INDIVIDUAL ODYSSEYS
Alternative mountain challenges
“For five heady days I barely remembered Covid existed”
In his 1973 book A Coast to Coast Walk, Alfred Wainwright encouraged walkers “to devise with the aid of maps their own cross-country marathons and not be merely followers of other people’s routes”. Quintin Lake’s epic coastal walk is one example of this spirit; and here are six other intrepid enthusiasts who have created their own unique, challenging journeys.