27th July
Dartmoor National Park Authority has acquired Buckfastleigh Moor. Covering the southeast side of Ryder's Hill, the highest point on the southern moor, the purchase brings 858 acres of common land into public ownership, ensuring its long-term protection.
Lorraine McCall has reached halfway on her round of Scotland's 231 Grahams, closing in on her 115th peak today. She began the continuous, self-powered journey on 16th April in Strathconon, and has since been working down the west coast, through Lochaber, and picking off the hills on Skye, Rum and Mull.
"Buachaille Etive Mòr means 'the Great Herdsman of Etive', and the mountain stands like a guardian at the head of Glen Coe. My favourite route is Curved Ridge, a wonderful mountaineering line in both summer and winter" says film maker Rob Johnson.
"In this episode of my Mountain Days Vlog I climb Curved Ridge at sunrise, getting to the summit in smooth air so that I can fly down on my lightweight paraglider."
The 2024 edition of the Arc'teryx Alpine Academy took place earlier this month, from the 4th of...
With peaks such as Catbells, Dufton Pike and Chrome Hill among them, The Fours, the list of England's 400-500m hills, is big on quality if not altitude. The list has recently undergone a major revision. Aled Williams and Myrddyn Phillips explain how they went...
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