The welsh matterhorn

MOUNTAIN GULLY SCRAMBLE

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

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.

■Distance: 6¼ miles/10.1km ■Time: 6 hours ■Grade: ...

In the hills above Blaenau Ffestiniog lie the remains of RHOSYDD QUARRY . Once a hub of industry, now abandoned and left to decay, it’s a place that echoes with whispers of the past.

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