 | Walking Route: Elidir Fawr, Snowdonia
Our latest route is a classy amble along the less popular end of the Glyderau range.
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 | Scramble Route - Cneifion Arete, Snowdonia
Don't miss this definitive grade 3 scramble perched dramatically above Llyn Idwal in North Wales.
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| Scramble Route - East Gully Ridge, Glyder Fach
An ideal harder alternative to the classic Bristly Ridge route.
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| Scramble Route - Tryfan, West Face
Atmospheric scrambling on Tryfan's shattered western side.
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| Scramble Route - Main Gully Ridge, Glyder Fach
Tough, exposed scrambling on the most direct route to a popular summit.
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| Walking Route: Northern Carneddau, Snowdonia
A stunning walk around the less frequented half of Snowdonia's Carneddau.
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| Scramble Route - Tryfan Bach, Snowdonia
Easy access, superb scrambling on sound, grippy rock, sun in the afternoon and just the beginning of a great mountain day. What more could you ask for from this week's Snowdonian scramble?
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| Walking Route: Cadair Berwyn, North Wales
A perennial favourite choice for 'avoid the crowds' magazine articles, the Berwyns are just that, a great way of avoiding the North Welsh crowds and getting some cracking walking in at the same time. Nice.
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| Scramble Route - Wrinkled Tower, Tryfan
A harder, more exposed alternative to Tryfan's classic meandering North Ridge, Wrinkled Tower is an ideal route for those crisp, dry, bright winter days. Remember them?
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| Weekly Route - Moel Siabod, Snowdonia
Don't turn your nose up at Moel Siabod because it falls short of the 3000-foot mark - it's a proper mountain with great views, and ridgey scrambling options.
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 | OMers' Bank Holiday Weekends
We've had a spate of Bank Holidays recently, so we asked you to let us know what you got up to on the last one. Here are the reports so far ...
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| Scramble Route - Pike Of Stickle
The Main Face of Pike of Stickle in Langdale has it all, a dramatic situation, a proper summit and enough interest to make it worth the effort.
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| Scramble Route - Forcan Ridge
Off to Scotland for a traverse of one of the classic mountain ridges in the Glen Shiel area of the Western Highlands and there's even a Munro as a bonus :-)
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| Scramble Route - Milestone Buttress
This week's route gives you a choice of scrambles up Milestone Buttress to a handy finish on the classic North Ridge of Tryfan for a great day out in North Wales.
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| Scramble Route - Tower Ridge
The best scramble in Britain, complete with a gibber factor of five reduced slightly by a large boulder which has partially filled in the extremely exposed notch that is Tower Gap...
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| Weekly Route - Fairfield
A cracking winter walking route in the Lakes starting from Sykeside campsite below the Kirkstone Pass and taking in Fairfield with five Wainwrights and some great views thrown in.
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| Scramble Route - Sharp Edge
Back to basics with a total classic grade one route on Blencathra in the northern Lakes. Sharp Edge lives up to its name and is a cracking way up an often neglected mountain. And yes, it is quite sharp.
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| Weekly Route: Cairngorm
A classic circuit around the big mutha of the eastern Highlands taking in the mountain's main summit along with no less than eight subsidiary tops. Watch the weather though.
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| Weekly Scramble Route - Dubh Ridge, Skye
You don't get much better than this without it being out and out rock climbing. The setting is typical Skye, the rock is fast drying, grippy gabbro. OK it's a long approach whichever way you go, but it's worth it! Dave Mycroft
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| Weekly Route - Malham
Who needs mountains when you can limestone cliffs, wedding cake-type coves and a neat little scramble up a waterfall to add a smidgeon of technical interest? Let's go to the Dales :-)
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| Scramble Route - Ill Crag And Broad Stand
Our latest scrambling route is one of the longest in the Lakes with a bonus free-to-view extension over the notorious Broad Stand direct way up Scafell - best done on opium. Enjoy :-)
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| Weekly Route: Cadair Idris
Standing in splendid isolation in southern Snowdonia, Cadair Idris gets less attention than its northern Snowdonian cousins, but it's every bit as good a mountain day. Well worth the effort.
