Hiking Archives - A Simple Life of Luxury https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/category/sports/hiking/ Tales from a down-shifted family - Making the most of modest means in West Wales Sun, 31 May 2026 14:59:57 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/cropped-favicon-160x160.jpg Hiking Archives - A Simple Life of Luxury https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/category/sports/hiking/ 32 32 2696646 Bagging Nuttalls in the Sunshine https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/05/bagging-nuttalls-in-the-sunshine/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/05/bagging-nuttalls-in-the-sunshine/#comments Sun, 31 May 2026 14:59:01 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=48571 With the settled weather due to break at the weekend, I decided to make the most of it and head into the hills to bag a few more Nuttalls. Most of the local ones are already ticked off now, so it meant a longer drive, but the Black Mountains and Bannau Brycheiniog still had plenty...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/05/bagging-nuttalls-in-the-sunshine/feed/ 4 48571 Costa Rica Coast to Coast – Into the Interior https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/05/costa-rica-coast-to-coast-into-the-interior/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/05/costa-rica-coast-to-coast-into-the-interior/#respond Fri, 22 May 2026 07:42:33 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=48425 Early Morning Stroll After a fairly relaxing night at the Rio Perlas Resort, I was up early for a wander through the grounds. Oropendola birds could be heard and seen in the trees, and the vegetation was amazing. I checked out the pools, hot tubs, and little natural lake, simply strolling around marvelling at the...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/05/costa-rica-coast-to-coast-into-the-interior/feed/ 0 48425 Costa Rica Coast to Coast – Over the Continental Divide https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/05/costa-rica-coast-to-coast-over-the-continental-divide/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/05/costa-rica-coast-to-coast-over-the-continental-divide/#comments Thu, 21 May 2026 06:06:00 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=48384 Today was the day we tackled the Continental Divide, billed as the big day of our Costa Rica Coast to Coast adventure. All of the reviews and anecdotal stories suggested that the climb on the bike would be really tough. From what I’d heard, everyone had to get off and push at some stage as...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/05/costa-rica-coast-to-coast-over-the-continental-divide/feed/ 1 48384 Costa Rica – The Coast to Coast Adventure Begins https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/05/costa-rica-the-coast-to-coast-adventure-begins/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/05/costa-rica-the-coast-to-coast-adventure-begins/#respond Tue, 19 May 2026 07:43:14 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=48328 I managed to sleep a little in the hotel in Quepos, but not much. Fortunately, I’m quite used to this and function pretty well on next to no sleep, so I felt fine. We started the day with a nice breakfast, and then I pfaffed about with my bike for a while as I’d brought...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/05/costa-rica-the-coast-to-coast-adventure-begins/feed/ 0 48328 Three Nuttalls and a Friday Well Spent https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/04/three-nuttalls-and-a-friday-well-spent/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/04/three-nuttalls-and-a-friday-well-spent/#respond Sun, 26 Apr 2026 13:35:48 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=48247 I only work part-time, four days a week, with Fridays as my day off. It’s fairly easy, though, to accidentally get sucked into some work on a Friday, so it’s best to have a plan to get out of the house and do something. With the forecast looking like a cracker, I decided to make...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/04/three-nuttalls-and-a-friday-well-spent/feed/ 0 48247 Completing the Affric Kintail Way https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/04/completing-the-affric-kintail-way/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/04/completing-the-affric-kintail-way/#comments Sun, 12 Apr 2026 13:15:49 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=48159 Day 3 Loch Affric – Morvich Vital Stats Affric Kintail Way Day 2 Distance: 16.40 miles Elevation Gain Today: 448 m Highest Elevation: 350 m Total Time: 5:50:37 Moving Time: 5:01:06 Av. Pace: 21:22 mins/mile Moving Pace: 18:22 mins/mile I slept OK in my tent again, though it took a while to drift off and...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/04/completing-the-affric-kintail-way/feed/ 5 48159 Affric Kintail Way https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/04/affric-kintail-way/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/04/affric-kintail-way/#respond Sat, 11 Apr 2026 11:17:32 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=48143 Vital Stats Affric Kintail Way Day 2 Distance: 17.44 miles Elevation Gain Today: 582 m Highest Elevation: 319 m Total Time: 6:58:38 Moving Time: 5:18:06 Av. Pace: 24:01 mins/mile Moving Pace: 18:14 mins/mile Day 2 – Cannich to Loch Affric The next day dawned with sunny spells, woodpeckers drumming in the woodlands and plenty of...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/04/affric-kintail-way/feed/ 0 48143 The Affric Kintail Way https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/04/the-affric-kintail-way/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/04/the-affric-kintail-way/#comments Fri, 10 Apr 2026 07:56:23 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=48120 Vital Stats Affric Kintail Way Day 1 Distance: 16.32 miles Elevation Gain Today: 629 m Highest Elevation: 269 m Total Time: 6:20:39 Moving Time: 5:03:16 Av. Pace: 23:19 mins/mile Moving Pace: 18:35 mins/mile Day 1: Drumnadrochit to Cannich I’ve just got back from a lovely few days hiking and camping along the Affric Kintail Way...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/04/the-affric-kintail-way/feed/ 2 48120 Bog, Tussocks and Two Nuttalls Above the Claerwen https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/03/bog-tussocks-and-two-nuttalls-above-the-claerwen/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/03/bog-tussocks-and-two-nuttalls-above-the-claerwen/#comments Sun, 08 Mar 2026 08:07:22 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=47998 I very nearly went to Scotland at the weekend to backpack and wild camp along the Affric Kintail Way. But then I realised that it would be dark by 6 pm in Scotland, and sitting in a tent on my own in the dark from 6 pm onwards could be a bit of a drag....

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/03/bog-tussocks-and-two-nuttalls-above-the-claerwen/feed/ 1 47998 Nuttalls: Dduallt and Rhobell Fawr https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/01/nuttalls-dduallt-and-rhobell-fawr/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/01/nuttalls-dduallt-and-rhobell-fawr/#respond Sat, 17 Jan 2026 13:00:46 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=47803 After a busy week at work, it was time to make the most of my Friday off and head into the hills. The forecast was nothing special — just chilly, with possible showers. Most of the recent snow had melted, with only a few stubborn patches lingering above about 500 m here and there. I...

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