Tryfan and Bristly Ridge - A Winter Ascent
Bizarrely, considering the superb winter conditions, there were only four of us on the February London Mountaineering Club Fronwydyr...
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Alex Rambles
- Sep 12, 2019
- 14 min
An Alpine Ascent for Hillwalkers?
I guess it all started in August, seven years ago, before all of my Wainwright stomping, all of my North Wales scrambling and all of my...
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Alex Rambles
- Jan 30, 2019
- 5 min
Magic with The Grey One
My favourite of all of Bilbo Baggins’ lines is: “I want to see mountains again Gandalf. Mountains!” This is a pull, an allure, that we...
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Alex Rambles
- Sep 12, 2018
- 5 min
The Freedom of Tryfan
Tryfan is a special mountain. At 918 metres high, it is by no means the highest mountain in Wales, but it is arguably the most dramatic. It
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Alex Rambles
- Mar 12, 2018
- 20 min
Cold in the Cairngorms
In February I had my first taste of the Cairngorms. They did not disappoint. I have joined the London Mountaineering Club. This, as far...
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Alex Rambles
- Sep 17, 2017
- 10 min
Into the Highlands - Part Three - The Ring of Steall
1 man. 4 days. 3 nights. 1 wildcamp. 13 summits. 8 Munros. 4400 metres of ascent. 1 failure. 3 successes.
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Alex Rambles
- Sep 10, 2017
- 11 min
Into the Highlands - Part Two - Ben Nevis
1 man. 4 days. 3 nights. 1 wildcamp. 13 summits. 8 Munros. 4400 metres of ascent. 1 failure. 3 successes.
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Alex Rambles
- Aug 28, 2017
- 18 min
Into the Highlands - Part One - The Buachaille
1 man. 4 days. 3 nights. 1 wildcamp. 13 summits. 8 Munros. 4400 metres of ascent. 1 failure. 3 successes.
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Alex Rambles
- Jul 8, 2017
- 13 min
The Aonach Eagach
Alex traverses The Aonach Eagach, arguably the most serious mountain ridge on the British mainland.
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Alex Rambles
- Mar 26, 2017
- 10 min
Helvellyn via Striding Edge
A stunning winter ascent of Helvellyn's famed Striding Edge coupled with a descent of Swirral Edge.
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Alex Rambles
- Jul 27, 2016
- 14 min
A Weekend in Snowdonia
Ascents of the big hitters of Snowdonia: the incredible Tryfan, Bristly Ridge on Glyder Fach, fearsome Crib Goch and majestic Snowdon.
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