Your favourite mountain in 30 words

Jon Doran

11/10/2002 at 10:22

Okay, so what's your favourite mountain, you have just 30 words to tell us where, what and why it boils your beans :-)

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Guy...

11/10/2002 at 10:32

Yewbarrow,Cumbria.
Superb plateau summit gaurded by two crags. Great walking, interesting rock climbs. Devoid of people.
Grass, Crags and Scree.
Views of Pillar, Gable, Scafell's & the Lake

Andy Wallace

11/10/2002 at 11:39

The one that I'm on, every mountain has its own special characteristics and its own special place in the universe.

John Corteen

11/10/2002 at 12:16

Tryfan

My first 'mountain' I was taken up the north ridge so it was my first scramble too. I go up it 2-3 times a year and never get bored.

Ninja Marmot

11/10/2002 at 12:16

In Yorkshire, Ingleborough. Why? Just LOOK at it! Views of it catch the breath, views from it are stonking.

In the Lakes? As Andy said, the one I'm on - it keeps changing as I go up different ones. All are wonderful.

richard bradley

11/10/2002 at 12:23

I agree with John. Tryfan. Try finding a slog route. I haven't. The heather terrace makes an interesting alternative to the north ridge.

Hedgehope Aztec

11/10/2002 at 12:29

The wind was howling like a wounded dog.
The view as far as in an industrial smog.
But it's my favourite mountain, high and above.
Because I'm with the one I love.

Ok it's 32 words, but very true.

baga smartypants

11/10/2002 at 12:31

Pic de Coma Pederosa - a very pleasant, tiring, exhausting and ultimateley rewarding way to get to 2,985 metres.

Fantasic scenery as well.

<|:-)

Jon Doran

11/10/2002 at 12:42

Alpamayo - wanted to climb it from the moment I saw a poster in a Bolivian bus station, simply the most beautiful mountain I'd ever seen. Like being on another, better, planet.

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moth

11/10/2002 at 13:18

It would be too difficult to decide - each one's different depending on the weather! I think I'd just sit on the fence and agree with Andy.

Drew

11/10/2002 at 13:59

Mountain? Well mine's a hill:

North Hill, Malvern. Tall, great views over Worcestershire plateau. Quiet but unremote. Hard routes, and easy. Good paths, and invisible ones too. Basically a hill of opposite's.

richard bradley

11/10/2002 at 14:18

Another go and hardly a mountain.

The Peak on Hong Kong Island. Great for a sore head walk on a Saturday morning.

If anyone happens to be heading that way. the walking in Sai Kung and on Lantua is excellent. Also public tranport is great.

Ben Hedley

11/10/2002 at 14:57

Bidian, Clear sunny, great views, high, still some snow, rewarding, fun

monkey M*gic

11/10/2002 at 14:59

El Chorro in Spain, I don't know what the mountain is called (Frontales? something like that) I do know the name of its main attraction, the 'Caminito del Rey' (Its burned into my brain) basically narrow (3 foot wide) 100 year old concrete walkway following the walls of a narrow canyon.
Why my favorite - The scariest walk of my life.

Orange Alex Ford

11/10/2002 at 15:25

Tryfan.

I'm not gonna waste any more words on it. That should be enough.

John Corteen

11/10/2002 at 15:26

I've already bagged that one mate, get your own...

Ros Allam

11/10/2002 at 15:38

Think it has to be Glyder Fach for cool far reaching views over Snowdon and the Carneddau and beyond.

Orange Alex Ford

11/10/2002 at 15:43

Sorry to go off topic, but John...there's only enough room on this forum for one bagger)

If I have to choose another then it's be Ama Dablam. It just looks like a beautiful mountain. I'd give my right arm AFTER I've climbed it.

monkey M*gic

11/10/2002 at 15:47

Not a very big mountain but - Bleaklow, cos its mine!

Phillip Taylor

11/10/2002 at 16:00

An Teallach.
Simply the best mainland mountain. Excellent winter traverse but equally exhilerating summer scramble if bagging all the tops.
Save for a good weather day to "drink in the views"!

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