A quick check of the forecast, a few hours on the motorway, a couple of miles on foot, and we were staring smugly at this view. Here's how to find your own smash-and-grab sunset.
A few minutes after this photo was taken, with the setting sun slipping behind the highest summits in southern Britain, I saw something I'll never forget. And something that will always remind me why hauling a heavy rucksack full of camping kit up a mountain is so worth it. As evening light began to wash across the Brecon Beacons, making the landscape appear far more warm and golden than the plunging temperatures did, I looked down at the broad grassy spur separating us from nearby Cribyn. There probably wasn't another person within a couple of miles, with…
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Trail United Kingdom (Digital) - 1 Issue, May 2023