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05/02/2025    Atlas Mountains    
    Distance: 5.6km    Max Alt: 4,170m
Ascent of Mount Toubkal. Good packed snow. Steady but steep. Very cold on summit.

04/02/2025    Atlas Mountains    
    Distance: 6.5km    Max Alt: 3,170m
Walk from Imlil up to the Refuge on Toubkal. Good path, good weather.

03/02/2025    Atlas Mountains    
    Distance: 4.0km    Max Alt: 2,640m
Ascent of Tassrimoute Mountain from Imlil. Good steady walk up from Imlil village

02/02/2025    Atlas Mountains    
    Distance: 3.9km    Max Alt: 1,938m
Easy walk around Imlil to the waterfalls.

25/01/2025    Shropshire    
    Distance: 1.6km    Max Alt: 453m
Ascent of Heath Mynydd. Straight up and down. Nice day. Didn't bother with a rucsac!

23/01/2025    Clwydian Hills    
    Distance: 7.8km    Max Alt: 511m
Foel Fenlli and Moel Gwy. Stormy start then intermittent showers and very cold.

22/01/2025    Arenigs    
    Distance: 6.8km    Max Alt: 539m
Ascent of Mynydd Nodol, both a Marilyn and a Dewey. Weather was good, the paths were okay, but very thin on the major ascent.

21/01/2025    Clwydian Mountains    
    Distance: 2.8km    Max Alt: 330m
Easy up and down of Hope Mountain. Weather was cool but dry. No problems

20/01/2025    Clywidian Hills    
    Distance: 11.2km    Max Alt: 577m
Five peaks today, including two of them twice! Cwrn-y-Brain (565m), Moel y Fan (548m), Moel Morfydd (549m), Moel Gaer (504m) and Moel y Gamelin (577m). Weather was cool with a bit of light rain.

19/01/2025    Mid Wales    
    Distance: 4.0km    Max Alt: 389m
Ascent of Mynydd Rhyd Ddu. Bit of a flight early on, then some very steep walking through the quarry, Still steep on open land but eases off towards summit. Good weather, no rain.

18/01/2025    Mid Wales    
    Distance: 6.5km    Max Alt: 354m
Ascent of Caeliber Isaf (Marilyn). Many non-existent paths so longer than planned. Very steep on final ascent. Good Weather.

18/01/2025    Shropshire    
    Distance: 3.2km    Max Alt: 358m
Good path up from Hopesay to Burrow, bit of a fight ion the woods but otherwise fine. Quite a demanding climb. Good weather, cold but dry.

02/01/2025    South Wales    
    Distance: 3.1km    Max Alt: 382m
Ascent of Cefn Eglwsilan. Easy walk up, some road, then track and finally direct cross country to the summit. One hour there and back. Excellent day but cold.

02/01/2025    South Wales    
    Distance: 3.1km    Max Alt: 504m
Ascent of Dolmen Fawr, a Dewey. Basically a long walk on a tinder track, then the final section directly up the hill. Excellent day but very cold.

02/01/2025    South Wales    
    Distance: 5.3km    Max Alt: 377m
Ascent of Mynydd y Glyn from the Country park. Tough going up through the woods but eases off across the final fields to the summit. Excellent day but very cold.

30/11/2024    Peak District    
    Distance: 2.5km    Max Alt: 551m
Quick ascent of Axe Edge Moor and Axe Edge. Rubbish visibility and wet. Path to Axe Edge Moor summit non-existent.

28/11/2024    Peak District    
    Distance: 10.6km    Max Alt: 550m
Ascent of Back Tor (538m) and Howden Edge (550m) from the Ladybower Reservoir Car Park. Excellent weather but very cold. Reasonable paths apart from North side of the moor.

21/11/2024    Lake District    
    Distance: 10.6km    Max Alt: 600m
Ascent of Whitfell (572m), Buck Barrow (550m) and Black Combe (600m). Very cold day but solid underfoot. Snowed for last 10 minutes!

20/11/2024    Lancashire    
    Distance: 3.7km    Max Alt: 454m
Very steeply up onto ridge, then easy going to the summit. Very cold and lots of snow but excellent weather.

19/11/2024    Lancashire    
    Distance: 5.6km    Max Alt: 518m
Ascent of Lad Law/Bouldsworth Hill. Very cold and lots of snow, but good weather and walking

30/10/2024    Somerset    
    Distance: 6.2km    Max Alt: 315m
Ascent of Staple Hill from Castle Neroche car park. Good walking on forest trails. Dull and overcast but no rain.


28/10/2024    Dorset    
    Distance: 10.6km    Max Alt: 279m
Hardown and Lewesdon Hills. Very muddy, wet and low cloud day! Glad I don't have to do it again

27/10/2024    Dorset    
    Distance: 6.8km    Max Alt: 50m
Corfe to Swanage following the Purbeck Way. Very good tracks, a bit muddy in places but overall very good.

27/10/2024    Dorset    
    Distance: 6.2km    Max Alt: 200m
Corfe to Swanage via Nine Barrows Down. Excellent terrain and tracks as far as Nine Barrows Down. Muddy tracks from there to Swanage

10/09/2024    South Wales    
    Distance: 9.3km    Max Alt: 370m
Some road walking, some good path, some fight. Dreadful weather on the second half.

10/09/2024    South Wales    
    Distance: 3.7km    Max Alt: 272m
A combination of lanes, tracks and forest. Good weather overall, but quite windy.

26/08/2024    Gloucestershire    
    Distance: 16.2km    Max Alt: 310m
The Isbourne Way from Evesham to Cleeve Hill. Nice dry sunny day. Easy going, but parts overgrown.

06/08/2024    Chilterns    
    Distance: 15.5km    Max Alt: 267m
Ascent of Wendowver Woods and a section of the Ridgeway to Ivinghoe Beacon. Rained all day but reasnably firm underfoot.

30/07/2024    Shropshire    
    Distance: 6.2km    Max Alt: 336m
Ascent of Callow Hill. Excellent weather and a good track right to the summit.

26/07/2024    Lancashire    
    Distance: 5.3km    Max Alt: 477m
Ascent of Hail Storm Hill from Waterfoot. All good paths until the summit ridge. Dry today but would be nasty if wet. No rain and clear skies.

19/07/2024    South Wales    
    Distance: 9.3km    Max Alt: 385m
From Rhymney Valley up Mynydd y Lan and back, then up Mynydd Machen and back. Super hot day, tough first hill through the woods, easier second.

05/07/2024    Lambrigg Fell    
    Distance: 1.9km    Max Alt: 340m
Ascent of Lambrigg Fell from the quarry. Easy walking across fields on a path. Final direct ascent to summit was easy going. No rain!

04/07/2024    Great Gable    
    Distance: 9.9km    Max Alt: 780m
Ascent of Pillar Rock via Scarth Gap. Rained most of the day, especially on the rock climb to the summit. Good tracks and paths.

03/07/2024    Lake District    
    Distance: 3.7km    Max Alt: 254m
Ascent of Watch Hill. Parking at the bottom, good easy path to the summit. Some undulations at the end. Windy but no rain.

03/07/2024    Lake District    
    Distance: 2.8km    Max Alt: 447m
Ascent of Binsey (447m), a Marilyn. Good easy path right to the summit. Damp in the air but no rain.

01/07/2024    Lords Seat    
    Distance: 8.4km    Max Alt: 552m
Lords Seat (552m) and Swinside (244m) Marilyn Peaks. Rain all day.

29/06/2024    Great Gable    
    Distance: 14.3km    Max Alt: 807m
From Buttermere, six peaks climbed: High Crag (744m), High Stile (807m), Dodd (641m), Red Pike (755m), Starling Dodd (633m), Great Borne (616m). The weather was rain and cold all day.

28/06/2024    Cumbria    
    Distance: 2.1km    Max Alt: 274m
Ascent of Hutton Roof Crags. Easy walking on a good path through the woods right up to the top. A few spots of rain but nothing to worry about.

21/06/2024    South Wales    
    Distance: 5.3km    Max Alt: 309m
Ascent of Wentwood near Usk. Easy walking in the forest although many of the marked paths did not exist. Excellent weather.

14/06/2024    Leicestershire    
    Distance: 4.7km    Max Alt: 278m
Ascent of Bardon Hill via Birra Birra Hill. Nice walking but some path changes due to quarrying. Rained on the way down.

11/06/2024    North Yorkshire    
    Distance: 9.3km    Max Alt: 260m
Ravenscar to Robin Hoods Bay out via the railway line and back via the Cleveland Way. Good weather but a little windy. Excellent paths

06/06/2024    North Yorkshire Moors    
    Distance: 9.3km    Max Alt: 328m
Ascent of Guisborough Moor. Good weather, no rain but quite windy all day. Tracks were very good and the direct routes not difficult.

05/06/2024    Lancashire    
    Distance: 5.3km    Max Alt: 557m
Good walk on good paths. Easy start but steep climb onto the plateau. Hailstorm and very cold wind.

04/06/2024    Forest of Bowland    
    Distance: 4.7km    Max Alt: 544m
A good initial track soon disappeared into the ferns and undergrowth. Heavy rain all day and low cloud. Sense of humour failure!

04/06/2024    Forest of Bowland    
    Distance: 8.1km    Max Alt: 396m
Good walking on farm fields then open land on a good track to the final summit. Weather was pretty shocking all day.

03/06/2024    Forest of Bowland    
    Distance: 6.0km    Max Alt: 521m
Ascent of Fair Snape Hill. Good walking on farm tracks initially, then a good track up to the ridge and the summit. Easy walking down. Weather was cool but no rain.

03/06/2024    Forest of Bowland    
    Distance: 3.1km    Max Alt: 350m
Easy ascent of Longridge Fell from the South. Followed a forest track for most, then an easy path up to the summit. Weather was cool but no rain.

24/05/2024    Shropshire    
    Distance: 3.9km    Max Alt: 321m
Ascent of View Edge from Stokesay Castle. Reasonable paths until the final 400m which required a fence crossing and dubious track. Weather was fine.

23/05/2024    Llyn Peninsula    
    Distance: 3.4km    Max Alt: 561m
Ascent of Yr Eifl. Rained the whole time. Visibility very poor. Reasonably good path up from the North side but very thin for the majority of the return journey on the South Side.

22/05/2024    Llyn Peninsula    
    Distance: 4.3km    Max Alt: 279m
Ascent of Garn Boduan from Nefyn. Initially around the foot of the peak, then quite steeply up using forest tracks. Rained for the whole walk, zero visibility and very windy.

22/05/2024    Llyn Peninsula    
    Distance: 2.6km    Max Alt: 263m
Ascent of Moel y Gest from Porthmadog. Very sketchy path up and very slippery down. Rained the whole time but a reasonable view on the summit.

20/05/2024    Anglesey    
    Distance: 1.2km    Max Alt: 178m
Easy ascent of Mynydd Bodafan. Excellent weather, good view from the summit and a nice easy path.

19/05/2024    Llyn Peninsula    
    Distance: 1.6km    Max Alt: 371m
Straight up ascent of Carn Fadryn. Took just 20 minutes to the summit. Excellent track and excellent weather.

19/05/2024    Llyn Peninsula    
    Distance: 9.0km    Max Alt: 192m
Ascent of Mynydd Anelog on the far South West of the peninsula. The weather was superb and the walking easy enough for trainers.


18/05/2024    Carneddol    
    Distance: 1.2km    Max Alt: 235m
Ascent of Carneddol. A steep, but short lived climb. Good terrain but zero view in the mist.

18/05/2024    Llyn Peninsula    
    Distance: 1.6km    Max Alt: 304m
Good terrain, but zero view in the mist. Ascent of Mynydd Rhiw.

17/05/2024    Shropshire    
    Distance: 3.1km    Max Alt: 375m
Easy walk up High Vinnalls on good forest tracks. Good weather and good views.

10/05/2024    Forest of Bowland    
    Distance: 6.8km    Max Alt: 563m
Ascent of Wards Stone from Jubilee Tower. Straight up and down on a reasonable gradient and fairly firm underfoot. Nice sunny day.

09/05/2024    Northumberland    
    Distance: 8.1km    Max Alt: 603m
Ascent of Peel Fell (602m), Mid Fell (561m), then Deadwater Fell (571m). Initially tough ontp Peel, then pretty straightforward on good paths and tracks.

08/05/2024    Northumberland    
    Distance: 6.2km    Max Alt: 441m
Ascent of Tosson Hill (441m) from the Tosson Lime Kiln Car Park. Good walking on mostly good terrain. The final summit plateau was a little boggy but better than previous days.

08/05/2024    Cheviots    
    Distance: 2.2km    Max Alt: 501m
Ascent of Shillhope Law (501m) from Wedder Leap Car Park. Straight up and down. Good weather.

07/05/2024    Cheviots    
    Distance: 10.3km    Max Alt: 814m
Final three peaks: The Cheviot, Comb Fell and Hedgehope Hill. Weather was dry, going was very wet and muddy and views were non-existent!

