Map reading and mountain navigation courses [NEW]
Do you long to go mountain walking but lack the skills to find your way around? There are two ways you can deal with this, either go with a guide – and there are no shortage of guided walking trips available; or learn about map reading and mountain navigation so that you can take to the hills when ever you fancy. We joined Wild-Wales on one of their 'Map reading and mountain navigation' courses to find out how easy it is to learn.

Wild climbing in Snowdonia, with Wild Wales [June 2002]
Wild Wales offer their own particular approach to climbing and scrambling in the mountains of Snowdonia, in North Wales – with small group sizes and a delight in keeping away from the well worn routes, their local knowledge pays rich rewards for climbers who don't want to just follow the crowd.

Cwm Eigiau circuit [October 2001]
Rob Collister describes a day walking in the mountains of North Wales. Rob is an International Mountain Guide, a keen walker, climber, skiier and one of the team behind Wild Wales. Wild Wales offer t rips walking, hiking, scrambling and climbing in the area in and around Snowdonia. The highest mountain in Wales, Snowdon, and the other hills and mountains of the Snowdonia National Park and its environs offer a tremendous area of natural beauty, some exhilarating walks, some challenging climbs and scrambles, and lots of history.