Challenging Walks In The Brecon Beacons or Black Mountains in February

Q. Hi. Some friends and I are climbing Mont Blanc next summer and have been training for the last few months. We're keen to do some walking/climbing in February in the UK and would be grateful for any advice on climbs/walks that are challenging but not dangerous in February. We'd opt for [Ben] Nevis, Snowdon and [Scafell] Pike but these are beyond our technical abilities at present, given we're we're not yet experienced with crampons and ice picks. We're all based in the London/S.E so this would be our starting point; ideally we'd like to maximise the climbing time and minimise the driving time and I estimate that Wales would be a good bet (Brecon Beacons/Black Mountains)?

Look forward to hearing from you,

Thanks

Ian Macpherson, Wallingford, Oxon

A. The Brecon Beacons and Black Mountains can get a lot of snow in February see Deep snow on Black Mountain.

However, if you still want to go and need some great walks in The Brecon Beacons see Walks, routes & maps in The Brecon Beacons National Park.

For some great walks in The Black Mountains see Walks, routes & maps in The Black Mountains area of The Brecon Beacons National Park.

To see our pick pick of the very best walks in The Brecon Beacons see Walk The Best Walks in The Brecon Beacons.

For some great walks up Ben Nevis see Walks routes maps up Ben Nevis. For some great walks up Mount Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) see Walks routes maps up Mount Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa). For some great walks up Scafell Pike see Walks routes maps up Scafell Pike

Hope this helps

Mike (Editor)

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