06/05/2024    Cheviots    
    Distance: 13.0km    Max Alt: 616m
Bloodybush Edge (610m) and Cushat Law (616m). Rain early on, but that cleared to a mixed day of some sunshine and some overcast. Mixed terrain, some decent footpath, some wet, thin tracks.

05/05/2024    Cross Fell    
    Distance: 8.7km    Max Alt: 745m
Ascent of Little Fell. No rain, but the cloud base was down to 1,000 feet or less so poor visibility and damp conditions all day.

04/05/2024    Cross Fell    
    Distance: 13.2km    Max Alt: 788m
Ascent of Mickle Fell. Very overcast day with some light rain but nothing requiring waterproofs other than a thin one as a windstopper. Easy track up and a nice grassy track to the summit.

03/05/2024    Yorkshire Dales    
    Distance: 8.1km    Max Alt: 556m
Ascent of Aye Gill Pike from Dent. Good steady ascent but gets steeper just before the top ridge.

02/05/2024    Lancashire    
    Distance: 6.2km    Max Alt: 456m
Ascent of Winter Hill (Marilyn) via Rivington Pike. Excellent weather but very windy on the summit.

23/04/2024    Brecon Beacons    
    Distance: 13.0km    Max Alt: 578m
Parked in Blenavon. Ascent of Coety Mountain, then down to Blenau and ascent of Mynydd Carn-y-cefn. Returned via same route but bypassed Coety.

09/04/2024    Black Mountains    
    Distance: 6.2km    Max Alt: 384m
Mixture of fields, road, track and steep climb. All good. Weather was very mixed.

09/04/2024    Black Mountains    
    Distance: 2.5km    Max Alt: 292m
Easy forest track to within 50m of summit, then a fight through the brambles. Fifty minute round trip.

02/04/2024    Herefordshire    
    Distance: 1.9km    Max Alt: 391m
Easy walk up from the Golf Course car park. Nicer and easy but rained on the way down.

02/04/2024    Rhayader    
    Distance: 8.7km    Max Alt: 451m
Parked on the A481 mid way between the Carneddau and Aberedw Hill. Both climbs are steep, especially Aberedw. Good walking on open ground. Good weather.

02/04/2024    Herefordshire    
    Distance: 1.6km    Max Alt: 415m
Parked on crossroads in the middle of the Begwyns. Easy walk up to the tree circle and trig point. Good weather but wet underfoot.

21/03/2024    Herefordshire    
    Distance: 2.8km    Max Alt: 244m
Attempt at Seager hill. 2/3 of the way up, encountered private land so had to abandon.

21/03/2024    Herefordshire    
    Distance: 1.2km    Max Alt: 272m
Ascent of Seager Hill from the North side. Steady ascent on good tracks.

21/03/2024    Herefordshire    
    Distance: 2.5km    Max Alt: 294m
Ascent of Burton Hill. Initially on a good track, but then a muddy scramble followed by woodland to the summit.

21/03/2024    Herefordshire    
    Distance: 3.9km    Max Alt: 255m
Ascent of Hegdon Hill from Pencombe. Good bridleway all the way to the summit. Easy going.

14/03/2024    Black Mountains    
    Distance: 5.1km    Max Alt: 423m
Ascent of Graig Syfyrddin from Grosmont. A long climb, initially on very muddy and wet ground, then a pleasant walk through the woods, but a final open field walk up to the summit was very cold and very wet.

14/03/2024    Herefordshire    
    Distance: 2.0km    Max Alt: 366m
Ascent of Garway Hill from Garway Church. Good walking through the woods. Exposed on to but there is a good shelter from the wind on top.

14/03/2024    Herefordshire    
    Distance: 2.0km    Max Alt: 276m
Ascent of Aconbury Hill from Kings Thorn. Damp and cold day but easy walking. Muddy in places.

04/03/2024    Burnhope Seat    
    Distance: 4.3km    Max Alt: 703m
Despite the short distance, being snow covered, the going was tough. Weather was excellent if a little cold on the summits.

03/03/2024    Cross Fell    
    Distance: 8.1km    Max Alt: 624m
Ascent of Long Fell and Tinside Rigg from Murton. Good walk up but lots of snow on the summit areas. Good weather, but cold

03/03/2024    Cross Fell    
    Distance: 5.9km    Max Alt: 675m
Ascent of Murton Fell from Murton. Almost white out on the summit area. Lots of snow on the ground made progress difficult.

01/03/2024    Scotland    
    Distance: 5.3km    Max Alt: 1,221m
Ascent of Aonach Mor from the upper Ski lift. Warm day with some breeze from time to time. Fabulous views all around, especially to Ben Nevis.

29/02/2024    Scotland    
    Distance: 5.6km    Max Alt: 1,108m
Ascent of Meall a Bhuiridh from the Glen Coe Ski centre. First section was up a tarmac road, then we loosely followed the ski lift and finally a steep ascent onto the summit. Very windy with a lot of snow being blown around but not actually wet.

28/02/2024    Scotland    
    Distance: 5.7km    Max Alt: 825m
Walk up from Glen Nevis to Stob Ban. Long steadfy ascent with few really steep parts. Rained on and off all day but not cold.

27/02/2024    Scotland    
    Distance: 3.4km    Max Alt: 925m
Ascent of Stob Coire Raineach from Glen Coe. Very windy and cold. Some rain later on during the day but the summit was clear and the views amazing.

26/02/2024    Scotland    
    Distance: 5.3km    Max Alt: 1,115m
Ascent of Stob Coire nan Lochan from the Glen Coe road. Ice axes and crampons were used. Weather was excellent.

25/02/2024    Black Fell    
    Distance: 5.6km    Max Alt: 621m
Ascent of Cold Fell from the RSPB car park. Excellent day, excellent weather and a good path until the final summit area.

23/02/2024    Burnhope Seat    
    Distance: 4.6km    Max Alt: 659m
Good weather. Initial road section, then off road on boggy ground to the summit. an out and back route

23/02/2024    Cross Fell    
    Distance: 4.5km    Max Alt: 619m
Easy first section from the road up a track, then across open heathery moorland. Reasonable weather, rained for the last 10 minutes

16/02/2024    Black Mountains    
    Distance: 12.4km    Max Alt: 515m
Ascent of Mynydd Llangorse and Atty yr Esgair, a Marilyn. Good weather but extremely wet and muddy underfoot.

22/01/2024    Worcestershire    
    Distance: 9.6km    Max Alt: 303m
From Great Comberton following the Wychavon Way to the summit of Bredon Hill. Down to Emley Castle and then back up to the summit and back to Comberton.

15/01/2024    Gloucestershire    
    Distance: 8.7km    Max Alt: 337m
A tour of Cleeve Hill out to Belas Knapp via the Winchcombe Way and return via the Cotswold Way. Good weather but windy.

16/12/2023    Forest of Dean    
    Distance: 8.1km    Max Alt: 290m
Ascent of Ruardean Hill (Marilyn), the highest peak in the Forest of Dean from Speech House. Good weather, but very muddy in places.

02/12/2023    Shropshire    
    Distance: 18.6km    Max Alt: 407m
Following the Shropshire Way from about five miles from Wellington to Ironbridge including an ascent of The Wrekin. A great day out, very cold at times, but clear and no rain. Walking was good, the paths fine and the signage excellent. Another section and a half completed.

30/11/2023    Lake District    
    Distance: 9.3km    Max Alt: 785m
The final nine peaks of Great Gable. Allen Crags (785m), High House Tarn (684m), Red Beck Top (721m), Looking Steads (775m), Glaramara (783m), Combe Head (735m), Combe Door (676m), Dovenest Top (637m), Rosthwaite Cam (612m). Excellent day, vold, but clear and dry.

29/11/2023    Lake District    
    Distance: 7.8km    Max Alt: 653m
Ascent of Harter Fell from Seathwaite. Weather was superb, very cold, but dry. Going was okay, mostly solid but a few melted wet areas.

20/11/2023    Staffordshire    
    Distance: 3.7km    Max Alt: 343m
Ascent of The Cloud, a Marilyn Peak. Fairly easy walking but cloud base too low for any views.

19/11/2023    Peak District    
    Distance: 7.5km    Max Alt: 224m
From Millers Dale along the Monsal Trail to Bakewell. Pleasant easy walking but the weather was somewhat inclement.

17/11/2023    Peak District    
    Distance: 6.5km    Max Alt: 209m
Out and back along Dovedale from Ilam. Weather was good but the fields were very muddy. Dale itself was fine.

16/11/2023    Peak District    
    Distance: 11.5km    Max Alt: 395m
Out and back from Cromford to Harboro Rocks along the High Peak Trail. Weather was dull but no rain or wind so an improvement.

15/11/2023    Peak District    
    Distance: 10.6km    Max Alt: 569m
Parked at Barber Booth lower car park and followed the route up to Jacobs Ladder. At the top, left to Brown Knoll (569m) then across to Lords Seat (540m). From there down to the base of Mam Tor, down to Edale and Pennine Way back to car. Weather was dreadful!

14/11/2023    Peak District    
    Distance: 9.6km    Max Alt: 559m
A walk in the Goyt Valley, ascending Shining Tor (559m), a Marilyn and Cats Tor (519m).n good paths. Weather was mixed with low cloud on the summits and some rain.

13/11/2023    Peak District    
    Distance: 9.0km    Max Alt: 505m
A circular walk, starting with the Roaches (505m), then out to Gun (385m) which is a Marilyn peak. Weather was very windy (Storm Debi) but dry, although it was very wet and muddy underfoot.

10/11/2023    Hampshire    
    Distance: 2.8km    Max Alt: 270m
From the Queen Elizabeth Country park pretty much straight up to the summit trig point and return. Nice day, but a very cold wind.

09/11/2023    South Downs    
    Distance: 2.8km    Max Alt: 240m
A pleasant walk to Chanctonbury Ring following the South Downs Way out and back. Very cold and windy but pleasant walking.

09/11/2023    Sussex    
    Distance: 3.7km    Max Alt: 280m
A lovely walk through the woods to the summit of Black Down Hill, then onto the Temple of the Winds, which was in fact just a viewpoint at the end of the ridge. Nice walk, weather was fine but cold.

09/11/2023    Berkshire    
    Distance: 2.5km    Max Alt: 297m
Scenic route around Walbury Hill. The hill is actually on private land. Weather was okay, but a cold wind.

28/09/2023    Yorkshire    
    Distance: 11.2km    Max Alt: 108m
Final leg of the Cleveland Way from Scarborough to Filey and then a mile and a half south. Good days walking, mostly flat with a few climbs down to and up from beaches. Good weather, stayed dry all day.

24/09/2023    Yorkshire    
    Distance: 11.2km    Max Alt: 266m
Goathland circular walk out to Simon Howe, then follwed Lyke Wake walk past Wheeldale Lodge and onto Pike Hill Moss then back to Goathland via Beck Hole.

23/09/2023    Yorkshire    
    Distance: 11.5km    Max Alt: 126m
Flamborough Head to just South of Filey. Very pleasant walk on a mostly good path following the cliffs until dropping steeply down onto the beach for the last 1 1/2 miles. Good weather with a little drizzle.

09/09/2023    Turkey (Mount Ararat)    
    Distance: 3.2km    Max Alt: 3,200m
Camp 1 to the trail head. Steady descent on the same slippery dusty scree. Excellent weather with about 30 seconds of rain!

08/09/2023    Turkey (Mount Ararat)    
    Distance: 1.7km    Max Alt: 5,137m
Descent from Summit to Camp 1. Good weather but a little chilly.

08/09/2023    Turkey (Mount Ararat)    
    Distance: 6.5km    Max Alt: 5,137m
Summit Day. Steep unrelenting climbing terminating in a glacier requiring crampons. Started cold and got colder. Weather was good but cold all day. Returned to Camp 2.

07/09/2023    Turkey (Mount Ararat)    
    Distance: 4.5km    Max Alt: 4,200m
Camp 1 to Camp 2. Steep very slippery dusty tracks. Excellent weather.

06/09/2023    Turkey (Mount Ararat)    
    Distance: 5.0km    Max Alt: 3,200m
Trail head to Camp 1. Good walking initially then steeply up on dusty slippery zig-zag scree tracks. Excellent weather.

04/09/2023    Turkey (Mount Artos)    
    Distance: 7.2km    Max Alt: 3,550m
Ascent of Mount Artos. Super hot day. Good walking on trails then over steep rough scrub onto the final ridge.

18/08/2023    Carneddau    
    Distance: 6.8km    Max Alt: 546m
Ascent of Moel Eilio from Dolgarrog. Steep ascent through the forest and pathless ascent to the summit. Good weather but very windy at the top.

17/08/2023    Carneddau    
    Distance: 7.5km    Max Alt: 770m
Ascent of Tal y Fan (610m), Foel Lwyd (603m), Carnedd y Ddelw (688m), Y Drum (770m), Pen y Castell (623m) to complete the Welsh Nuttalls. Good weather but very windy. Mostly on good paths.

16/08/2023    Carneddau    
    Distance: 14.3km    Max Alt: 833m
Ascent of Craig Eigiau (735m), Pen Yr Helgi Du (833m), Pen Llithrig-y-wrach (799m), Craiglwyn (623m), Craigiau Gleison (678m), Pen Cowlyd (634m). Excellent weather. Very heavy going underfoot due to few paths.

