v-g Backpacking in Britain WeblogA superb 3-day winter circuit of the mountains and lakes around Beddgelert and Nantgwynant.
The winter clarity in three days of unbroken warm sunshine and very cold nights made this an incredible backpack of crystal clear views and gorgeous frozen lakes. In particular Llyn Edno presented a morning spectacle so magical it surpassed all previous encounters […]
A short winter backpack to one of our favourite locations in the Arenigs: the south ridge of Arenig Fawr, experienced this time in fantastic clarity and part snowy conditions. Arenig Fawr made a majestic backdrop to the snow and ice covered lakes and rocky knolls, and the superb frosty tent pitch in the little […]
The first backpack of 2010: a winter return to a familiar circuit of hills from Dolwyddelan, ascending Moel Siabod via the splendid steep rocky ridge of Daear Ddu and following the arc of hills around to Allt-fawr, then returning on the south side via Moel Penamnen and the fine viewpoint of Y Ro Wen.
This time […]
A short backpack in the northern Arans with the objective of a pitch by Creiglyn Dyfi, designed for the brief daylight hours approaching the winter solstice and the delicate condition of my foot, still recovering from plantar fasciitis (it’s going to be a long haul with this).
We had promised ourselves a pitch in this excellent […]
A 2-day solo circuit of the fells around Patterdale and the Kirkstone Pass. The outward route via the Ullswater shore path enabled me to climb one of my two remaining Dewey 500m tops of the Lake District en route, continuing to Place Fell, Angle Tarn, High Street and Caudale Moor. The return via St. Raven’s […]
A return visit to the Central Cairngorms as a joint trip after my phenomenal solo circuit in May earlier this year. This is a shorter route covering some of the same ground, traversing the Braeriach and Cairn Toul corries on the outward leg and ascending Ben Macdui directly from the Lairig Ghru, and following the […]
Another trek around virtually deserted backwaters of mid Wales to escape the summer masses, this time using a whole raft of Dewey 500m hills in the north of the Pumlumon region as a framework for a route. A total of 14 Dewey tops are visited along with a couple of lower hills on the outward […]
A circuit around the hills of the Dee valley between Corwen and Llangollen, largely following the Clwydian Way for the northern half and the North Berwyn Way for the southern. A dry but rather mediocre interlude in a wet spell of weather suggested a short backpack fairly close to home and this was a good […]
A 2-day backpack around the North Western Carneddau from Aber, approaching the massif along the Foel-ganol ridge and returning via Gyrn and Moel Wnion.
This circuit was suggested by the four Dewey tops in the Carneddau range that I had yet to visit. Foel-ganol and Yr Orsedd form a short ridge that give a new and […]
A magnificent solo 4½-day backpack of the Central Cairngorms, a circuit that boasts some of the finest mountain scenery in Scotland. The route takes in nine Munros, including five of the elite 4000+ feet peaks.
The weather conditions were perfect throughout with almost constant sunshine and good clarity, while the patchy lingering snowfields added a touch […]
