The Welsh Nuttalls Archives - A Simple Life of Luxury

Bagging Nuttalls in the Sunshine

Alan Cole — Sun, 31 May 2026 14:59:01 +0000

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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Bog, Tussocks and Two Nuttalls Above the Claerwen

Alan Cole — Sun, 08 Mar 2026 08:07:22 +0000

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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Nuttalls: Dduallt and Rhobell Fawr

Alan Cole — Sat, 17 Jan 2026 13:00:46 +0000

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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Solo Wild Camp Among the Arenigs

Alan Cole — Tue, 14 Oct 2025 05:35:13 +0000

Things seem to have been a little hectic lately, and there doesn’t seem to be much chance of that changing in the near future. But last weekend was, at least, a quiet one. With a good weather forecast, it was also a good chance to get out into the hills and tick off a few...

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Beyond Tryfan: Bagging Y Foel Goch and Gallt yr Ogof

Alan Cole — Sat, 06 Sep 2025 08:39:29 +0000

As far as the Welsh Nuttalls go — those peaks over 2000 ft — I’ve summited most of them in the Glyderau several times. However, Y Foel Goch and Gallt yr Ogof at the eastern end of the range had yet to be bagged. Not surprising really, as they are smaller in stature than their...

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Seniors Gully and Seniors Ridge

Alan Cole — Thu, 28 Aug 2025 09:15:53 +0000

After weeks of wall-to-wall sunshine and prolonged drought, Rhys and I had planned a day in the hills to tackle a couple of scrambles on the Idwal slabs. Typically, we somehow managed to pick the only day with rain forecast — not just the day, but the exact few hours! Still, it was in the...

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Bog and Bilberry Bashing in the Berwyns – More Nuttalls Bagged

Alan Cole — Sun, 01 Jun 2025 08:01:20 +0000

Nuttalls Bagged This Trip Foel Goch – 613 m Trum y Gwragedd – 612 m Foel y Geifr – 626 m Pen y Boncyn Trefeilw – 646 m Stac Rhos – 630 m Cefn Gwyntog – 615 m Foel Cedig – 667 m Y Groes Fagl – 659 m Total to Date Total Welsh Nuttals:...

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Moel Siabod via the Daear Ddu Ridge: A Nuttall Worth the Climb

Alan Cole — Sat, 24 May 2025 08:05:29 +0000

I’ve orchestrated my working life around a four-day week — the idea being that day five is for freelance work, leaving the weekend free. It used to be a 3:2 balance between contracted and freelance work, but since Covid and my heart attack, I’ve been gradually scaling back the freelance side of things. This year...

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Welsh Nuttalls – Bagging the Big Ones – Crib Goch, Crib y Ddysgl and Yr Wyddfa

Alan Cole — Mon, 12 May 2025 14:14:55 +0000

With my sights set on summiting all of the Nuttalls in Wales, there were a few that I knew I’d definitely climbed in the past—but quite a long time ago. That meant that although I’d done them, I hadn’t used a GPS device at the time, so I had no ‘digital evidence’ to confirm it....

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Nuttalls and a Wild Camp in the Berwyns

Alan Cole — Mon, 05 May 2025 16:16:26 +0000

With another bank holiday weekend on offer and the weather looking good, it was time to head to the hills again to bag some more Nuttalls. I wasn’t working on Friday, so it was a long weekend for me and there was no rush to get started. I headed out for a little mountain bike...

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