Hiking, Scrambling, Mountaineering, and Climbing

They're big cushy trailrunners with a high stack height. If you're not used to the stack/don't have strong ankles, you could easily roll an ankle. Also, they'll got shredded by a high route, also they're grippy but not Bushido grippy. Also probably too chunky to maneuver your feet in properly technical terrain. I have them and wear them a lot but wouldn't tackle scree in them for example.

They're ASICS Sonomas, so pretty lightweight with a foamy sole. Possibly not hardy enough for the terrain you're describing.

You can use your phone and OSMand or whatever bike planner is use, but it won't have everything. Editorial alpina are the best maps but you don't really need them, unless you want to buy them.
If you need to find GPX routes, look on Wikiloc.

As JB said mostly. Bushidos are skyrunning shoes, they have low stack and a rock plate they're designed for alpine or high route terrain. Speedgoats are softer sole, a lot more stack and chusion and wider sole, plus no rock plate, they're designes for nice fire trails or cut dirt alpine trails, not scree or boulder hopping.
Sure you could use them for that, but they wouldn't be optimum and I wouldn't recommend it to someone.

Just saw this short doc about this guy soloing 12 routes up to 7a on Saxon sandstone

In the first minute the guy pulls up on a HHSB and does a skid, what a legend

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUkWIT-eWXI

Did the Cuillin Ridge in a day with @IdealStandard back in June and I can’t stop thinking about how much fun it was. We set off from Glenbrittle at 2.45am with some cold coffee in a soft flask, trudged up to the ride in time for sunrise, and arrived at the Slig for a burger and Guinness at 5pm. Took a small rack and a 6mm tagline so we were fast and light, and with wall to wall sunshine, route finding was a doddle. We had the climbs to ourselves (apart from the InnPinn, but folks were happy for us to solo past them) and everything went v smoothly - 10/10 day. We then posted our climbing stuff back to Bristol and cycled the Hebridean Way. A trip 100% by public transport and bikes - winner!

I know it’s seen as the UK’s only alpine-like route, but any recommendations for other great ridge routes/link ups that are smaller objectives? Or similar days out in the Alps we can put on the bucket list for another season?

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So cool, love it. I have never done any of these but the other classic ridges that I am aware of are Liathach traverse, Aonach Eagach, Forcan Ridge on The Saddle, and the An Teallach traverse.

I was on Skye in Feb but totally clagged in. Walked up to Coire Lagan in the pissing rain then went to the Talisker distillery ;)

Cuillin Ridge

I just googled it to read about it, and BMC site had a list of others at the bottom of the article, might be of interest.

https://www.thebmc.co.uk/how-to-scramble-the-cuillin-ridge

https://lakelandway.uk/

That's a very relaxing website.

https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/highlands-islands/6035812/second-glencoe-victim-named/

Bit late to the party here, but congrats on a big day - looks like absolutely perfect conditions, more than a bit jealous (not sure I've ever been near the ridge without a liberal dose of GoreTex)

that is grim. Got to be highly unusual that a guided party in Scotland in summer is involved in a fatal accident. Reminder that things can go wrong very quickly no matter how experienced you are.

nsfw:

https://twitter.com/northerner_the/status/1688103904267882496

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66471990

K2: Climbers deny walking by dying guide in bid to break record

Went up Cader Idris. Was 8 hours round trip. Very tiring. Will take a map and more water next time. The child did excellently though.

Nice scenery of course. Wales is pretty.

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Better footwear and a stick would be nice. And a quad bike.

No queue for the summit though I assume?

No, the route up we took was super quiet, in the first half we only saw two walkers and a pair of cyclists. From then on it was busier but no queues. Maybe a dozen people at or near the summit. Glad we didn't go up Snowdon in the end

On a beautiful day like that as well, perfect

I love Cadair Idris - possibly my favourite in Snowdon. Did you go via Llyn Cau? You got lucky with the weather - I must have been up three or four times and have only had decent views once!

Barmouth in the distance there too, which I believe they've resigned to losing to the rising tides of climate change?

(Edit: Fairborne https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/environment/2019/may/18/this-is-a-wake-up-call-the-villagers-who-could-be-britains-first-climate-refugees)

Yes, was great weather. Started earlyish so not too hot at the start

Parked at Llanfihangel-y-pennant and then walked and walked.

Good afternoon hive mind... Headtorch advice needed - ideally under 50 quid. Needs to double-up for night hike and then be used for dusk trail runs this winter. Would like >2hrs of decent light without recharge (I know some start off bright, then have an auto fade thing after a short amount of time, as I fell foul of this borrowing someone's Petzl thing last year). Red light not required. Function + comfortable strap > weightweenieness. Don't need helmet compatibility.

Probably hard to go worng with a basic Petzl (£20 from uncle bezos )

AAA batteries will last for HOOOOOOUUUURRRS