15/08/2023    Carneddau    
    Distance: 9.3km    Max Alt: 800m
Ascent of Gyrn Wigau(643m) then Foel Meirch(800m). Rained all morning then okay but dull in the afternoon.

12/08/2023    Shropshire    
    Distance: 22.4km    Max Alt: 405m
Stages 5 (Ludlow to Craven Arms) and 4 (Craven Arms to Clun) of the Shropshire Way. Weather was okay but showery, good paths and good signposting.

22/07/2023    Gloucestershire    
    Distance: 13.7km    Max Alt: 69m
Twigworth on Gloucestershire Way to the River Severn, then Severn Way to Deerhurst and Cross Country to Tewkesbury. Heavy rain all day.

15/07/2023    Helvellyn    
    Distance: 9.6km    Max Alt: 718m
Ascent of Birkhouse Moor (718) via Mires Beck, then to Red Tarn and over to Sheffield Pike (675m). Weather was dreadful but the paths good.

14/07/2023    Cross Fell    
    Distance: 9.0km    Max Alt: 709m
Melmerby Fell (709m) and Fiends Fell (634m). Mixed weather, mixed terrain, but good views.

14/07/2023    Cross Fell    
    Distance: 5.6km    Max Alt: 649m
Bellbeaver Rigg (620m) and Viewing Hill (649m). Dull day but not much rain. Pathless and boggy all day.

13/07/2023    Cross Fell    
    Distance: 13.4km    Max Alt: 686m
Bullman Hills (610m), Long Man Hill (658m) and Round Hill (686m). Excellent weather and good visibility. Paths were very good, but there was some cross country.

12/07/2023    Black Fell    
    Distance: 4.3km    Max Alt: 610m
Thack Moor (Renwick Fell) from Renwick. Good path steepens towards the end. Dreadful weather.

12/07/2023    Burnhope Seat    
    Distance: 7.8km    Max Alt: 673m
The Dodd (614m) and Killhope Law (673m). Dreadful weather and no real footpaths made for a tough day out.

11/07/2023    Burnhope Seat    
    Distance: 14.9km    Max Alt: 747m
Dead Stones (710m), Burnhope Seat (747m), Redgleam (718m), High Field (708m), Three Pikes (651m). Showery day but good visibility. Tough going with few paths.

11/07/2023    Burnhope Seat    
    Distance: 1.2km    Max Alt: 614m
A quick ascent of Flinty Fell (614m). 30 minutes round trip from the car.

10/07/2023    High Street    
    Distance: 12.4km    Max Alt: 763m
Place Fell (657m), Gray Crag (710m), Stony Cove Pike (763m), Hartsop Dodd (618m) from Hartsop. Dry in the morning, increasingly wet in the afternoon but I just got away without getting soaked! Good paths for most of the walk.

23/06/2023    Howgills    
    Distance: 6.8km    Max Alt: 260m
An easy walk along the River Rawthey to Cautley Spout and back. Weather was good, a little windy but no rain.

22/06/2023    Great Shunner Fell    
    Distance: 11.2km    Max Alt: 672m
Rogans Seat (672m) and Water Crag (668m) on a fine day walking out and back from Keld. Perfect conditions and great paths.

21/06/2023    Ingleborough    
    Distance: 7.8km    Max Alt: 668m
Ascent of Dodd Fell Hill (668m) and Drumaldrace (614m). Good weather all day but a little windy.

19/06/2023    High Street    
    Distance: 9.9km    Max Alt: 713m
Ascent of Branstree (713m), Tarn Crag (664m), Grey Crag (638m), Harrop Pike (637m), Nowtli Hill (673m), Selside Pike (655m) from Haweswater. Rainy start but brightened up later. Some good paths, others were cross country.

19/05/2023    Black Fell    
    Distance: 10.6km    Max Alt: 664m
Black Fell (664m), Tom Smiths Stone Top (637m), Grey Nag (656m) from Gilderdale Bridge. Superb weather but tough going with no paths and difficult terrain.


18/05/2023    Scafell    
    Distance: 11.8km    Max Alt: 910m
Nine peaks from Wasdale; Lingmell (800m), Middleboot Knots (703m), Round How (741m), Great End (910m), Esk Pike (885m), Seathwaite Fell South Top (631m), Seathwaite Fell (632m).

Good weather but a very cold wind all day.

17/05/2023    Great Gable    
    Distance: 14.3km    Max Alt: 797m
Five peaks from Wasdale YHA; Seatallan(692m), Haycock(797), Little Gowder Crag(733m), Caw Fell(690m), Iron Crag(640m). Glorious weather and excellent visibility.

16/05/2023    Great Gable    
    Distance: 11.2km    Max Alt: 892m
Eight peaks out and back from Wasdale Head; Yewbarrow(628m), Stirrup Crag (616m), Red Pike (826m), Little Scoat Fell (841m), Steeple (819m), Black Crag (828m), Pillar (892m), Looking Stead (627m). Mixed weather but on the whole good.

15/05/2023    Scafell    
    Distance: 13.7km    Max Alt: 902m
From Langdale, ascent of Pike of Blisco (705m), Cold Pike (701m), Cold Pike West Top (683m), Cold Pike Far West Top (670m), Great Knott (696m), [Bow Fell (902m)], Bow Fell North Top (866m), Rossett Pike (651m), Loft Crag (680m). Excellent weather all day apart from about five minutes of rain.

14/05/2023    Great Shunner    
    Distance: 10.6km    Max Alt: 709m
Four Peaks; Sails(667m), Hugh Seat (689m), Gregory Chapel (695m), High Seat(709m). Fairly good going, some wet and boggy sections. Weather was dull and overcast most of the day, but not cold.

13/05/2023    Peak District    
    Distance: 6.8km    Max Alt: 422m
Walk from the Fox House near Hathersage around the moors near Burbage. Easy walk, weather was superb.

13/05/2023    Peak District    
    Distance: 4.3km    Max Alt: 458m
Walk up to Stanage Edge and along to High Neb and back. Glorious weather.

06/05/2023    High Street    
    Distance: 8.7km    Max Alt: 802m
From Hartsop to Howtown via five peaks; Rest Dodd (696m), Rampsgill Head (792m), High Raise (802m), Wether Hill (670m), Loadpot Hill (671m). Even better weather with good views all day.

05/05/2023    High Street    
    Distance: 15.5km    Max Alt: 828m
From Troutbeck to Kentmere via 8 peaks; Yoke (706m), Ill Bell (757m), Froswick (720m), Thornythwaite Crag (784m), High Street (828m), Rough Crag (628m), Harter Fell (778m), Kentmere Pike (730m). Good weather, cloudy in the morning but brighter in the afternoon.

15/04/2023    Burnhope Seat    
    Distance: 1.6km    Max Alt: 612m
A quick walk up from the car park only gains around 40m of altitude but it was a boggy, pathless ascent so actually not so straightforward.

14/04/2023    Hadrians Wall    
    Distance: 14.9km    Max Alt: 39m
A long tarmac walk into and out of Newcastle and on to the finish at Segedunum, then the extension to Arbeia in South Shields. Dull walking with no views.

13/04/2023    Hadrians Wall    
    Distance: 16.2km    Max Alt: 214m
Followed the road more or less from Portgate to Heldon, then down to the river for the final section into Newcastle. Pretty dull walking with nothing of interest.

12/04/2023    Hadrians Wall    
    Distance: 18.6km    Max Alt: 331m
Steel Rigg to Portgate. The day started with snow and the afternoon rained, the rest of the day was just cold. Interesting first half but pretty dull second half.

10/04/2023    Hadrians Wall    
    Distance: 11.2km    Max Alt: 339m
Birdoswald to Steel Rigg. Starting to get a little harder walking now with lots of undulations. The weather has deteriorated as well with rain showers all day making it a much harder day all round. Lots of wall to see which was good.

09/04/2023    Hadrians Wall    
    Distance: 18.0km    Max Alt: 168m
Carlisle to Birdoswald. Easy walking, good weather but breezy. Not so much tarmac today and also the first glimpse of the wall.

08/04/2023    Hadrians Wall    
    Distance: 14.9km    Max Alt: 31m
Bowness to Carlisle. Easy walking, good weather but breezy. Lots of tarmac which is disappointing.

07/04/2023    Great Shunner Group    
    Distance: 3.1km    Max Alt: 640m
Just one hour and ten minutes for the final peak in the Howgills (Fell Head). A glorious day with views over the Lake District and to the coast, plus the entire Howgills range made the steep ascent well worth it

16/03/2023    Calf Top    
    Distance: 7.5km    Max Alt: 610m
Ascent of Calf Top from Barbon. More or less straight up to Castle Knott then across a boggy moor to the final ascent. Weather was dreadful.

16/03/2023    Clough Head    
    Distance: 5.3km    Max Alt: 726m
Ascent of Clough Head from just South of Threlkeld via White Pike. Weather was dreadful, no view.

15/03/2023    Scafell    
    Distance: 9.3km    Max Alt: 669m
Walk up Grains Gill from Borrowdale to Sprinkings Tarn and back. Weather was okay, but it was a white-out at the top so I retreated.

14/03/2023    Glaramara    
    Distance: 9.3km    Max Alt: 519m
Another attempt on Glaramara, this time via Coombe Head. The walk in was fine, but a snowstorm put paid to any ascent. Returned and walked up Honister Pass.

13/03/2023    Scafell    
    Distance: 12.3km    Max Alt: 726m
Coldbarrow Fell (656m) also Low Saddle, Ullscarf (726m). Dreadful weather with driving rain and wind. Very wet underfoot. No visibility.

12/03/2023    Great Shunner Group    
    Distance: 10.4km    Max Alt: 676m
Howgill fells Yarlside (639m), RandyGill Top (624m), Bush Howe (623m), The Calf (676m), Bram Rigg Top (672m), Calders (674m). Tough day out, weather was rubbish with no views all day.

11/02/2023    Ingleborough    
    Distance: 2.5km    Max Alt: 672m
Parking is along a lane within 2km of the summit of Great Knoutberry Hill(672m). Along the lane, turn left and straight up. Cloudy day and wet underfoot but not raining.

11/02/2023    Great Shunner Fell    
    Distance: 1.9km    Max Alt: 675m
An easy ascent of Lovely Seat (675m) from the Buttertubs Pass. Straight up and down, although the summit is out of sight until the first ridge is gained. Cloudy on the top.

09/02/2023    Ingleborough    
    Distance: 13.0km    Max Alt: 642m
Birks Fell(610m), Yockenthwaite Moor(643m).

Very windy and cold, but dry. Tough going on the tops of both, no path on the first and a thin track on the second.

08/02/2023    Ingleborough     
    Distance: 13.7km    Max Alt: 694m
Pen y Gent(694m), Plover Hill(680m), Darnbrook Fell(624m), Fountains Fell South Top(662m), Fountains Fell South Top(662m).

Great weather, initially a bit misty but that blew away and we had a clear but windy and cold day.

07/02/2023    Ingleborough    
    Distance: 13.0km    Max Alt: 704m
Great Whernside (704m), Buckden Pike (702m).

Cloudy from about 1500 feet so no views. Very windy and quite cold. Good paths all the way.

06/02/2023    Great Shunner Fell    
    Distance: 16.8km    Max Alt: 708m
Wild Boar Fell (708m, Swarth Fell (681m), Baugh Fell [Tarn Rigg Hill] (678m), Knoutberry Haw (676m).
Very tough day out with no paths. Weather was okay but it was very cloudy in the afternoon.

07/11/2022    Lake District    
    Distance: 8.7km    Max Alt: 621m
From Ulpha side up to Walna Scar again and the final peak of White Maiden. Awful weather, heavy rain all day and no views!

06/11/2022    Lake District    
    Distance: 14.3km    Max Alt: 803m
Coniston Loop, all bar White Maiden. Weather was awful all day with no let up in the rain. No views and 10-20m visibility all day.

05/11/2022    Lake District    
    Distance: 11.2km    Max Alt: 873m
From Rydal near Ambleside to the Kirkston Pass. Seven peaks conquered. Weather was awful in the morning but cleared up in the afternoon. Finished after dark. Just under six hours of walking

22/10/2022    Arans    
    Distance: 6.2km    Max Alt: 689m
Foel Hafod-fynydd via Llechwedd Du. Tough going over Llechwedd and a huge drop down to a valley and then another huge climb to the summit. Return was the reverse. Rained for the first hour, then overcast.

19/10/2022    Derbyshire    
    Distance: 10.9km    Max Alt: 633m
From Glossop up to Bleaklow head via Cock Hill, then across to Higher Shelf Stones and return to Glossop via the Doctors Gate. Excellent route on good paths with not too much in the way of bog. Good weather but very windy.

06/10/2022    Devon    
    Distance: 12.4km    Max Alt: 330m
Watersmeet to the coast and a section of the Coast Path into Lynmouth. Tough going with over 1,000m of ascent. Excellent day and excellent weather.

