Hiking Archives - A Simple Life of Luxury https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/tag/hiking/ Tales from a down-shifted family - Making the most of modest means in West Wales Mon, 07 Sep 2026 06:25:10 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 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/tag/hiking/ 32 32 2696646 Pen y Fan: One New Nuttall, Nearly Two https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/09/pen-y-fan-one-new-nuttall-nearly-two/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/09/pen-y-fan-one-new-nuttall-nearly-two/#comments Mon, 07 Sep 2026 06:25:02 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=49345 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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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/09/pen-y-fan-one-new-nuttall-nearly-two/feed/ 1 49345 Bagging Nuttalls in the Rhinogs https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/08/bagging-nuttalls-in-the-rhinogs/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/08/bagging-nuttalls-in-the-rhinogs/#respond Tue, 25 Aug 2026 06:40:00 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=49227 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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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/08/bagging-nuttalls-in-the-rhinogs/feed/ 0 49227 Another Nuttall Bagged – Yr Aran https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/08/another-nuttall-bagged-yr-aran/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/08/another-nuttall-bagged-yr-aran/#respond Mon, 24 Aug 2026 08:33:25 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=49214 Whilst taking Mel and Clélia up Snowdon recently, we stopped partway up the South Ridge for a snack and a chat. Sitting there on the grassy slopes overlooking the valley, our eyes were drawn to the summit to the west. Yr Aran. A summit that I’d not really clocked before. On that day it was...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/08/another-nuttall-bagged-yr-aran/feed/ 0 49214 Yr Wyddfa South Ridge: A Quieter Way to the Roof of Wales https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/08/yr-wyddfa-south-ridge-a-quieter-way-to-the-roof-of-wales/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/08/yr-wyddfa-south-ridge-a-quieter-way-to-the-roof-of-wales/#respond Sun, 02 Aug 2026 08:50:13 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=49072 I had another great day in the hills on Friday with Clélia and Mel. Several plans were floated, but with Mel heading back to France soon, we thought we should at least summit Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon) before she left Wales. It is the highest mountain in Wales after all, even if it isn’t my favourite....

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/08/yr-wyddfa-south-ridge-a-quieter-way-to-the-roof-of-wales/feed/ 0 49072 Cadair Idris with a French Flavour https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/07/cadair-idris-with-a-french-flavour/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/07/cadair-idris-with-a-french-flavour/#comments Tue, 14 Jul 2026 16:52:21 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=48873 After a postponed trip up Cadair Idris last weekend due to a slight back injury for me and a lack of suitable shoes for Mel and Clélia, we tried again on Sunday. The Crowd Gathers My back was mostly better, Mel’s Mum and brother were now visiting and had brought Mel’s boots, and Clélia had...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/07/cadair-idris-with-a-french-flavour/feed/ 1 48873 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 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 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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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/01/nuttalls-dduallt-and-rhobell-fawr/feed/ 0 47803 The Hebridean Way – Stage 9 & 10: Lewis https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2025/08/the-hebridean-way-stage-9-10-lewis/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2025/08/the-hebridean-way-stage-9-10-lewis/#comments Thu, 07 Aug 2025 14:02:42 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=46474 Onto Lewis After a comfortable night at the hostel and a scrambled egg on toast breakfast, I was feeling revived, clean and ready to go. So I was soon on my way, following the main road above the loch and crossing the border into Lewis. Although geographically a single landmass, Lewis and Harris are often...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2025/08/the-hebridean-way-stage-9-10-lewis/feed/ 4 46474 Welsh Nuttalls – Bagging the Big Ones – Crib Goch, Crib y Ddysgl and Yr Wyddfa https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2025/05/welsh-nuttalls-bagging-the-big-ones-crib-goch-crib-y-ddysgl-and-yr-wyddfa/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2025/05/welsh-nuttalls-bagging-the-big-ones-crib-goch-crib-y-ddysgl-and-yr-wyddfa/#comments Mon, 12 May 2025 14:14:55 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=45661 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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