FabSwingers.com forum: What's a good challenging mountain hike

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

In Europe that you don't need hiking gear and guide for

Ideally something above 2500m

Having done Snowdon and scafell pike this month left me hungry for something that's not a walk in the park

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By *ex HolesMan
over a year ago

Up North

My cock obvs

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Local hill with 100kg In a backpack

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

There are many routes up Snowdon, which did you take OP?

If you didn't do the horseshoe then start at Llanberis car park and traverse Crib Goch on your way to the peak and carry on round up Y Lliwedd, its an awesome full day but a long one. Crib Goch though isn't for the faint of heart...

The better climbs though can be found in the next valley on the A5 from Capel Curig to Holyhead. All the mountain routes can be started from the climbers center in the Ogwen Valley to include Tryfan, Glyder Fach and Fawr (Do all 3 in a day and check out the castle of the winds...) and on the other side of Llyn Ogwen Carneddau Dafydd and Llywelyn.

I've climbed most 3000ft and over in England and Wales as well as the Cairngorms and around Glencoe in Scotland but for me there's nowhere like the mountains in the Ogwen Valley

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Look at moving to scrambling, makes new routes possible and adds a lot to it.

Dolomites in North Italy are really good as you can do walks, more adventurous hikes/scrambles and for real thrill a Via Ferreta (which which do need guide for but I really am looking forward to getting back to doing them soon).

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Local hill with 100kg In a backpack "

Wgen I left service I swore I'd never do a heavy pack again, unfortunately now "just in case" mentality means what I carry isn't too far off my old Yomping kit

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By *rincess peachWoman
over a year ago

shits creek

Getting on one would be challenge enough for me!

I need a little tikes trikey

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By *an4funMan
over a year ago

london

Canigou-I've walked and mtb'd up it. Muchos fun

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Plenty in Britain (especially Scotland) that are way harder than Snowdon or the Pikes.

Liathach and An Teallach and the Cuillin ridge are enough to test the hell out of the hardest. I've only done the first, on a glorious summer day and dodged the worst of the pinnacles, but it was still the most memorable mountain day ever.

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By *ooBulMan
over a year ago

Missin’ Yo’ Kissin’

Tan Hill - North Yorkshire. High point on the Pennine Way.

Theres also The Tan Hill Inn which you could call in at. It is the highest inn in Britain.

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By *angtidy42Couple
over a year ago

Redditch

Try the hike from Capal Curig to Pen Y Pass via Glyder Fawr. A great walk with next to no one up there. PS great lake for a a bit of fun too.

You can sit on top of Glyder Fawr watching the ants climb up Snowdon.

Then get the bus from the mountain rescue place back to CC.

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