03/10/2022    Devon    
    Distance: 15.5km    Max Alt: 621m
Ascent of High Willhays followed by a roundabout including Digger Tor, Okemont Hill, Hanginstone Hill and back to Yes Tor. Excellent day out with ideal walking conditions.

02/10/2022    Devon    
    Distance: 13.7km    Max Alt: 316m
Part of the South West Coast Path from Lynmouth to Combe Martin. A tough but pleasant and easy to follow walk with over 1,100m of climbing despite the highest point (Great Hangman Hill) being just 316m high!

20/09/2022    Gloucestershire    
    Distance: 14.9km    Max Alt: 327m
One of my favourite local walks from Winchcombe to Tewkesbury over Cleeve Hill, Nottingham Hill and Overton Hill. Just under five hours of walking, accompanied by my faithful Collie Rosie who probably did double and still wanted to play at the end!

01/09/2022    Glyders    
    Distance: 5.6km    Max Alt: 805m
From the A5 ascent of Y Foel-goch (805m) and Gallt y Ogof (763) via the East side of Tryfan, returning directly. Excellent weather.

04/08/2022    Whernside (Yorkshire)    
    Distance: 11.6km    Max Alt: 736m
Parked near Yordas Cave. Ascent of Gragareth, Green Hill and Great Coum, then crossed the valley for an ascent of Whernside. Great weather all day.

03/08/2022    Ingleborough (Yorkshire)    
    Distance: 10.9km    Max Alt: 723m
An ascent of Ingleborough from Clapham. Nice walk in past Gaping Ghyll and onto the summit which was in mist. Descent and over to Simon Fell, then back to Clapham via Long Lane.

23/07/2022    New Forest    
    Distance: 8.7km    Max Alt: 97m
Walk from Frogham to Bransgore. Mostly flat easy path walking. Tricky navigation as there are dozens of paths and very few obvious features. Very sunny and dry.

23/06/2022    Arenigs    
    Distance: 4.7km    Max Alt: 611m
Ascent of Foel Goch (2,004'). Easy walking on good paths. Excellent weather.

23/06/2022    Rhinogs    
    Distance: 6.0km    Max Alt: 612m
Ascent of Foel Penolau (2,014') and Moel Ysgyfarnogod (2,043') starting at the end of a very narrow track, the ascent was straightforward on mostly good tracks apart from the final ascent to the summit. Penolau seems impossible to complete as it is a wall of rock but there are breaks at the far side. Ysgyfarnogod is an easy walk over. Very hot day with no cloud so route finding was simple.

22/06/2022    Rhinogs    
    Distance: 5.9km    Max Alt: 618m
Ascent of Y Garn (2,063’) from the A470 through the National Trust land past the Falls and the Goldmines. Pleasant walking on paths all but the final summit section.

22/06/2022    Moelwyns    
    Distance: 9.9km    Max Alt: 657m
Completing the Moelwyns with ascents of Moel Penanmen (2,014’), Manod Mawr North Top (2,158’) and Manod Mawr (2,168’). Not such a hot day as yesterday but still quite warm. Good walking but tricky between the Manods as there is a huge quarry in the way!

21/06/2022    Moelwyns    
    Distance: 12.1km    Max Alt: 723m
A super hot day saw ascents of Craigysgafn (2,260) then Ysgafell Wen (2,204’), Ysgafell Wen North Top (2,194’) and Ysgafell Far North Top (2,132’). I had other planned but it was too hot and this group had already been 19km. Tricky route finding with few real paths.

20/06/2022    Berwyns    
    Distance: 5.0km    Max Alt: 660m
Ascent of Post Gwyn (2,181’) to complete the Berwyns. Nice climb but very limited paths after about half way. Superb weather.

20/06/2022    Arenigs    
    Distance: 11.8km    Max Alt: 727m
Ascent of Rhobell Fawr (2,408’) and Dduallt (2,165’). Great weather and good paths. Rhobell Fawr was the best ascent of the day.

11/06/2022    Berwyns    
    Distance: 10.3km    Max Alt: 667m
Cyrniau Nod (2,188') and Cefn Gwyntog (2,017') climbed. Mixed weather with some strong wind and rain, but good visibility. The going is tough in this area with few paths once the main track is left.

27/05/2022    Gloucestershire    
    Distance: 14.3km    Max Alt: 30m
Tewkesbury to Mythe Bridge, then to Haw Bridge and return via Deerhurst. Excellent weather but the path is getting overgrown now.

18/05/2022    Lake District    
    Distance: 11.8km    Max Alt: 899m
Nine peaks conquered including one of the highest in the Lake District; Great Gable at a towering 899m. The full list is; Grey Knotts (697m), Brandreth (715m), Base Brown (646m), Green Gable (801m), Great Gable (899m), Kirk Fell East Top (787m), Kirk Fell (802m), Fleetwith Pike (648m), Honister Crag (630m). The weather held out, but was incredibly windy in the morning.

16/05/2022    Lake District    
    Distance: 10.6km    Max Alt: 753m
Five new peaks bagged in the Buttermere region which completes that section. They were; Robinson (737m), Hindscarth (727m), Dale Head (753m), High Spy (653m) and Blea Crag (634m). Cloud on Robinson cleared to give a great day for the remainder.

15/05/2022    Lake District    
    Distance: 5.3km    Max Alt: 845m
Ascent of Atkinson Pike via Sharp Edge followed by the new peak of the day; Bannerdale Crags (683m). Excellent weather and a great morning out.

14/05/2022    Lake District    
    Distance: 6.8km    Max Alt: 791m
Five new peaks in the Buttermere group; Whiteside (707m), Whiteside East (719m), Ladyside Pike (703m), Grisedale Pike (791m) and Hobcarton End (634m) plus repeats of Hopegill Head (770m) and Hobcarton Crag (739m). Great weather and great views. Just over 3 1/2 hours of walking.

06/05/2022    Cadair Idris    
    Distance: 7.7km    Max Alt: 678m
Maesglase(675m) from Dinas Mawddwy. Low cloud and rain all day

05/05/2022    Cadair Idris    
    Distance: 15.5km    Max Alt: 893m
Craig y Llyn (622m), Tyrrau Mawr (661m), Cadair Idris (893m) from Abergynolwyn. Excellent day with no cloud and fantastic views. Ascent via Pony Path to Cadair, descent direct to Llyn Cau.

04/05/2022    Cadair Idris    
    Distance: 14.0km    Max Alt: 667m
Tarrenhendre (634m), Tarren y Gesail (667m) from Abergynolwyn. Very poor day. Cloud and rain all day. Cloud base down to less than 2,000'

03/05/2022    Arenigs    
    Distance: 1.6km    Max Alt: 619m
Foel Boeth (616m), Gallt y Daren (619m) easy ascent from the road below. Forty minute round trip. Good weather, sun shining.

03/05/2022    Arenigs    
    Distance: 13.4km    Max Alt: 685m
Waun Garnedd y Filiast (650m), Carnedd y Filiast (669m), Carnedd Llechwedd-llyfn (643m), Arenig Fach (689m). Weather was okay, dull and overcast but no rain.

20/04/2022    Gloucestershire    
    Distance: 13.0km    Max Alt: 243m
Final day from Bisley to Kemble. Easy walking with no real hills or views. Pleasant walking along the old canals. The finish is a bit of an antil-climax to be honest.

19/04/2022    Gloucestershire    
    Distance: 13.0km    Max Alt: 273m
Wysis Way Day 3. Gloucester to Bisley via Robinswood Hill. Very pleasant walking through the undulating Gloucestershire countryside. Weather was okay but overcast.

18/04/2022    Gloucestershire    
    Distance: 14.3km    Max Alt: 299m
Wysis Way Day 2. Mitcheldean to Gloucester via May Hill. More good ascents, not high but steep. Great walking and good weather.

17/04/2022    Gloucestershire    
    Distance: 17.4km    Max Alt: 273m
Wysis Way Day 1: Monmouth to Mitcheldean. Good climbs and great walking in the Forest of Dean. Weather was superb.

31/03/2022    Gloucestershire    
    Distance: 9.9km    Max Alt: 268m
Final section of St Kenelms Way from Dumbleton to Winchcombe. Only one real hill on the whole walk which is the Salt Way above Winchcombe. Nice day but very cold and had a snow flurry at one point.

10/03/2022    Gloucestershire    
    Distance: 14.9km    Max Alt: 329m
Teskesbury to Winchcombe along the Gloucestershire Way, the Winchcombe Way and finally the Cotswold Way over Nottingham Hill, Cleeve Hill and Belas Knapp.

02/03/2022    Glyders    
    Distance: 13.0km    Max Alt: 947m
Four peaks in the Glyders plus Y Garn repeat. Walked from Idwal Cottage via Llyn Idwal. Very steep long ascent of Y Garn. Ridge not too bad but weather was awful. Strong wind and rain all day with no view. Final descent is long and thin firstly North, then back along the valley high up before a tricky slippery descent to the old slate road and back to the YHA.

01/03/2022    Moel Hebog    
    Distance: 14.3km    Max Alt: 727m
Nantlle Ridge from Rhydd Ddu and back. Seven peaks with the final peak being some distance on from the ridge. Return is tricky requiring a descent into the valley and then out again through the old slate quarry and forest. Excellent weather with fantastic views.

28/02/2022    Berwyn    
    Distance: 12.7km    Max Alt: 627m
Two more 2000' peaks for the collection plus a 500m peak; Moel Fferna (630m), Pen Bwlch Llandrillo Top (621m), Moel yr Henfaes (584m). Weather was not good with rain most of the day. Visibility was pretty good.

28/02/2022    Moel Hebog    
    Distance: 5.6km    Max Alt: 693m
Ascent of Mynydd Mawr from Rhydd Ddu. Late afternoon walk. Straightforward ascent but relentless. Weather was okay, some drizzle.

08/02/2022    Peak District    
    Distance: 8.6km    Max Alt: 220m
Monsal Trail from Bakewell to the viaduct and back. Nice easy walking on a good trail.

07/02/2022    Peak District    
    Distance: 3.2km    Max Alt: 443m
Exploring the Goyt Valley. Lots more to visit and will be worth a return visit. Excellent views and good paths.

07/02/2022    Peak District    
    Distance: 3.9km    Max Alt: 424m
Exploring Buxton Park. Nice walking but quite limited.

06/02/2022    Peak District    
    Distance: 17.2km    Max Alt: 302m
Hartington to Milldale, then across to the Manifold Valley via Wetton. Return to Hartington via Sheen. Dove was flooded in many places and out of the valley it was very windy.

01/02/2022    Gloucestershire    
    Distance: 14.2km    Max Alt: 30m
Tewkesbury down to Haw Bridge on Eastern side then return to Mythe Bridge and back. Good weather but very windy.

23/01/2022    Gloucestershire    
    Distance: 9.4km    Max Alt: 30m
Coombe Hill to Tewkesbury via Wildlife Sanctuary and River Severn.

15/01/2022    Plynlimon    
    Distance: 9.9km    Max Alt: 752m
All Five 2,000' Peaks conquered in just 3 1/2 hours and were (in order); Y Garn(684m), Pen Pumlumon Fawr(752m), Pumlumon Fach(664m), Pen Pumlumon Llygad-bychan(727m) and Pen Pumlumon Arwystli(741m). The weather was kind, although the higher peaks were in mist most of the day.

21/12/2021    Gloucestershire    
    Distance: 15.3km    Max Alt: 313m
From Tewkesbury to Winchcombe via the Gloucestershire Way and then the Winchcombe Way. Good weather all day but quite cold.

28/11/2021    Gloucestershire    
    Distance: 10.6km    Max Alt: 268m
St Kenelms Way Part 4 from Dumbleton to Winchcombe. Nice easy walking with only one climb up the Salt Way near Winchcombe. Good weather, but very cold with ice and snow on the ground.

26/11/2021    Snowdon    
    Distance: 10.3km    Max Alt: 723m
From Llanberis along the main ascent of Snowdon to the Halfway House, then contoured around to the saddle near Dur Arddu and directly up Moel Cynghorion (674m), then to Foel Goch (605m), up to Foel Gron (629m) and finally Moel Eilio (726m). Good visibility for most of the day (except on Eilio) but very strong winds all day.

25/11/2021    Snowdon    
    Distance: 12.7km    Max Alt: 898m
From Pen y Pass YHA initially followed Miners Track, then direct across to ascend Gallt y Wenallt (619m) then onto the Horseshoe for Lliwedd Bach (818m), Y Lliwedd main summit (898m) and then over to Yr Aran (747m) and back via Nantgwnant and Llyn Gwynant along the valley footpath.

24/11/2021    Moel Hebog    
    Distance: 9.6km    Max Alt: 783m
From Beddgelert to Moel Hebog (783m), Moel yr Ogof (655m) and Moel Lefn (638m). Poor conditions and low cloud.

17/11/2021    Gloucestershire    
    Distance: 13.7km    Max Alt: 29m
Circular walk from Tewkesbury to Mythe Bridge, down River Severn to Haw Bridge on Western side then return on Eastern side.

