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Black Mountain Nuttalls

Alan Cole — Fri, 06 Nov 2026 09:07:08 +0000

With the forecast looking good, Morgan and I decided to bag some Nuttalls last weekend. I still have quite a few to do in the Black Mountains so we drove through a gorgeously autumnal Wales and parked at the Gospel Pass. So much for the nice weather, it was freezing cold, shrouded in thick mist...

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Isle of Man Coast Path – Ballaugh to Blue Point

Alan Cole — Mon, 19 Oct 2026 15:03:38 +0000

I think this will probably be the shortest Coast Path entry ever. I’ve been suffering with a sore hip (or something around that area) whenever I try running, so I didn’t have a huge distance planned. However, whilst on the Isle of Man, it would have been a shame not to continue with the Coast...

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Traws Eryri Day 4 – Betws y Coed to Conwy

Alan Cole — Sat, 10 Oct 2026 09:15:02 +0000

Day 4 of the Traws Eryri started wet, and it only got wetter. Fortunately, I had slept well, I think the earplugs helped with that. I was feeling mostly better when I woke up. It had rained overnight and was raining now, with the forecast for more heavy rain this morning. We had breakfast at...

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Traws Eryri Day 3 – Trawsfynydd to Betws y Coed

Alan Cole — Fri, 09 Oct 2026 09:39:35 +0000

Day 3 started damp and dreary, with heavy rain outside the window, but it promised to clear a little later. We waited for the Costcutter downstairs to open and then went to buy breakfast. Breakfast was fairly traditional for me: a pot of porridge and a yoghurt and granola pot. Mike went for a slightly...

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Traws Eryri Day 2 – Dolgellau to Trawsfynydd

Alan Cole — Wed, 07 Oct 2026 08:41:31 +0000

It poured with rain overnight and looked set to be quite showery today, but it was dry when we headed out early to the Co-op to buy lunch supplies. There would be few places to refuel today, so we needed to take food with us. We had a very nice breakfast at Ivy House; the...

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Traws Eryri Day 1 – Machynlleth to Dolgellau

Alan Cole — Tue, 06 Oct 2026 18:54:00 +0000

A few weeks ago I had a message from Mike, an old friend from university, saying that he was bike-packing the Traws Eryri, raising money for Alzheimer’s Research. He asked if I’d like to join him. I obviously said yes, bought the kit I’d need, and last Tuesday, the day to actually do it, rolled...

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Croatia – An Activity Holiday

Alan Cole — Mon, 21 Sep 2026 18:06:00 +0000

Another holiday? Yes, this one was booked quite a while ago and ended up somewhat shoehorned in between our recent trip to Sweden, the Traws Eryri next week, and a few upcoming weekends away as well. Fortunately, it was also a package holiday, so there wasn’t much organising to do and little in the way...

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Pen y Fan: One New Nuttall, Nearly Two

Alan Cole — Mon, 07 Sep 2026 06:25:02 +0000

Having recently climbed both Cadair Idris and Yr Wyddfa, I thought it might be nice if Clélia could climb Pen y Fan as well, so she could complete the Welsh Three Peaks before heading home to France. Unfortunately, we kind of ran out of time, but I got her a print of the Three Peaks...

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Getting Ready for Traws Eryri

Alan Cole — Mon, 31 Aug 2026 15:38:00 +0000

A while ago, Mike asked if I fancied doing Traws Eryri with him. I’m not entirely sure whether this was an invitation or revenge. A couple of years ago, we did the OMM together, and, depending on which version of events you believe, I either pushed us both rather enthusiastically or nearly broke him. Either...

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Bagging Nuttalls in the Rhinogs

Alan Cole — Tue, 25 Aug 2026 06:40:00 +0000

After summiting Yr Aran on Friday, I had a taste for bagging some more Nuttalls, and all of a sudden the weather for the weekend was looking lovely. I had a few other things I wanted to do on Saturday, so decided it would be nice to head to the hills later in the day,...

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