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TEAM TRAIL’S
Welcome to
Sometimes our world feels a long way away. Unless you’re one of those blessed people
who can see mountains from their window (‘swines’, as I call them), hillwalking
can be a remote pleasure: something distant, almost hypothetical. You get your x
however you can – preening kit, scrambling over maps, reading splendid magazines –
but sometimes it can feel that your hobby is 80 per cent homework. But that’s okay.
It lends every trip to the hills an air of occasion. There’s an old saying about absence,
the heart, growing and fondness (I forget the exact words) – and it’s true.
The thing that made me think about this is that chap up on that space station.
Tim Peake is up there now, oating about, listening to David Bowie, doing the
spaceman thing. But he’s been training for this for most of his career, the last
seven years intensively,
without
going into space. Imagine that! That’s got to take
some kind of dedication, right? So why does he stay interested? Because being an
astronaut is worth it. Climbing mountains is worth it. And you can get in a car
from almost anywhere in the UK and be at the foot of any mountain of choice
in – at most – a day. That’s what this issue is dedicated to: seizing a
moment, and giving the mountains a go. And hopefully you’ll nd
something for you in these pages. Apparently Tim Peake likes climbing
mountains. Do you know how many of them that swine can see from
his window?
All
of them. Know how many he can climb right now?
None of them. That’s irony for you. And I say again, imagine that.
Simon Ingram, editor
(Twitter @MrSimonIngram)
MONTH
Ben Weeks
heads to the
frozen slopes of a south
Highlands icon for an old-
fashioned winter adventure.
Read all about it on...
p26
Twitter
@gingerheadben
Oli Reed
goes in search of a
curiously overlooked Lakeland
fell, then takes a chilly stroll
into the iery heart of the
Devil’s Kitchen
pp34 & 52
Twitter
@olireedoutdoors
Sarah Ryan
ignores the lure
of Cadair Idris for a cheeky walk
up its diminutive neighbour,
and discovers blissful solitude
on 'only half a hill’
p48
Twitter
@sarah_outside
Steve Backshall
Okay, he’s
not strictly part of Team
Trail;
but this issue Britain’s favourite
animal expert tells us why he’s
obsessed by mountains
p58
Twitter
@SteveBackshall
Graham Thompson
– our
evergreen gear guru – gets
to grips with all the latest
rucksack, eece and trekking
pole releases, then gives you
his verdict
pp76, 82 & 86
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Cover image: taking a breather on Ben Lui summit.
TOM BAILEY
MARCH 2016
TRAIL 3
TOM BAILEY
Contents
WHERE
TRAIL
Atop the queen of the south
Highlands on a perfect
winter’s day – page 26.
WILL TAKE YOU
Despite Ben Lui
being a bit of a pain in
the arse... I love it
The multi-headed massif
that is Liathach.
Expert advice
64
Ben Lui
St Sunday Crag
North Coast 500
Graig Goch
The Devil’s Kitchen
Steve Backshall
58
His‘perfect
24hours’might
surpriseyou...
26
34
40
48
52
How to ix knackered kit; why you need to be
booze-aware; winter walking safety; training
for Mont Blanc; best stoves for cold conditions
GARRY SMITH
A ‘spirit-lifting’ walk in snowy south Scotland
Introducing a Lake District master of disguise
Upland bird ID
70
A cracking road trip around the UK’s far north
What you can see with your eyes to the skies
BASE CAMP
Climb it
6
8
10
Liathach: ‘all pinnacles, chasms and height’
YOUR TRAIL
In box
The world of hillwalking: your thoughts
20
22
56
130
A peaceful place on the fringes of Snowdonia
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Ex-Royal Marine Scott Heield spills the beans
Trail
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Evidence of endeavour wins Montane kit!
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SKILLS
ADVENTURES
Graig Goch: just you
and the view – page 52.
Steve Backshall:
not your average
chap – page 58.
The Devil’s Kitchen:
a frozen adventure – page 52.
GEAR GUIDE
Hot new kit
30-35 litre rucksacks
Fleece jackets
Trekking poles
Kit me out for...
First test
Used & abused
74
76
82
86
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Box-fresh stuf
that’s caught
Trail’s
eye
ROUTES
1
Skiddaw
101
2
Kentmere Horseshoe 103
3
Blorenge
105
4
Glyder Fawr
107
5
Liathach
109
6
Ring of Steall
111
7-9
Glenridding
113
10-12
Moffat
117
5
Liathach
Ridge guide
Fiacaill Ridge
6
Ring of Steall
7
8 9
The very best men’s and women’s day packs
Glenridding
Mofat
Skiddaw
Kentmere
10 11 12
1
Practical and cosy tops for a range of budgets
Map of the month
Blencathra
4
2
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Glyders
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Walks of a lifetime
Ridge guide
Map of the month
122
127
129
Walks of a lifetime
Dragon’s Teeth
...walks where you might encounter wildlife
3
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A down+synthetic sleeping bag from Marmot
Where Team
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OCHOOSE
YOUR ROUTE AND GO HILLWALKING!
MARCH 2016
TRAIL 5
STEVE BACKSHALL
TOM BAILEY
TOM BAILEY

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