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Snowdon – or Yr Wyddfa – is often treated as a single summit tick for hikers. But look closer at this masterpiece of a mountain and you’ll find something far more compelling: a labyrinth of ridges.

Some are friendly and suitable for all ages. Some are wild and exciting enough to set your pulse racing. And some are so steep-sided and exposed that they d...

Ask 10 keen hikers to name the best trail in Europe and you’ll get 10 different answers, and probably a small argument about whether Türkiye counts (it does in our book, as it gave us valid justification to include the epic Lycian Way).

But that’s the trouble with a continent this varied: within a few hours’ flight of any UK airport you can be traversi...

Fears are growing for high-altitude mountaineer Nirmal Purja and nine other climbers after an avalanche hit the party during an expedition on Broad Peak (8,051m) in Pakistan.

The avalanche is reported to have struck on Thursday and there has been no contact with any team members since then. Major General Irfan Arshad, HI(M), President of the Alpine Clu...

Dusk is falling and I’m high in the hills, at the point where most of the sheep stop grazing and the heather, bilberry and bracken thin out. Pitching my tent in the last of the light, I gaze out at the darkening landscape. I haven’t seen anyone for hours. In fact, it seems as though there’s no one else for miles around. It’s a typical night out in the mountains of Nor...

What do you picture when you think about going wild camping? If you’re anything like me, it’s a dreamy mountain sunset, maybe a sip of something strong from a hip flask before crawling into bed… and a whole lot of hassle.

I’ve got a wil...