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| Scramble Route - Coniston Old Man
Two routes for the price of one with a double whammy scrambling combo alternative to the normal zig-zag approach to the Old Man of Coniston.
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| Weekly Route: Bowfell And The Langdales
A big mountain walking day starting from the Old Dungeon Ghyll and taking in Bowfell and the Langdale Pikes via High Raise and Pavey Ark. A classic with wild camp options too.
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| Scramble Route - Curved Ridge
Curved Ridge on Buchaille Etive Mor is one of the great mountain scrambles with phenomenal exposure and crazy views down to Rannoch Moor, 2000 feet below.
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| Weekly Route - Wyedale
Our latest route is a White Peak stroll taking in extreme stepping stones, limestone gorges and dales and the remains of an extinct volcano :-)
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 | Scramble, Scramble, Scramble :-)
Fancy something that's harder than walking, but not quite climbing? That'll be scrambling then - and here's a load of info to help you get started :-)
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| Scramble Route - Crib Goch Alternative
Dodge the crowds on Crib Goch with a cunning start up the North Ridge with the option of a gripping grade 3 alternative start for the brave ;-)
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| Weekly Route: Ring of Steall
This week's route is a classic Scottish day walk taking in four Munros in the Mamores linked by a series of narrow ridges, plus a great panoramic photo of the entire route :-)
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| Scramble Route: Base Brown
This week's scramble is a little known and quiet but gripping ascent of Base Brown above Borrowdale. A great way to escape the summer lakeland hordes...
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| Weekly Route: Glyders And Y Garn
This week's route is a classic circular Snowdonian mountain walk starting from Ogwen Cottage and traversing Glyder Fach and Glyder Fawr before returning to the start point via Y Garn. Class :-)
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| Scramble Route: Aonach Eagach Ridge
This week, arguably the best ridge traverse on mainland Britain, not technically hard, but very, very exposed. We bring you a full guide to Glencoe's legendary razor ridge :-)
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| Weekly Route: Scafell Pike via Moasdale
This week's route is a photogenic stunner and an alternative to the usual slogs up England's highest mountain, Scafell Pike. Enjoy.
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| Scramble Route: Clogwyn Y Person Arete
The first of our new bi-weekly scramble route guides covers what is arguably the best scramble on the Snowdon massif and, possibly, the best in the area. Enjoy :-)
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| Weekly Route: Kinder Circuit
The first of a new OM weekly route series takes you from Edale in the Dark Peak, onto Kinder and back using both the original and updated Pennine Way paths - it's a cracker.
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 | Beginners' Basics - Route Planning
We help you get down and dirty with realistic advice on how to plan your route for a day on the hills in the real world.
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| Scrambling - Everything You Wanted To Know...
... but were too gripped to ask. The basics, the techniques, the classic routes, the pics and the kit you need to do it all collected in one handy bite-sized article....
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| Scrambling Gear Guide
The inimitable Richard Gear takes you through the ins and outs of scrambling kit and the advantages of flip flops...
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| Scramble Like A Pro
Top tips and cunning techniques for when the tough get scrambling and the scrambling gets tough...
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| Scrambling - The Basics
What is scrambling? What do the grades mean? Where to go and a guide to what the guide-book jargon really means...
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 | Here's One We Made Earlier...
Bored with the jagged teeth of Crib Goch? Try the Clogwyn y Person arete for a harder but quieter alternative way up Snowdon
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| Snowdon Horseshoe - Best Scramble?
Words and pics from the classic scramble recently voted Britain's best hill day by the readers of a well-known magazine. Mind me pancreas...
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around half height of the gully reach a scree covered platform, with
the start of Dolmen Buttress directly across the gully. As the gully
starts to narrow traverse across to the left side, taking care on the
scree and boulder slopes of the gully. 
