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CRIB GOCH
Snowdonia
923m
Classifi ed as a separate
mountain in the ‘Nuttalls’, Crib
Goch is an exhilarating (and
dangerous) razor-sharp ridge
that leads to Snowdon.The
jelly-leg inducing scramble
along the arrete was the most
adventurous, adrenaline-fuelled
climb of my entire challenge.
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TRYFAN
Snowdonia
915m
I love dramatic mountains
and you don’t get much more
dramatic than Tryfan. It is a
fi ne peak, blessed with crags,
cliff s and epic scrambling
opportunities. My only regret?
Wimping out of the leap between
the twin summit monoliths of
Adam and Eve, a jump that - as
tradition dictates - grants you
the freedom of Tryfan.
STEEPLE
Lake District
819m
Alfred Wainwright described the
summit of Steeple as a ‘thrilling
spot’ where ‘one’s feet are on
the ground but one’s eyes see
as from a cloud in the heavens’.
Surrounded by precipitous drops
on all sides, this is my favourite
viewpoint to gaze out over the
beauty of Lakeland.
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RHINOG FACH
Snowdonia
712m
A rugged and remote peak
where you’re more likely to see
feral goats than fellow hikers. I
felt like the only man on earth
hiking in this heather-clad, rocky
wilderness.
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