v-g Backpacking in Britain BlogThe annual New Year post to wish all readers and fellow bloggers the best for 2013, and to reassure everyone that we haven’t been swallowed by a fearsome bog in Wales or the North Pennines. This photo is from a pitch on an unpublished short backpack in June.
2012 was an unusual year, the highlights being […]
A short 2-day circuit of the north eastern sector of the Arenigs, a compact group of hills north of Bala whose luminary Foel Goch just breaks the 2000′ contour.
Weatherwise this was the first decent couple of days for weeks following the wettest June and July on record, it was also a weekend at the start […]
A superb 5-day trek around the remote Ben Alder group of mountains bounded by Loch Ossian, Loch Ericht, Loch Ghuilbinn and Loch Treig, starting at Corrour station and ending at Tulloch station. The route is mainly on good paths and tracks with just one significant rough pathless section between Dubh Lochan and the Allt Gualainn […]
A short 2-day variation of a Northern Arans circuit, approaching up the familiar north ridge and circling round to the Llaethnant valley for a pitch by Creiglyn Dyfi and returning on a new line directly down Cwm Llwydd and Cwm Croes to Pont Talardd and Llanuwchllyn.
The forecast had predicted a quiet day for Saturday with […]
A varied low-to-mid level trek around the Etive group of mountains bounded by Rannoch Moor, Loch Etive and Glen Kinglass, mainly on good paths and tracks.
The outward eastern route follows a section of the West Highland Way (WHW) over the shoulder of Màm Carraigh to traverse Black Mount to Kings House and the foot of […]
Our first backpack of 2012 and another short outing in the Carneddau for brief daylight hours, this time a 2-day circuit from Capel Curig around Cwm Tal-y-braich over the south eastern tops of Pen Llithrig y Wrach and Pen yr Helgi Du. The return is a pleasant hike along the valley track of Telford’s old […]
A quick post to wish everyone all the best for 2012.
Our backpacks tailed off markedly last year due to other projects, poor weather and stuff happening, let’s hope for more in 2012. At least we started the year today with a very quick walk before the rain rattled in, just a short local outing from […]
Another 2-day circuit of the excellent Cwm Eigiau, a short trip culminating in a fine pitch on Craig Eigiau and a low-to-mid level return along the old cwm quarry track and over the Cribau shoulder to the valley of the Afon Ddu.
This narrow slot of fine weather turned out to be a curious mix for […]
A 2-day circuit of the eastern Arenigs from Llanuwchllyn to visit a couple of new 500m Dewey hills, a quick trip conceived at short notice with little planning required and some new landscape to explore. The outward route approaches through the forest of Y Lordship and the return is via Blaen Lliw and the bridleway […]
Another wild and solitary trek in the wilderness of the Elan Valley in mid Wales, using some fragments of our previous routes and some new seldom trodden territory in the heart of the region around the remote Llyn Gynon. Most of the route is on good tracks and paths, but the western arc around Llyn […]
