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Ashness Bridge and Surprise View

Our GDPR Commitment

01st August 2018

Our General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) commitment

Mountain Walks has always been committed to protecting the data, sensitive information and privacy of all our clients and staff. We do not share any of your data with third-parties and would only do so with your express permission and ensuring you retain full control of your data.

We are committed to protecting your data; we are committed to never using it inappropriately; and we are committed to honesty and transparency when it comes to data and privacy. We fully comply with all GDPR requirements. We have evaluated...

Weekly Round-up – dramatic Snowdon sunset

31st July 2018

The weather dramatically changed this week but thankfully we managed to run all our walks without any issues. Snowdonia was battered by strong winds and torrential rain but it didn’t stop our groups heading up to the top of Snowdon to enjoy a truly amazing sunset.

The weather has been awful, but we still went ahead and we had a bit of good luck with a gap in the weather. 30 walkers took on Snowdon on Saturday evening with the hope of seeing a sunset. Everyone...

Grasmere Walks: 8 of the best walks from Grasmere

26th July 2018

Grasmere Walks: 8 of the best walks from Grasmere   Grasmere   Grasmere Walks #1 – Silver Howe Silver Howe: this is one of our favourite Grasmere walks. Silver Howe looms over Grasmere and is a great place to spend...

The Snowdon Horseshoe

22nd June 2018

There are great mountain walks, there are epic mountain walks, and there is the Snowdon Horseshoe. Great, epic and intense. Spectacularly rugged and breathlessly beautiful, the Snowdon Horseshoe will send tingles down the spine of anyone who has an interest in hill walking. This is Snowdonia at its very best – a place of brutish, rugged peaks that skyrocket from the valley floor to summit in the blink of an eye.

The drama builds with every step of this dramatic scramble around the rugged steep ridges of Snowdon’s mighty Cwm Dyli. Below, a vast amphitheatre awaits, surrounded by the high, craggy peaks of Snowdon, Garnedd Ugain, Y Lliwedd and the legendary...