15/11/2021    Rhayader    
    Distance: 5.9km    Max Alt: 610m
Ascent of Pen y Garn from The Arch near Cwmystwyth. Straightforward ascent via a forest track followed by a tough final half mile through deep heather and no path. Visibility non existent with low mist all day.

15/11/2021    Rhayader    
    Distance: 11.2km    Max Alt: 645m
Ascent of Gorllwyn (613m) and Drygarn Fawr (645m) from the South end of Caban Coch reservoir. Poor conditions with low mist all day.

06/11/2021    Cleeve Hill    
    Distance: 8.1km    Max Alt: 316m
Cleeve Hill Golf Club to Belas Knapp following the Cotswold Way and return along the Winchcombe Way via the summit of Cleeve Hill.

22/10/2021    Peak District    
    Distance: 6.8km    Max Alt: 248m
Lathkill Dale and return from Monyash.

21/10/2021    Peak District    
    Distance: 15.5km    Max Alt: 348m
Matlock via High Tor to the High Peak Trail. Up to Middleton Top then return via the Limestone Way and Bonsall.

20/10/2021    Peak District    
    Distance: 13.7km    Max Alt: 317m
Ashbourne to Dovedale, along Dovedale and up to Ilam Tops, then return to Dovedale via Bunster Hill, Dovedale and back along the Tissington Trail to Ashbourne.

01/10/2021    Lake District    
    Distance: 12.4km    Max Alt: 845m
Ten peaks bagged in the Buttermere area; Whiteless Pike (660m), Wandope (772m), Grassmoor (852m), Sand Hill (756m), Hopegill Head (770m), Hobcarton Crag (739m), Crag Hill (839m), Sail (773m), Scar Crags (672m), Causey Pike (637m). 1300m of ascent. Very cold and windy all day with some serious showers.

29/09/2021    Lake District    
    Distance: 14.0km    Max Alt: 943m
Ascent of Catstycam (890m), Helvellyn (950m), Raise (883m), Greenside (795m), Hart Crag (756m), Stybarrow Dodd (843m), Watson Dodd (789m), Great Dodd (857m).

28/08/2021    Long Mynd    
    Distance: 18.3km    Max Alt: 514m
Church Stretton tour of Long Mynd taking several of the hills that comprise the top. Hot day. For future reference, direct routes are largely impossible in the summer due to the undergrowth.

10/08/2021    Glen Isla    
    Distance: 9.6km    Max Alt: 439m
From Cairnhill Lodge out to Loch Shandra and Auchintaple Loch and return. Mostly good forest tracks but some cross country.

30/07/2021    Gloucestershire    
    Distance: 8.4km    Max Alt: 295m
St Kenelms Way Part 3. From Great Comberton to Dumbleton via Bredon Hill. Miserable weather all day but completed in under 3 hours.

18/07/2021    Berwyns    
    Distance: 3.1km    Max Alt: 646m
One final peak to round off a weekend of climbing; Foel Cwn-Sian Llwd (648m)

17/07/2021    Berwyns    
    Distance: 12.4km    Max Alt: 662m
Three peaks climbed in glorious sunshine again; Pen y Boncyn Trefeilw (646m), Stac Rhos (630m), Y Groes Fagl (659m)

16/07/2021    Berwyns    
    Distance: 15.5km    Max Alt: 823m
Twelve Peaks in glorious sunshine; Moel Sych (827m), Cadair Berwyn (South Top) (830m), Cadair Berwyn 827m), Cadair Bronwen (784m),
Pen-y-bryn (700m), Tomle (741m), Foel Wen (690m), Foel Wen (South Top) (687m), Mynydd Tarw (681m), Godor (679m), Godor North Top (675m), Moel yr Ewig (695m)

10/07/2021    Gloucestershire    
    Distance: 9.9km    Max Alt: 31m
Gloucestershire Nature Reserve to the River Severn and along the Severn to Tewkesbury.

30/05/2021    Arans    
    Distance: 14.3km    Max Alt: 896m
Seven Peaks bagged; Glasgwm 779m, Gawain Llwyn 685m, Aran Fawddwy 905m, Erw y Ddafad ddu 872m, Aran Benllyn 885m, Gawain Lydan 632m, Pen yr Allt Uchaf 620m

29/05/2021    Arans    
    Distance: 14.3km    Max Alt: 671m
Seven peaks bagged; Moel y Cerrig Duon.      625m, Foel y Geifr. 626m Trum y Gwrgedd. 612m, Foel Goch. 613m, Foel Rudd. 659m, Esgeiriau Gwynion. 671m, Llechwedd Du. 614m

28/05/2021    Arans    
    Distance: 2.8km    Max Alt: 685m
Ascent of Pen y Bryn-fforchog from the A470. Hard start from the road, but eases once on the first ridge.

07/05/2021    Worcestershire    
    Distance: 13.7km    Max Alt: 68m
Part 2 of St Kenelms Way from Himbleton to Great Comberton.

01/05/2021    Worcestershire    
    Distance: 13.0km    Max Alt: 30m
Following the Severn Way from Upton to Deerhurst south of Tewkesbury. Easy walking on a nice warm Spring morning.

02/04/2021    Worcestershire    
    Distance: 19.6km    Max Alt: 311m
Part 1 of St Kenelms Way from Romsley to Himbleton.

27/03/2021    Gloucestershire    
    Distance: 10.9km    Max Alt: 262m
Tewkesbury to Winchcombe following the Gloucestershire Way

13/03/2021    Oxenton Hill    
    Distance: 8.7km    Max Alt: 258m
Starting at Nottingham Hill, followed the Winchcombe Way to the foot of Oxenton Hill, summited and then descend to Oxenton and followed the Gloucestershire Way to Tewkesbury.

14/02/2021    Bredon Hill    
    Distance: 8.1km    Max Alt: 293m
Beckford to Bredon Hill summit and return

01/10/2020    Lake District    
    Distance: 8.7km    Max Alt: 710m
Carrock Fell (660m), High Pike (658m), Hare Stones (627m), Great Lingy Hill (616m) and Knott (710m).

29/09/2020    Lake District    
    Distance: 11.2km    Max Alt: 931m
Ascent of Longside (734m), Carl Side (746m), Skiddaw (931m), Little Man (865m), Sale How (666m) and Lonscale Fell (715m) and return to Keswick.

26/09/2020    Lake District    
    Distance: 16.2km    Max Alt: 868m
From Threlked over Gategill Fell (851m) and onto Blencathra (868m), then a descent to Scales Tarn for the Sharp Edge scramble onto Atkinson Pike (845m) and over to Bowscale Fell (702m). Return to Keswick via the Cumbria Way passing Skiddaw House.

06/09/2020    Gloucestershire    
    Distance: 9.9km    Max Alt: 323m
Bishops Cleeve over Cleeve Hill to Belas Knapp and return following Cotswold Way.

21/03/2020    Gloucestershire    
    Distance: 10.9km    Max Alt: 311m
Bishops Cleeve via Cleeve Hill, Nottingham Hill and Oxtenton Hill, then follow Glouestershire Way to Tewkesbury. Very wet and muddy. Windy on the tops.

06/03/2020    Clent Hills    
    Distance: 12.4km    Max Alt: 306m
Over Clent Hills to Romsley, then a couple of hours on the St Kenelms Way before retracing my steps back again. Good walking, good paths.

09/02/2020    Peak District    
    Distance: 9.3km    Max Alt: 217m
Ashbourne to Thorpe via Tissington Trail, then to Dovedale and steps. Return following River Dove and back over to Tissington Trail and return. Storm Ciara was in full force!

27/12/2019    Malvern Hills    
    Distance: 16.5km    Max Alt: 403m
Clock tower over North Hill and Malvern Beacon. Low level to British Camp, then Eastnor Park and the Obelisk, returning via Hangmans, the Camp, Jubilee Hill and a second ascent of the Malvern Beacon.

06/12/2019    Brecon Beacons    
    Distance: 11.5km    Max Alt: 728m
From the Storey Arms over Fan Fawr, the reservoir, Fan Llia, Roman Road into Sarn Helen and Fan Frynych via the Waterfall climb.

22/11/2019    Malvern Hills    
    Distance: 14.5km    Max Alt: 405m
From the clock tower over End Hill, North Hill, Malvern Beacon to British Camp and through Eastnor then return via British Camp again, ridge and a second ascent of Malvern Beacon. Poor weather and poor visibility.

05/10/2019    Brecon Beacons    
    Distance: 5.0km    Max Alt: 267m
Four waterfalls walk. Very pleasant walk with the only up/down being to the waterfalls themselves. Easy walking, no need for a map, just follow the signposts.

28/09/2019    Ridgeway    
    Distance: 14.9km    Max Alt: 258m
Final leg from Wendover to Ivinghoe Beacon. Undulating with no real climbs. Ivinghoe Beacon is a long 3 1/2 mile slog from Tring Station in mixed terrain, starting in woodland, then out onto open ground.

27/09/2019    Ridgeway    
    Distance: 18.0km    Max Alt: 258m
Watlington to Wendover. Interesting section with plenty of variety and a few good hills to climb including Kop Hill and Coombe Hill.

26/09/2019    Ridgeway     
    Distance: 17.4km    Max Alt: 217m
Streatley to Watlington. Mixed terrain with lots of woodland and some long drags. Changing scenery so maintained interest.

25/09/2019    Ridgeway     
    Distance: 18.0km    Max Alt: 243m
Sparsholt to Streatley. Fairy flat and uninteresting walking.

24/09/2019    Ridgeway    
    Distance: 15.5km    Max Alt: 277m
Ogbourne to Sparsholt via Waylands Smithy. Good views, inclement weather. Fairly dull straight line track walking.

23/09/2019    Ridgeway    
    Distance: 13.8km    Max Alt: 271m
Avebury to start of Ridgeway then to Ogbourne St George. Easy walking, no real climbs except final loop around Ogbourne but even that wasn’t hard.

06/09/2019    Malvern Hills    
    Distance: 15.5km    Max Alt: 403m
North Hill to Eastnor Obelisk and back to Great Malvern. Along the ridge outbound and on the Easter balcony to return.

10/08/2019    Caucasus    
    Distance: 24.9km    Max Alt: 4,650m
Attempt on Elbrus in the Caucasus Mountains of Russia. No summit. Two week expedition.

28/07/2019    Arans    
    Distance: 8.1km    Max Alt: 885m
Ascent of Aran Benllyn from Llanuwchllyn. Followed the ridge line from the village. Very windy and cold at times. Simple navigation - get onto the ridge line and follow it!

27/07/2019    Moelwyns    
    Distance: 12.1km    Max Alt: 750m
Circuit of the Moelwyns taking in Moelwyn Bach (710m), Moelwyn Mawr (770m), Moel yr Hydd (648m), All Fawr (698m), Moel Druman (676m) and Cnicht (689m).

26/07/2019    Snowdonia    
    Distance: 17.0km    Max Alt: 1,085m
Ascent of Snowdon via Snowdon Ranger path, descent to Pen-y-Pass via the Miners and second ascent of Snowdon via the Watkin Path and Y Lliwedd.

28/06/2019    Brecon Beacons    
    Distance: 5.1km    Max Alt: 729m
Ascent of Fan Llia from the Storey Arms. Far side and down to the stream then return via devious route.

28/06/2019    Brecon Beacons    
    Distance: 4.7km    Max Alt: 866m
Ascent of Pen y Fan via Corn Ddu from the Storey Arms. Excellent weather but very windy.

14/06/2019    Peak District    
    Distance: 13.7km    Max Alt: 606m
Snake Pass over Mill Hill and down to Kinder Reservoir. Circuit of the reservoir then up onto Kinder Scout via a direct route to Kinder Downfall and scramble to the right. Return following Pennine Way to Mill Hill and retrace path to Snake Pass.

31/05/2019    Gloucestershire    
    Distance: 13.0km    Max Alt: 308m
Bishops Cleeve to Tewkesbury via Cleeve Hill, Nottingham Hill and follow Gloucestershire Way to Tewkesbury.

26/05/2019    Snowdonia    
    Distance: 11.2km    Max Alt: 872m
Plas y Brenin around to the South side of Moel Siabod. Steep walk/scramble to summit. Return down track to Plas y Brenin. Awful weather, very poor visibility.

25/05/2019    Snowdonia    
    Distance: 9.9km    Max Alt: 1,064m
Ogwen Valley, Pen-y-Ole Wen, Carnedd Dafydd, Carned Llewellyn and return. 972m of ascent in five and a half hours. No rain but no visibility on the summits.

24/05/2019    Snowdonia    
    Distance: 24.2km    Max Alt: 1,085m
Ogwen Valley, Tryfan, Glyders, Pen-y-Pass, Crib Goch, Crib-y-Ddysgl, Elidr Fawr. Total of 2,700m of ascent and 13 hours walking. Reasonable weather, no rain, but low cloud on most summits.

17/05/2019    Cleeve Hill    
    Distance: 10.3km    Max Alt: 320m
Bishops Cleeve to Rising Sun then undulating route to Belas Knapp. Return close to TV masts and summit. Back down to Bishops Cleeve

06/05/2019    Gloucestershire    
    Distance: 15.0km    Max Alt: 69m
Final leg of the Three Choirs Way from Chase End Hill to Gloucester. Mostly flat easy country walking.

