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How Difficult are UK mountain trips?
Choosing the Right Adventure | City Mountaineering At City Mountaineering, our mission is simple: to make sustainable mountain adventures accessible to everyone — no matter your experience or ability. Whether you’re new to hiking or ready for your next big challenge, choosing the right trip is key to making your adventure safe, enjoyable, and rewarding. Our
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Trekking Kilimanjaro – by Victoria Keenan
Overcoming Doubts: My Journey to Conquer Mount Kilimanjaro I was never that interested in hiking. Having grown up…
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Blood and Mountain: Menstruation on the Trail
Menstruating is a bore at the best of times… How often have I done the math on my…
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How to Get Fit for the Mountains
This is, without doubt, one of most frequently asked questions we receive here at City Mountaineering. And it’s…
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Five Mountain Birds You Need to Know
Birds can be a bit of a mystery to people. That flying habit of theirs makes identifying them…
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Life in Lockdown
Monday 16th March: I was collecting a group from Glasgow train station for some snowy fun in The…
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Britain’s Absent Predators…
‘You’ll need this’, I was told as I was handed a bright red canister. I tried to work…
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Comfortable being Uncomfortable
Everything is comfortable. “I have stopped issuing sugar now, and our meals consist of seal meat and blubber…
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The Grand Plan
“There was nowhere to go but everywhere, so just keep on rolling under the stars”– Jack Kerouac, On…
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Winter Tales (2019)
“To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist. That is all”– Oscar Wilde Reflecting…
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Wild Scotland!
“There are two seasons in Scotland. June and Winter…”– Billy Connolly Hiking in North West Scotland The week…
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Feel Alive!
“Mountains, like men, have their history. They too are born, grow old, decay and die. ‘Do they also…
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The Fear is Real!
“I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man…
Small Groups.
94% are solo travellers and with never more than 8 people per trip we guarantee a personal experience for all
Off Track.
With expert local knowledge and qualified guides we will take you away from the crowds, off the beaten track
Sustainable.
Promoting train travel & using local produce offers a perfect balance of adventure and sustainability
No Hassle.
Travel, transfers, accommodation, any technical kit and guided hiking is included in all our trips
Out of the City, Into the Mountains
All inclusive adventures from the city to the mountains.