain Photo of the Year award – and the stories behind the images that make up our coveted top three spots.

Spotlight on readers’ excellent images and how they captured them

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Photographer Feargus Cooney shares nearly two decades of learning how to thrive in the Scottish winter mountains, and the series of stunning, sometimes hard-won images that have resulted

The new year is here, so let’s make it an adventurous one. TGO is starting as we mean to go on – no, not with a listicle (!) but with our pick of high and wild places to get you excited and keep you inspired throughout 2026

YOUR MOUNTAIN SNAPS & TALES FROM THE TRAILS