“Pen y Fan ‘topped’ this morning.”
“I lost my dear Father to lymphoma in October and it’s been a roller coaster ride of grief and depression. It has not been easy for my family and me, especially trying to celebrate a Christmas and New Year without him.
“I took to the hills on New Year’s Eve and set off on my first hillwalk since July, to an epic hill in the north-west of Scotland that you might have heard of... Suilven. I couldn’t have had better weather for it, and now I like to think my Dad always walks beside me on every hillwalk.
The healing power of the mountains is something else.” MATTHEW MACKENZIE
“Life is tough at the moment – I’m grieving my husband, and dealing with my own trauma condition – but mountains are always a place of relief and release. New Year’s Day found me on Helvellyn in extremely high wind with good friends and I felt fully alive. Now to make mountain plans for 2022…” KATE ARMSTRONG
“I left my husband in May ’21, moved out in September ’21, and I’ve struggled with New Year. I’ve cancelled plans, made excuses and had panic attacks. This morning, I pulled on my big girl pants and headed out. True tonic! No mountains but it proves that the outdoors is good for you.” LYNSEY GALLANT
“Ben Nevis completed, and I can say that mountains really are for the mind...
“Today marked the last day and mountain of our trip around the Lakes and Scotland – we’ve been touring around in our motorhome called Dora. Today was challenging but we LOVED IT! What an adventure! We’re raring to go for 2022.” STEPHANIE HOLMES
“My 8-year-old has sensory processing disorder and Autism spectrum disorder. He has a fear of heights and panics. Today he achieved something special – a hike up Ben Nevis.” MACCA J LEE