The Causeway Coast Way is a 2-3 day hiking trail from Ballycastle to Portstewart along the spectacular Antrim coastline in Nothern Ireland. Bus lines 172 and 402 (journey planner) provide a good service along most of the path, making it possible for me to do the core section of the Causeway Coast Way as a linear day hike. I...

This report has an English Version / eine DeutscheVersion / una versioneItaliana. Scotland is a paradise for Winter Mountaineering and people from all over the world flock to the stunningly beautiful Highlands in the Winter for excellent mixed and ice climbs. Areas such as Glen Coe, The Cairngorms, Skye and of course The...

'Harrison Rocks is the largest and most popular outcrop in the whole area, and deservedly so, for it offers excellent climbing in all grades.' (Jingo Wobbly, Sandstone South East England). A short 1.5h drive from London this crag indeed offers a large number of routes. SamX and I spent a great afternoon climbing. Given the...

The second day of my Lake District Winter weekend the weather cannot be better so I plan to hike up the iconic Helvellyn from the panoramic Thirlmere side. What a great day this will become ! I start from Swirl parking at 10 am. The flank is bewteen 25 and 40 degrees and above 300m the snow cover was sufficient to don my MSR...

In December it has been snowing a lot in northern England and so I decided to spend a weekend in the Lake District, enjoying the beautyful scenery of white hills and green valleys. I left London on Friday 7pm, drove up the M6 and slept in a motel along the M6 some 100km after Manchester. Left early on Saturday and was in...