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Best The 10 Greatest Lake District Fells...?

If you had to narrow down the Lakeland fells to a desert island shortlist, the best of the best, which would be on it? Norman Hadley sees if two-hundred and fourteen into ten will go. 


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Expedition Exmoor Coast Traverse - England's Best Kept Mountaineering Secret

Journeying through a largely hidden world at the base of England's biggest sea cliffs, where few ever tread and the tidal range is the second highest on the planet, the traverse of the Exmoor Coast is a unique multi-day adventure. In September 2023 a team of five managed to complete a two-day traverse. Ever up for celebrating the weird, the wacky, and the downright impressive, we were keen to learn more.

Camping Ultralight Night on Gable

Norman Hadley takes backpack-free backpacking to extremes for an icy spring summit camp on Great Gable. In a tent weighing just 400g, and with some foil insulation sheet for luxury, how would he fare when the overnight temperature dropped to -7?

Classic Winter East Ridge of Beinn a' Chaorainn

On a sunny winter day there's nothing better than a classic snowy ridge, reckons Dan Bailey. Here's a good one that should hit the spot for mountaineers of all abilities... 

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Completing the Welsh Highlands - Uchafion Cymru

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Richard Hartfield - Solo Scrambling and Backpacking 1900km Across the Alps

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Walking the Arran Coastal Way

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Solo and Unsupported on the Cuillin Round

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Ossian's Magnificent Seven

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Exploring the MacPhies of Colonsay

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The Skye Cuillin for Munro Baggers

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Trekking to K2 Basecamp - Top Tips


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Scrambling Classic Scramble - Liathach Traverse, Plus a Bit

How do you improve one of the great ridge traverses of Scotland? With a bonus extra hands-on start, says Dan Bailey.

Trekking How to Hike the Haute Route Pyrenees

One of Europe's great long-distance routes, the Haute Route Pyrenees extends for some 800km from Atlantic to Mediterranean along the crest of the high Pyrenees. Alex Roddie offers the lowdown on this classic trek, and tells a few tales from the trail.

Scrambling Classic Scramble - The Dubh Ridge

With acres of perfect slabs in a stunning island location, the Dubh Ridge isn't only one of the longest rock climbs in the UK, but also has to be among the most enjoyable at any grade. Dan Bailey and Nick Brown load up for an overnight trip to this laid-back...

Running Solo and Unsupported on the Cuillin Round

Covering 60 peaks in the Red and Black Cuillin, the Cuillin Round is an extraordinary hill running and scrambling challenge, to date completed by only a select few. Charlie Byers was inspired to try it solo and unsupported - a pure style, but hardly the easy...

Expedition Exmoor Coast Traverse - England's Best Kept Mountaineering Secret

Running The Lakeland Eight Hundreds - An Ultra Challenge for the Next Generation?

Avalanche Safety Avalanched on the Lancet Edge - a Cautionary Tale

Children Hut to Hut in the Tyrol - A Family Adventure

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How Hard is New Zealand's 3000km Te Araroa Trail?

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The Skye Cuillin for Munro Baggers

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Lake District Scrambles: 10 of the best

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Greater Torridon Round

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