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Cader Idris via the Minffordd Path As the vibrant foliage of autumn embraces the Welsh landscape, there's no better time to embark on an adventure up the legendary Cader Idris, one of Eryri's most captivating peaks. We woke early and set off from our B+B to the Minffordd Path car park. It was a beautiful day, inevitably quite a few others had the same idea. The car park was buzzing with people preparing their bags and footwear for a day out on the mountain.   Once ready, we headed off from the car park, crossing a river, past a closed tea room and followed...

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Enjoying their time together, (before the rest of the family arrived), Basil and Guy went for a 20km jaunt up from the small commune of La Palud where the old Funivie Monte Bianco station used to be just outside Courmeyeur. They worked their way up steep winding paths to join the TMB and joined the trail in peak season. Not so busy they couldn’t keep a nice distance from other travellers they followed the path to the Refugio Bonatti, stopping for a picnic lunch on a small grassy knoll with spectacular views views of Mont Blanc and the Grande Jorrasses.    As they came...

Arriving a week before the rest of the family arrived to have some quiet time in the mountains whilst working from home. Guy and Basil (our dog) thought they'd make the most of the weekend.Guy packed a bag. Supplies for one night for him and Basil, his Alpkit Ordos 3 tent, sleeping bag and a PACMAT Solo for basil, only 200g and barely taking any space in the bag, it proved invaluable.Parking at Notre Dame de la Gorge, they walked up the valley. After a brief thunderstorm, while they sheltered in the boulders below the Col du Bonhomme, they pitched tent...

We arrived in the lovely village of Firle, parked up and went to the wonderful village store for picnic supplies. Walking up through the village from here we passed a fabulous wild flower verge. Taking a footpath running alongside the wheat field. From here we could see the hill we were heading for, hoping to have our picnic up on the top.  With each step we got a better look back at the view behind us, stretching for miles. Basil had a stop to take it all in. As we reached the top, the wind gusted over from the sea....