03/05/2019    Worcestershire    
    Distance: 20.8km    Max Alt: 405m
Three Choirs Way from Worcester to the South end of the Malvern Hills. Mixed walking including the Old Hills and the full length of the Malvern Hills.

21/04/2019    Mid-Wales    
    Distance: 15.0km    Max Alt: 758m
Nantcon direct ascent of Rhinog Fawr (720m). Steep descent on random rock/scrub and ascent of Rhinog Fach (712m). Steep descent to lake and ascent of Y Llethr (756m) followed by Diffwys (750m) and finally Craig y Gruf (588m) and descent to Barmouth.

19/04/2019    Mid-Wales    
    Distance: 15.0km    Max Alt: 872m
Cadair Idris (872m) via Minfford Path and direct from Llyn Cau. Out to Mynydd Moel (863m) and return. Down to Cyfrwy (811m) and Carnedd Lwyd ans Tyrrau Mawr (661m). Via two minor peaks and down to Barmouth.

14/04/2019    Lake District    
    Distance: 15.0km    Max Alt: 762m
Grasmere to Helm Crag then Gibson Knott up onto Greenup Edge. High Raise, Thunacar Knott then over to Pike of Stickle and Harrison Stickle then return via Sergeant Man, Codale Head and drop down to Easdale Tarn and onwards down to Grasmere. Weather excellent again but high wind and very cold.

13/04/2019    Lake District    
    Distance: 14.0km    Max Alt: 950m
Glenridding via Helvellyn YH to Catstycam via North East ridge. Then Swirral Edge onto Helvellyn and walk out to Great Dodd via Lower Man, Whiteside, Raise, Stybarrow Dodd, Watson's Dodd and return to Sticks Pass then down to Helvellyn YH again and return to Glenridding.

12/04/2019    Lake District    
    Distance: 13.0km    Max Alt: 873m
Glenridding to St Sundays Crag, Fairfield and Hart Crag and return via Patterdale. Excellent weather but cold and windy.

30/03/2019    Worcestershire    
    Distance: 16.0km    Max Alt: 142m
Three Choirs Way from Stanford Bishop to Worcester. Nice first section including a nice ascent of Ankerdine Hill. Good views over the Malverns. Tedious final section into Worcester and to the Cathedral. Excellent weather.

29/03/2019    Herefordshire    
    Distance: 20.0km    Max Alt: 188m
Three Choirs Way from Hereford to Stanton Bishop. Initially very tedious section out of Hereford to Lugwardine, then improved to Stanford Bishop. No big climbs and easy country walking.

16/03/2019    Herefordshire    
    Distance: 15.0km    Max Alt: 223m
Much Marcle to Hereford on the Three Choirs Way.

15/03/2019    Gloucestershire    
    Distance: 20.0km    Max Alt: 132m
Gloucester to Much Marcle on the Three Choirs Way.

01/03/2019    Peak District    
    Distance: 16.0km    Max Alt: 304m
Ilam to Dovedale, 2 x Ascent of Thorp Cloud, the Dovedale to Milldale, cross to Manifold Valley via Stanshope, Wetton and Thors Cave and return.

15/02/2019    Black Mountains    
    Distance: 17.0km    Max Alt: 809m
Crickhowell to Table Mountain, Pen Cerrig, Pen Allt Mawr, down to valley then ascent of Waun Fach (1200' of direct ascent). Return via Pen y Gadair, Pen Twyn and Llanbedr.

03/02/2019    Gloucestershire    
    Distance: 16.0km    Max Alt: 330m
Winchcombe, over Cleeve Hill. Nottingham Hill and Overton Hill to Tewkesbury

01/02/2019    Gloucestershire    
    Distance: 21.0km    Max Alt: 330m
Tewkesbury to Oxenton Hill (225m), Nottingham Hill (278m) and Cleeve Hill (330m), return via Stoke Orchard and Fiddington.

20/01/2019    Peak District    
    Distance: 16.0km    Max Alt: 606m
Castleton to Mam Tor via Cave Dale. Hollins Cross and Kinder Plateau via Grindsbrook. Across to Jacobs Ladder and return via Hollins Cross.

18/01/2019    Peak District    
    Distance: 10.0km    Max Alt: 287m
Ashbourne along Tissington Trail to Mapleton. Pick up the River Dove to the Stepping Stones. Double ascent of Thorp Cloud and return via Thorp Village and the Tissington Trail.

27/12/2018    Gloucestershire Way    
    Distance: 12.0km    Max Alt: 270m
Tewkesbury to Malvern Hills following the Malvern Link extension to the Gloucestershire Way. Mostly flat with a final ascent of the Malvern Hills to meet the Three Choirs Way at Hangmans Hill

14/12/2018    Brecon Beacons    
    Distance: 12.0km    Max Alt: 886m
Storey Arms to Fan Frynych then steep route up onto Corn Du, Pen-y-Fan and direct descent to Storey Arms. Estimated temperature around -10 on the summit of Pen-y-Fan.

17/11/2018    Brecon Beacons    
    Distance: 13.0km    Max Alt: 734m
The sun shone all day and the cloud cleared quickly. I parked up at the Storey Arms and headed West up Fan Fawr, followed by Dringarth and Fan Nedd, returning via the Roman Road to Sarn Helen and an ascent of Fan Frynych before walking following parallel to the A470.

30/10/2018    Himalaya (Chukhung Ri)    
    Distance: 8.0km    Max Alt: 5,546m
Again a short walk to the start of the climb of Chukhung Ri. The summit can be seen from some distance but there is a flat section that seems to add a lot to the climb. The final section is over boulders and past cairns to the summit. Around two hours up and an hour down. Fantastic views from the summit of the Lhotse wall beyond.

29/10/2018    Himalaya (Longma La)    
    Distance: 7.0km    Max Alt: 5,528m
Lobuche to Chukhung via the Kongma La. Probably the hardest of all three passes, coming as it does on consecutive hard days. The route initially crosses the Khumbu Glacier over uneven ground, then heads very steeply and relentlessly uphill. On the downward side it is also quite steep in places and tough going.

28/10/2018    Himalaya (Kala Patthar)    
    Distance: 6.0km    Max Alt: 5,643m
Ascent of Kala Patthar which starts at Gorak Shep. Around two hours to the summit and a further hour down. It is a steep climb but well worth it. Afterwards trekked to Lobuche along easy tracks.

27/10/2018    Himalaya (EBC)    
    Distance: 10.0km    Max Alt: 5,364m
Trek from Lobuche to Gorakshep then out to Everest Base Camp and return to Gorakshep. The going is steady to Gorakshep, then really hard out to EBC and seems even harder coming back.

25/10/2018    Himalaya (Cho La)    
    Distance: 10.0km    Max Alt: 5,420m
Crossing of the Cho La from Dragnag to Dzongla. Five Hours up and four hours down. Serious climb and one of the toughest on the tour.

24/10/2018    Himalaya (Gokyo Ri)    
    Distance: 8.0km    Max Alt: 5,357m
Ascent of Gokyo Ri starts almost outside the Lodge. Tough climb took approx 2 hours up and one hour down, followed by a trek to Dragnag across the Ngozumba Glacier.

22/10/2018    Himalaya (Renjo La)    
    Distance: 8.0km    Max Alt: 5,360m
Renjo La pass as part of walk from Renjo Lake to Gokyo. Total walk time, 6.5 hours

19/10/2018    Himalaya    
    Distance: 6.0km    Max Alt: 4,300m
Part ascent of Kapsale. Summit is 5,583m. Climb done as acclimatisation walk.

30/09/2018    Malvern Hills    
    Distance: 15.0km    Max Alt: 425m
Old Hills to Malvern. North Hill, Malvern Beacon and all hills down to Chase End Hill. Five Hours walking time.

09/09/2018    Peak District    
    Distance: 8.0km    Max Alt: 632m
Ascent of North Kinder Scout from Snake Inn, along ridge and return. Good route and quiet with a stiff climb onto the ridge.

07/09/2018    Peak District    
    Distance: 12.0km    Max Alt: 270m
Ashbourne to River Dove very a Tissington Trail then up to Dovedale. Ascent of Thorp Cloud. Return via Thorpe and long swing around to Swinscoe Hill then retrace route.

27/08/2018    Severn Way    
    Distance: 15.0km    Max Alt: 600m
Hafron Forest to the Source of the River Severn then back and onto Llanidloes to complete the Severn Way walk.

25/08/2018    Severn Way    
    Distance: 10.0km    Max Alt: 212m
Llanidloes to Caersws. Lovely section of the Way with a few ups and downs but nothing serious mostly easy farmland tracks and trails.

18/08/2018    Gloucestershire Way    
    Distance: 40.0km    Max Alt: 296m
Chepstow to Gloucester section of the Way. Wild camped at 5 miles and on May Hill at 27 miles. Good weather, dry and reasonably sunny.

10/08/2018    Upton to Callow End    
    Distance: 10.0km    Max Alt: 115m
From Upton to Callow End using public footpaths. Mostly easy flat walking but one or two uphill sections to test the legs. Fully loaded rucsac weighing in at 17kg

20/07/2018    Malvern to Upton    
    Distance: 16.0km    Max Alt: 413m
Malvern Link via North Hill, Beacon, Wyche Cutting, British Camp and Hangmans Hill. Cross Welland Common and footpaths to Upton.

06/07/2018    Gloucestershire Way    
    Distance: 26.0km    Max Alt: 173m
Walk from Stow on the Wold to Tewkesbury via Winchcombe which covered the final two sections of the Way. Seriously hot and very tired at the end!

23/06/2018    Snowdonia    
    Distance: 5.0km    Max Alt: 812m
Pen-y-Pass ascent of Crib Goch direct. Left of Pyg Track up direct arete then across to the foot of the Crib Goch traverse. Descent from Col before Crib-y-Dysgyll to further up Pyg Track and return.

22/06/2018    Gloucestershire Way    
    Distance: 19.0km    Max Alt: 134m
Walk from Coberley to Stow on the Wold. Total time; 6 hours.

06/05/2018    Lake District    
    Distance: 16.0km    Max Alt: 959m
Day 3 - Little Stand (740m), Crinkle Crags (859m) and Bowfell (866m) via Hardknot Pass from Eskdale.

05/05/2018    Lake District    
    Distance: 13.0km    Max Alt: 964m
Day 2 - Scafell (964m) and Symonds Knot (959m) via Lords Rake from Eskdale.

04/05/2018    Lake District    
    Distance: 13.0km    Max Alt: 950m
Day 1 - Helvellyn (950m) via Striding Edge, Dollywagon (858m) and Nethermost Pike (891m).

14/04/2018    Black Mountains    
    Distance: 8.0km    Max Alt: 575m
Waun Fach from Northern side

02/04/2018    North Wales    
    Distance: 13.0km    Max Alt: 1,064m
Carnedds: Drum (770m), Foel Fras (942m), Garnedd Uchaf (926m), Foel Grach (976m), Llewellyn (1064m) to Ogwen Valley

23/03/2018    Severn Way    
    Distance: 40.0km    Max Alt: 0m
Caersws to Welshpool then Welshpool to Shrawardine. 2 Days total duration

17/03/2018    Gloucestershire Way    
    Distance: 12.0km    Max Alt: 100m
From Parkend to Drybrook Railway Station and return.

09/03/2018    Gloucestershire Way    
    Distance: 19.0km    Max Alt: 285m
Coberley to Gloucester via Crickley Hill

09/02/2018    Severn Way    
    Distance: 24.0km    Max Alt: 0m
Oldbury on Severn to Severn Beach then into Bristol

27/01/2018    Peak District    
    Distance: 12.0km    Max Alt: 437m
Hope to Win Hill, then Hope to Lose Hill and return

26/01/2018    Peak District    
    Distance: 23.0km    Max Alt: 610m
Kinder Scout, Great Ridge, Kinder Scout Eastern across to Downfall and return via Rushup Edge

31/12/2017    Black Mountains    
    Distance: 18.0km    Max Alt: 861m
Black Mountains Loop. Llanthony Priory to Hay Bluff and return via Hereford Knob and Cape-y-Ffin

15/12/2017    Malvern    
    Distance: 24.0km    Max Alt: 425m
Malvern to Tewkesbury via Malvern Hills, Welland, Upton and River Severn, North Hill, Beacon and British Camp then to Upton via Welland and River Severn.

01/12/2017    Brecon Beacons    
    Distance: 14.0km    Max Alt: 734m
Western side to Fan Nedd and return. Fan Fawr, Fan Llia, Fan Dringarth, Fan Nedd and Fan Frynych

11/11/2017    Kinder Scout    
    Distance: 10.0km    Max Alt: 610m
Ascent of Kinder Scout from Upper Booth via Jacobs Ladder to Kinder Downfall and return.

03/11/2017    Severn Way    
    Distance: 9.0km    Max Alt: 0m
Worcester to Grimley along to the river and return.

