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15 adventures · scored on epicness, wildness, effort, solitude and how much you'll lie about enjoying them.
Chamonix–Zermatt Haute Route (Ski Touring)
“Chamonix to the Matterhorn, on skis. The big one.”
The Welsh 3000s Challenge
“Fourteen peaks, one enormous day, zero mercy.”
Tour du Mont Blanc
“Ten days that ruin normal holidays forever.”
Alta Via 1 — Dolomites
“The Dolomites, hut to hut, one jaw-drop after another.”
The Snowdon Horseshoe
“The Crib Goch knife-edge. Not for wobbly knees.”
Ben Nevis
“The roof of Britain, and the queue to get there.”
Scafell Pike
“England at its highest, and it makes you earn it.”
Helvellyn via Striding Edge
“The most famous edge in the Lakes.”
The Watkin Path
“The toughest standard route up Snowdon, from the sea up.”
Snowdon via the Llanberis Path
“The gentle way up the Welsh giant. Expect company.”
Pen y Fan
“Short, sharp, and gloriously popular.”
Catbells
“The best view-to-effort ratio in the Lakes.”
Mam Tor & the Great Ridge
“The most-strolled ridge in the Peak District, and rightly so.”
Cwm Idwal & the Devil's Kitchen
“A geology lesson in a bowl of mountains.”
Loughrigg Fell
“A gentle ramble with a view above its pay grade.”
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