⛰️ The Hillwalking thread ⛰️

Awesome pics fella!

My local TK Maxx is selling some Montane bits and pieces cheap, just picked up 2 Octane gridded fleeces for £10 each. Might be worth a look if you have a store near you (I know it varies wildly between stores).

No such luck in my local TK Maxx unfortunately.

I gave up with mine, it’s all superdry and such likes shite.

I was once again reminded that even local ‘piddly little’ hills are lovely this weekend.

Welcome to Cromlet hill, all 406m of it. A lovely 14km walk in and out.

(Perthshire Ben Vorlich and Stuc a’Chroin the obvious two in the background)

Aye, if there’s one thing this year has taught us, there’s treasures on our doorsteps for sure!. I came across this site a while back, which has been pretty good as my missus loves a trig point!.

http://www.haroldstreet.org.uk/trigpoints/trig-bagging.php?area=NX

@nobeerinthefridge – that’s my mates site !

@matt_oab – lovely photos

We had a rather awesome day on Coniston Old Man today…..we’ve rarely ventured out to the Western Lakes, we’ll definitely be back!

Given that it was a Monday, Icey and lots of folk can’t travel due to Tier 3 regulations, there were a fair few people out…..lovely relaxed atmosphere up there though.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CIgmZEhB1UK/?igshid=wfn3xw8cklj4

A loooong time since I’ve been up Old Man.

Our first time, would never consider it usually due to how busy I’d imagine it gets!

Did Snowdon on Saturday, up from Pen y Gwryd – first snow and crampons of the winter.

Great pics guys!

Tell your mate his site is ace el Shalimo!

https://instagram.com/p/CIgIEeAjXQ
Quality day on the Carneddau yesterday, plenty of snow, mist down, compass out.

I can’t get your link working @stever

Very poor, how about https://www.instagram.com/p/CIgIEeAjXQF/?igshid=3oofd0mrvatv

Much better! Not sure about this running around malarkey mind, this a hillWALKING thread doncha know 😂

@stever – that’s fab! We were up there in late Jan in similar conditions but not quite as sunny

which route did you take?

Oh there was plenty of walking 🙂
East ridge of Pen Yr Ole Wen, Carnedd Dafydd, Llewelyn, back down the broad ridge of Craig Llugwy (new to me, lovely at the top). In the mist from just before the first top to about 700m on the way down but navigation wasn’t too bad. I did meet one guy in shorts …just after I’d stopped to layer up! Lucky day off.

We did the same route up to Llewellyn then dropped off via Craig yr Ysfa then down the reservoir address track and back along the road. The last hour was tiring after a long day out.

Fantastic day out

Great pics above. I’ve a few extra days to take leave before the hooligans break for school hols and fancy getting to the hills. Probably Brecon, Cadair Idris or Snowdonia. Assuming conditions stay snowy/icy I’ll be needing some crampons (experienced but not so much in winter conditions). Can anyone recommend any that would work with Meindle Bhutan’s or do you have to have boots with a recess on the front?

Kathoola KTS walking crampons…..although I’m fairly sure that I’ve read people have used Grivel newmatics with Buhtans?

I might be tempted to sell my KTS’s actually….used twice….I’ve got proper B3 boots now though so can use a ‘proper’ crampon.

Microspikes are another option but definitely a halfway house – you wouldn’t want them on bullet hard off camber slopes.

@ElShalimo – your descent is a better option I think. I was ready to get off the hill and wanted to look at that descent, bottom stretch hard work.

@pedlad – this is helpful page:

https://www.needlesports.com/Information/Need-Advice/BootCrampon-Compatibilty

I reckon your boots could take a C1 but whatever you get, please make sure you know how to use them, and fit them in a hurry, before you go up in the snow & ice.

Thanks for the link, makes more sense now.
If we go it will be with a mate who’s an ML and experienced winter mountaineer so he’ll be able to supervise things :->

@Tom-b do you want to PM me what you’d want for them?

I don’t think that I can start PM ‘chains’ as a free member! I’d be after £75…..let me just check whether or not I can get them to fit my girlfriends boots.

Actually that’s a point….I think that there’s two different sizes them. These are the M/L, maybe check up on what size you’d need?

Kathoola KTS walking crampons

These will work on pretty much any boot, I use them on running shoes.

They will be absolutely fine for any walking in the UK mountains and a country mile better / safer than microspikes for many applications.

I reckon your boots could take a C1 but whatever you get, please make sure you know how to use them, and fit them in a hurry, before you go up in the snow & ice.

Oh and put them on BEFORE you need them (voice of experience here, balancing precariously on hacked out ledge).

Oh and put them on BEFORE you need them (voice of experience here, balancing precariously on hacked out ledge)

Bit of a rite of passage that. I’d like to say it’s something you only do once but in my case I’d be lying.

I’d like to say it’s something you only do once but in my case I’d be lying.

Me too!

Beautiful day up Ben Chonzie on Monday. They says it’s the most boring munro… I thought it was braw!

Cracking sunset on way down too.

Really fancied a chippy on way home, but the one in Comrie was closed. Nipped into Hansens for a bit of quiche and cake instead!

They says it’s the most boring munro…

Only if ‘they’ haven’t done Mullach Clach a’ Bhlair. 🙂

Cracking chippy in auchterarder!

It’s a stunning wee corner, nice route up from turret reservoir too, and some really nice biking up achnafree hill etc on the other side of the water.

Just the local corbett again today, was a bit more interesting after a dump of snow, road in was carnage by the time I left.

Galloways were looking sublime.

Hmm, seem to have lost my image posting ability…

Galloways were looking sublime.

Moody

Mega!

I’ve been out everyday starting Xmas day in the White Peak….may miss today as we’re basically snowed in!

Too much ice on the high hills and a late start today. Again I’m reminded that the lower heights still offer beatiful days out, fresh air and excercise. Out to Arivurichardich bothy today.

Stonking. ✊🏻

I also forgot earlier in the week – predawn start for the sunrise on the Ochils.
Worth it just to avoid the full carpark mayhem when we got down.