06/10/2017    Kinder Scout    
    Distance: 10.0km    Max Alt: 610m
Ascent of Kinder Scout from Edale via Grindsbrook. Walk to Kinder downfall then return via path to Edale Rocks and descent via Jacobs Ladder

21/09/2017    Tanzania    
    Distance: 30.0km    Max Alt: 5,895m
Ascent of Kilimanjaro via Western Breach. 7 Days total duration

16/09/2017    Tanzania    
    Distance: 26.0km    Max Alt: 4,566m
Ascent of Little Meru and Meru Peak. 5 Days total duration

13/08/2017    Lathkill Dale    
    Distance: 6.0km    Max Alt: 0m
Monyash along Lathkill Dale and return. Descent of the Dale from the Monyash side and return via same route. Easy path

12/08/2017    Kinder Scout    
    Distance: 8.0km    Max Alt: 550m
Kinder Scout from Snake Pass

30/07/2017    Snowdon    
    Distance: 10.0km    Max Alt: 1,085m
Ascent of Snowdon (1085m) and return via the Snowdon Ranger Path

29/07/2017    Glyders    
    Distance: 12.0km    Max Alt: 1,001m
Glyders Loop; Ascent of Tryfan (915m) North Ridge then Gylder Fawr (999m) and Glyder Fach (994m) return via Devils Kitchen

16/07/2017    Kinder Scout    
    Distance: 7.0km    Max Alt: 550m
Kinder Scout from Snake Pass; Kilimanjaro Training Weekend

01/07/2017    Cleeve Hill    
    Distance: 12.0km    Max Alt: 330m
Cleeve Hill loop via Nottingham Hill to Belas Knapp and Winchcombe to Hailes Abbey

29/05/2017    Brecon Beacons    
    Distance: 12.0km    Max Alt: 886m
Fan Llia (632m) loop around to Pen-y-Fan (886m) and Corn Ddu (873m)

18/03/2017    Severn Way    
    Distance: 18.0km    Max Alt: 0m
Shrewsbury area. From the A5 East of Shrewsbury to Wilcott West of Shrewsbury.

12/02/2017    Mam Tor    
    Distance: 8.0km    Max Alt: 517m
Edale to Hollins Cross and Mam Tor along Rushup Edge and return

11/02/2017    Kinder Scout    
    Distance: 15.0km    Max Alt: 636m
Edale via Jacobs Ladder to Kinder Downfall and return

24/09/2016    Severn Way    
    Distance: 18.0km    Max Alt: 0m
Highley to Grimley. Mostly off road and mostly follows the river. Dull in places but nice villages on the way.

29/08/2016    Winchcombe Way    
    Distance: 22.0km    Max Alt: 870m
Eastern Loop. Start and finish in Winchcombe. Sudeley Hill, Guiting, Ford, Snowshill, Stanton, Hailes.

09/04/2016    Severn Way    
    Distance: 17.0km    Max Alt: 0m
Ironbridge to Highley. Better section than the Northern part to Shrewsbury. Mostly off road which is nice.

25/03/2016    Winchcombe Way    
    Distance: 21.0km    Max Alt: 730m
Loop around Cleeve Hill, Winchcombe and Dumbleton. Start and finish at Hobnails Inn.

29/12/2015    Black Mountains    
    Distance: 15.0km    Max Alt: 680m
Twmpa:Start and finish at Llanthony Priory via Bal Mawr (607m), Twmpa(680m), Hay Bluff (677m)

22/09/2015    Dolomites    
    Distance: 7.0km    Max Alt: 2,000m
Ascent of Col Alt from Corvara. Easy going on a decent path but steep in places. Cafe at the summit which was closed!

21/09/2015    Dolomites    
    Distance: 4.0km    Max Alt: 2,500m
Via Ferrata. Ascent of Brigata Tridentina. Excellent Via Ferrata but harder than I recall. Fantastic finish across the bridge. Total vertical ascent is 550m. Descent is via the Pisciadu Climbing path which is a graded Via Ferrata in its own right.

20/09/2015    Dolomites    
    Distance: 10.0km    Max Alt: 3,152m
Ascent of Piz Boe

15/08/2015    Severn Way    
    Distance: 20.0km    Max Alt: 0m
Ironbridge to Shrewsbury. Not a nice section with a lot of road work. Shame really.

08/06/2015    Lake District    
    Distance: 6.0km    Max Alt: 700m
Pavey Ark, Jacks Rake Scramble Grade 1. Excellent scramble but quite exposed in places.

07/06/2015    Lake District    
    Distance: 13.0km    Max Alt: 977m
Langdale to Scafell Pike; Langdale via Esk Hause (885m) and Ill Crag (935m) to Scafell Pike (978m) and return.

06/06/2015    Lake District    
    Distance: 5.0km    Max Alt: 736m
Langdale Valley; Pike of Stickle (709m) and Harrisons Stickle (736m)

20/04/2015    Tenerife    
    Distance: 14.0km    Max Alt: 3,718m
Ascent of Teide Volcano

23/10/2014    Tenerife    
    Distance: 8.0km    Max Alt: 2,748m
Ascent of Montana Blanca

01/02/2014    Shropshire    
    Distance: 10.0km    Max Alt: 459m
Church Stretton to Caer Caradoc. Ascent of Caer Caradoc (459m) from Church Stretton.

06/10/2013    Lake District    
    Distance: 14.0km    Max Alt: 690m
Great Calva, Bassenthwaite to Little Calva (642m) then to Great Calva and return via Skiddaw YH.

04/10/2013    Lake District    
    Distance: 14.0km    Max Alt: 977m
Scafell Pike (977m). Scafell Pike from Seathwaite via Sty Head and Corridor Route.

26/08/2013    Black Mountains    
    Distance: 15.0km    Max Alt: 713m
Llanthony Priory to Hay Bluff, Twmpa and return, Hattershall Hill (605m), Hay Bluff (677m), Twmpa )680m), Rhos Dirion (713m), Bal Mawr (607m).

21/06/2013    Three Peaks    
    Distance: 25.0km    Max Alt: 344m
Three Peaks Event. Ben Nevis(1, 344m), Scafell Pike(978m), Snowdon (1085m)

15/06/2013    Black Mountains    
    Distance: 18.0km    Max Alt: 811m
Three Peaks Training. Black Mountains Roundabout reversed except Mynydd Troedd.

01/06/2013    Brecon Beacons    
    Distance: 13.0km    Max Alt: 886m
Three Peaks Training, Corn Ddu (873m), Pen-y-Fan (886m), Cribyn x 2 (795m), Fan-y-Byg, Neuadd Reservoir. 1600m total ascent

27/05/2013    Malverns    
    Distance: 15.0km    Max Alt: 485m
Three Peaks Training. North Hill, Beacon, Pinnacle Hill, British Camp, Hangmans Hill and return. 1200m total ascent

03/05/2013    Cotswolds    
    Distance: 40.0km    Max Alt: 315m
Winchcombe Way, Winchcombe Way figure of 8 loop. Start/End at Hobnails. Day 1: 17 miles to temple Guiting. Day 2: 14 miles to Winchcombe. Day 3: 11.5 miles to Hobnails.

23/02/2013    Peak District    
    Distance: 10.0km    Max Alt: 450m
Western Loop Winter, Cave Dale, Eldon Quarry, Winnats Pass, Castleton, Hollins Cross, Castleton

03/02/2013    Brecon Beacons    
    Distance: 23.0km    Max Alt: 551m
Tor y Foel and Cefn yr Ystrad, Llangynidr to Tor y Foel to Ystrad and return via Mynydd Llangynidr.

18/12/2012    Limestone Way    
    Distance: 60.0km    Max Alt: 457m
Uttoxeter to Castleton, Day 1: Uttoxeter to Thorpe. Day 2: - Flagg. Day 3: - Castleton

12/12/2012    Malvern    
    Distance: 12.0km    Max Alt: 425m
Malvern Hills, Malvern to Ledbury via Malvern Hills and Eastnor Park

10/09/2011    Peak District    
    Distance: 30.0km    Max Alt: 633m
Mam Tor, Kinder Scout, Lose Hill. Day 1 ascent of Mam Tor (517m) from Castleton. Day 2 ascent of Kinder Scout from Edale (633m). Day 3 Lose Hill to Mam Tor and return to Castleton

20/12/2009    Black Mountains    
    Distance: 15.0km    Max Alt: 596m
Ysgyrd Fawr and Sugar Loaf, Abergavenny loop via Ysgyrd Fawr (486m) and Sugar Loaf (596m).

19/02/2006    Black Mountain    
    Distance: 9.0km    Max Alt: 635m
Tour of Black Mountain (Garreg Lwyd ) lower slopes, Garreg Lwyd (616m), Foel Fraith (602m), Garreg Las (635m). Return via Cefn y Cylchau (556m).

06/01/2006    Black Mountains    
    Distance: 30.0km    Max Alt: 810m
South Black Mts bivvy w/e. Abergavenny, Sugar Loaf, Waun Fach. Return via Table Mountain, Crickhowell and canal. 3 Days total duration

31/12/2005    Mid Wales    
    Distance: 18.0km    Max Alt: 854m
Arenig Fawr and Moel llyfnant. From Rhiw Felin cottage via Ffrid (500m) to Arenig Fawr Ridge taking in two other peaks. Drop down valley and up onto Moel Llyfnant and return.

30/12/2005    Mid-Wales    
    Distance: 6.0km    Max Alt: 670m
Cribin Fawr, Waun Oer, Ascent of Cribin Fawr from the A470. On to Waun Oer, return same route.

07/10/2005    Peak District    
    Distance: 30.0km    Max Alt: 630m
Kinder Scout area, Hartington, Wolfscotedale, Tour of Kinder via reservoir. Kinder to Bleaklow and return. Hartington, Wolfscotedale and Tissington trail. 3 Days total duration

24/09/2005    Black Mountains    
    Distance: 20.0km    Max Alt: 800m
Cwmdu to Mynydd Llysiau then Chwarel y Fan and return Llanbedr. Ascent of Pen Alt Mawr (719m) Llysiau (663m) to Pen-y-Gadair (800m), up Chwarel (670m), return via Bal Mawr, Crug Mawr

19/02/2005    Northern Carnedds    
    Distance: 12.0km    Max Alt: 942m
Aber Falls to Llwytmor, Foel Fras and Drosgl. From Aber falls to Llwytmor (849m), Foel Fras (942m), Bera Mawr (794m) and Bera Bach (807m), finally Drosgl (758m) and return to Aber Falls.

20/08/2004    Worcestershire    
    Distance: 19.0km    Max Alt: 300m
Worcestershire Way. Martley to Malvern.

19/08/2004    Worcestershire    
    Distance: 20.0km    Max Alt: 300m
Worcestershire Way. Kingsford to Martley.

17/07/2004    Black Mountains    
    Distance: 11.0km    Max Alt: 713m
Hay Bluff, Twmpa, Rhos Dirion, Hay Bluff to Twyn Llech forest, Twmpa and Rhos Dirion ridge and return via Twmpa andB Hay Bluff

24/04/2004    Brecons Beacons    
    Distance: 11.0km    Max Alt: 810m
Black Mountains Roundabout, 25 miles including Crug Mawr(550m), Pen-y-Gadair(800m), Waun Fach(810m), Mynydd Troad(609m), Pen Tir(450m), Pen Allt Mawr(719m), Table Mountain (430m)

25/02/2004    Peak District    
    Distance: 43.0km    Max Alt: 636m
Start of Pennine Way. Kinder via reservoir and William Clough, (636m), Bleaklow (633m), Black Hill (582m), White Hill Kinder Mill Hill. 3 Days total duration

20/02/2004    Peak District    
    Distance: 26.0km    Max Alt: 636m
Castleton/Kinder Scout. Castleton, Mam Tor (517m), Hollins Cross (430m), Kinder Downfall, Mill Hill (544m). Return via Kinder Scout and Grindsbrook. Bivvy. 2 Days total duration

30/12/2003    Black Mountain    
    Distance: 17.0km    Max Alt: 802m
Brecon Beacons (West). Circular route from Pont Ar Wysg via Foel Darw (424m), Moel Fiety (591m), Fan Hir (750m), Fan Brycheiniog (802m), Picws Du (749m), Bryn Mawr (457m). 7 hours including stops.

05/05/2003    Peak District    
    Distance: 12.0km    Max Alt: 310m
Dovedale and Manifold Valley. Along Dovedale to Milldale then cross country to Wetton. To Thors Cave then along Manifold Valley and return via Ilam. 7.5 hours including stops

03/05/2003    Brecon Beacons    
    Distance: 20.0km    Max Alt: 886m
Brecon Beacons (West) (Bivvy). Day 1: Fan Fawr(734m), Fan Dringarth (617m), Fan Llia(632m), Fan Nedd (663m), Fan Gyhirych(725m). Day 2: Fan Frynych (629m), Corn Du (873m), Pen-y-Fan(886m). 2 Days total duration

28/03/2003    Black Mountains    
    Distance: 25.0km    Max Alt: 810m
Black Mountains Roundabout including Crug Mawr(550m), Pen-y-Gadair(800m), Waun Fach(810m), Mynydd Troad(609m), Pen Tir(450m), Pen Allt Mawr(719m), Table Mountain (430m)

22/02/2003    Malvern Hills    
    Distance: 10.0km    Max Alt: 397m
Malvern-Ledbury via hills; Home to North Hill, Sugar Loaf then Western side of Beacon to Wyche. Stay on West to British camp. Ridgeway to Eastnor Park then Conigree into Ledbury. 5hrs 30mins.

