Bagging all 13 historic county tops in Wales

Bagging all 13 historic county tops in Wales

About four years ago, Edita and I decided to start bagging the highest point in each of the UK’s counties. A couple of weeks ago, we finished the last of the thirteen historic county tops in Wales. They contain some enjoyable hills that we may not otherwise have explored.

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Plynlimon: traversing the five tops of the fruitiest mountain in Wales

Plynlimon: traversing the five tops of the fruitiest mountain in Wales

Plynlimon, is a complex mountain of multiple rolling summits connected by broad ridges. It is the source of Britain’s longest river, the Severn, and its fourth longest, the River Wye. I have been meaning to climb it for many years, and over Easter I had my chance.

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