Tag Archives: Wales

The High and Mighty Mines of L??jar

A hard slog to the ancient mines on Sierra de L??jar, in southern Spain . . . Continue reading

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Forgive Them Their Trespasses?

IT???S a perfect spring morning in 1982. Arkengarthdale slumbers green and shadowy beneath a blue sky as we sit in damp grass and drink tea from tartan Thermos flasks. Nothing moves except the wind in the heather and the birds … Continue reading

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What Does Adventure Mean to You?

DO you work in a factory, an office, a shop, or drive a company van? Are you a member of parliament, unemployed, a doctor, a refuse collector, a teacher or the chief executive officer of a multi-national corporation? Maybe you … Continue reading

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The Glyders ??? And a Descent into Hell

THE Glyders are two of the highest and most spectacular mountains in Snowdonia, and a traverse of the ridge between the peaks should be high on any walker???s agenda. It???s been on mine for decades, I???ve just never got round … Continue reading

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Blaenavon ??? How Serene is My Valley

TODAY unfolds back to front. It begins with ancient history, progresses to sausages, peas and chips with gravy, and terminates in a breezy walk in the mist. That isn???t how it was planned. The original intention was an exhilarating ramble … Continue reading

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In the Footsteps of Offa

CALL me a romantic, but occasionally I have been known to throw a load of camping gear in the back of the car and head off ??? on the spur of the moment ??? towards unknown mountains, with neither care … Continue reading

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Above Bethesda ??? Ancient and Modern

TO the south-west of Bethesda an open moor rises towards the clouded heights of Elider Fawr and Mynedd Perfedd. It???s a wild place dotted with occasional ruins and sheepfolds and crossed by indistinct trackways . . .

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