12/01/2003    Brecon Beacons    
    Distance: 17.0km    Max Alt: 886m
Talybont to Pen-y-fan and return via Pant-Y-Criegiau. From Tal-y-bont reservoir onto AlltLwyd (654m). Up to Waun Rydd (769m) then follow ridge to Pen-y-Fan. Return to Bwlch-y-fan and follow track past reservoir to road. Cross and onto Pant-y-Creigiau(565m). Along ridge and down to reservoir and return to car. Snow on ground above 500m.

15/12/2002    Black Mountains    
    Distance: 14.0km    Max Alt: 596m
Blorenge from Abergavenny and then onto Sugar Loaf via Gilwern and return to Abergavenny.

26/05/2002    Brecon Beacons    
    Distance: 14.0km    Max Alt: 886m
The Fan Dance as previous Brecons day plus Corn Ddu to round off the list. Dreadful weather.

17/04/2002    Brecon Beacons    
    Distance: 18.0km    Max Alt: 886m
The Fan Dance; Ascent of Fan-y-Big (719m) from the North (Llanfrynach) then Cribyn (795m) and onto Pen-y-Fan (886m), return via Fan-y-Big. 6Hrs

20/02/2002    Black Mountains    
    Distance: 20.0km    Max Alt: 811m
Black Mountains Roundabout from Crickhowell ascend Crug Mawr, then onto Waun Fach. Descend to Pengefford, then an ascent of Mynnydd Troed and Mynnydd Llangorse and finally descend to Pentre. 8 Hrs

13/02/2002    Scotland    
    Distance: 10.0km    Max Alt: 907m
Torridon. Ascent of Fuar Tholl via East Ridge. Snow ridge above Choire onto summit then across to subsidiary summit and return

12/02/2002    Scotland    
    Distance: 12.0km    Max Alt: 958m
Torridon. Ascent of Spidean a Choire Leith. Ascent of Spidean from Glen Cottage to descend to Choire for ice climb. 9 Hrs total

11/02/2002    Scotland:     
    Distance: 8.0km    Max Alt: 1,054m
Torridon. Ascent of Liathach. Finished peak after ice climb then gully descent. 9Hrs total

10/02/2002    Ben Nevis    
    Distance: 12.0km    Max Alt: 1,344m
Ascent of Ben Nevis via tourist route. Walking ascent of Ben Nevis. Snow line at approx 900m. Very cold and windy on the summit.

08/12/2001    French Alps    
    Distance: 10.0km    Max Alt: 2,500m
Chamonix. Ascent to Lac Blanc; Walk up from Argentiere to Lac Blanc. Snow line at 1750m. Deep snow at 2000m.

18/11/2001    Snowdonia    
    Distance: 8.0km    Max Alt: 1,064m
Ascent of Carnedd Llewelyn (1064m) via reservoir,From A5 to reservoir and summit of Amphitheatre buttress then to Llewelyn and descent via Craig Lugwy

17/11/2001    Snowdonia    
    Distance: 12.0km    Max Alt: 1,085m
Ascent of Snowdon via Clogwyn-Y-Person arete. Descent via Crib Goch and North Ridge,Grade 2/3 scramble via 1.5 hr walk in. Scramble required then walk up via Crib-Y-Dysgyl. Descent via Crib Goch and North Ridge: 8 hrs

22/09/2001    Peak District    
    Distance: 30.0km    Max Alt: 633m
Edale/Ladybower, Alport Moor, Kinder Scout, Bivvy weekend. 18 miles day 1 from Upper Booth over Hollins Cross, Ladybower and over Rowlee and Alport to Rough Bank. Day 2, 12 miles over Kinder in mist to return via Edale.

29/08/2001    Bernese Oberland    
    Distance: 12.0km    Max Alt: 3,235m
Switzerland. Hollandia Hut. Ascent to Hollandia hut en route to Abeni Flue but bad weather caused us to descend. Glacier walk approx 6 hours up and 4 hours down. 2 Days total duration

26/08/2001    Bernese Oberland    
    Distance: 12.0km    Max Alt: 2,970m
Switzerland. Schilthorn,Climb from Murren, approx 3 hours to summit then 3.5 hours descent via alternate route. Steady walk on good paths

23/08/2001    Bernese Oberland    
    Distance: 10.0km    Max Alt: 2,926m
Switzerland. Konkordia Hut and Eggishorn. Descent from Konkordia then climb Eggishorn from the edge of the glacier

21/08/2001    Bernese Oberland    
    Distance: 10.0km    Max Alt: 3,300m
Switzerland. Konkordia hut and Kranzberg. Walk up to hut from Fiesch upper lift. 2-3 hours to the glacier then 4.5 hours to the hut. Day 2 onto the Kranzberg. Lots of scree then good snow. Had to retreat due to slow time.

20/08/2001    Bernese Oberland    
    Distance: 12.0km    Max Alt: 3,020m
Switzerland. Ascent of the Sparrhorn from Belalp. Steady walk increasing in steepness to the summit. Rained most of the afternoon. Good acclimatisation route

14/07/2001    Snowdonia    
    Distance: 12.0km    Max Alt: 1,085m
North ridge of Crib Goch (923m) via Dinas Mot, Crib Goch East Ridge, Crib-y-dysgyl (1065m), Snowdon (1085m) and Llewyd (898m). Classic Snowdon horseshoe plus North ridge of Crib Goch

03/06/2001    Snowdonia    
    Distance: 9.0km    Max Alt: 947m
Ascent of Y-Garn (947m) direct from Llyn Idwal. Direct ascent rather than using paths. Required grade 1 scrambling on second half. Superb day and views

02/06/2001    Snowdonia    
    Distance: 10.0km    Max Alt: 999m
Tryfan via Heather Terrace, Bristly Ridge, Glyders, descent via Devils Kitchen. The usual misty day with no views. All done from memory rather than the map

26/01/2001    South America    
    Distance: 50.0km    Max Alt: 6,959m
Ascent of Aconcagua via the False Polish Route. 30 Days in total, reching the summit on 14th February as one of 7 summitteers from a team of 16. Full Report is on the Previous Expeditions page.

05/11/2000    South Wales    
    Distance: 14.0km    Max Alt: 677m
Black Mountains loop Including Hattershall Hill, Hay Bluff and Bal-Mawr. Included a wild camp. 2 Days total duration

21/10/2000    South Wales    
    Distance: 18.0km    Max Alt: 810m
Black Mountains loop including Table Mountain, Pen Allt-Mawr (720m) and Waun Fach (810m) plus overnight Wild Camp. 2 Days total duration

07/10/2000    Snowdonia    
    Distance: 8.0km    Max Alt: 999m
Tryfan, Glyders, Pen-y-Pass. Part of the Aconcagua Training for the team

07/09/2000    Dolomites    
    Distance: 6.0km    Max Alt: 2,778m
Fanis. Kleiner Lagazuoi Rock Tunnel. Mostly a caving experience with the occasional foray into the open. A nice gallery takes one around the mountain at half height.

01/09/2000    Dolomites    
    Distance: 8.0km    Max Alt: 2,733m
Bec de Mesdi. Via delle Trincee (Grade f). Another good quality Via Ferrata with a hard start and the need to be connected for much of the route. Includes tunnels so a torch is useful.

30/08/2000    Dolomites    
    Distance: 10.0km    Max Alt: 2,166m
Col Rosa. Via Ferrata Ettore Bovero (Group e);A tough walk in to the start which seems to be higher than expected. The VF itself is excellent but given the starting height is shorter than I would have liked.

29/08/2000    Dolomites    
    Distance: 3.0km    Max Alt: 2,477m
Hexenstein Protected path. Really only a descent route after climbing the Hexenstein.

28/08/2000    Dolomites    
    Distance: 7.0km    Max Alt: 2,583m
Via Ferrata Brigata Tredentina (Grade d). Excellent Via Ferrata on good solid rock. Only the first section really required connection to the wire

19/08/2000    Peak District    
    Distance: 12.0km    Max Alt: 630m
Aconcagua selection day;Kinder Scout area. age 12 miles.

01/07/2000    Snowdonia    
    Distance: 25.0km    Max Alt: 1,085m
Welsh 3000s; All 14 Welsh 3000s from Pen-y-Pass to Foel Fras in the Carnedds with Cameron Speirs. Started at 4:00am. Finished at 7:30pm.

02/06/2000    Isle of Skye    
    Distance: 10.0km    Max Alt: 993m
Sgurr Alasdair via Great Stone Shoot; Cuillin Ridge to An Doras and return to Glen Brittle. Six Munros were climbed: Sgurr Alasdair (992m), Sgurr Mhic Choinnich (948m), Inaccessible Pinnacle (986m), Sgurr na Banachdich (965m), Sgurr aGhreadaidh (973m), Sgurr aMhadaidh (918m) along the Cuillin Ridge. The return route was along An Doras to Glen Brittle.

01/06/2000    Isle of Skye    
    Distance: 14.0km    Max Alt: 986m
Ascent of Inaccessible Pinnacle from Glen Brittle. The ascent was wet and misty all day. Visibility down to less than 20m. We had trouble locating the path and made our own way up and down.

29/05/2000    Isle of Skye    
    Distance: 12.0km    Max Alt: 965m
Ascent of Sgurr nan Gillean via Pinnacle Ridge. Descent via Normal Route

10/11/1999    Snowdonia    
    Distance: 10.0km    Max Alt: 999m
Glyders horseshoe; From Ogwen Valley over Tryfan, Glyder Fach, Glyder Fawr and return via Gribben Ridge

24/04/1999    Black Mountains    
    Distance: 25.0km    Max Alt: 810m
Black Mountains Roundabout; Includes most of the highest peaks in the Black Mountains.

21/02/1999    Cadair Idris    
    Distance: 10.0km    Max Alt: 893m
Summit via Mynydd Pencoed, descent via Pony Path

02/01/1999    Worcestershire Way    
    Distance: 10.0km    Max Alt: 300m
Malvern to Ankerdine and return; Day walk along the Way

12/12/1998    Black Mountains    
    Distance: 12.0km    Max Alt: 531m
Pandy to Llanthony Priory and return; Follow Offas Dyke to Llanthony then return via low Level route

15/03/1997    Brecon Beacons    
    Distance: 15.0km    Max Alt: 886m
Storey Arms loop via Pen-y-Fan and reservoir culminating in an ascent of Pen-y-Fan.

20/02/1997    Black Mountains    
    Distance: 15.0km    Max Alt: 703m
Llanthony to Offas Dyke ridge; Hay Bluff high Level route following Offas Dyke to Hay Bluff and return via Bal Mawr

18/07/1996    Swiss Alps    
    Distance: 10.0km    Max Alt: 4,000m
Ascent of the Matterhorn to 4000 metres - had to abandon due to a blizzard. 2 Days total duration

16/07/1996    French Alps    
    Distance: 6.0km    Max Alt: 3,512m
Chamonix. Petite Aguille Verte North West Ridge Ice Route (PD).

15/07/1996    French Alps    
    Distance: 6.0km    Max Alt: 3,512m
Chamonix. Petite Aguille Verte North West Face (PD).

21/09/1995    French Alps    
    Distance: 15.0km    Max Alt: 4,810m
Ascent of Mont Blanc via the Normal Route. 2 Days total duration

16/08/1992    Worcestershire    
    Distance: 39.0km    Max Alt: 300m
Worcestershire Way (Run)

15/07/1992    Worcestershire    
    Distance: 40.0km    Max Alt: 300m
Worcestershire Way; Kingsford Park to Malvern Hills. 2 Days total duration

10/04/1992    Shropshire    
    Distance: 38.0km    Max Alt: 540m
6 Shropshire summits; Corndon Hill, Caer Caradoc, Long Mynd, Stipperstones, Titterstone Clee, Brown Clee. 13 Hours total duration

15/12/1991    Black Mountains    
    Distance: 10.0km    Max Alt: 662m
Tretower loop; Tretower to Pen Alt Mawr, Mynydd Llysiau and Mynydd Troed

20/08/1990    Northern England    
    Distance: 187.0km    Max Alt: 775m
Coast To Coast Way; Robin Hoods Bay to St Bees Head. 14 Days total duration

01/06/1989    Cotswolds    
    Distance: 100.0km    Max Alt: 315m
Cotswold Way; Bath to Chipping Campden. 5 Days total duration

26/03/1989    Black Mountains    
    Distance: 15.0km    Max Alt: 596m
3 Peaks Trial; Ysgyryd Fawr, Sugar Loaf and Blorenge loop. 10 hours total

03/07/1983    Yorkshire Moors    
    Distance: 40.0km    Max Alt: 451m
Lyke Wake Walk; Osmotherley to Robin Hoods Bay. 13 Hours total

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