Articles – Mapping Mountains

Introduction

The posts appearing on the Mapping Mountains site that have not been categorised under their own page heading will appear on this page.  Brief details appear below with hyperlinks to the blog post.

Terms applied to Hill Status alteration

The standard three terms to describe status alteration in a hill list; addition, reclassification and deletion are joined by a fourth term; exclusion.

On Location with S4C

Filming with S4C on Ynys Tywyn in Porthmadog.

In Search of Penlan

Visiting Penlan, the house Neil Ansell lived in for five years off grid amongst the Welsh hills and which took centre stage in the book entitled Deep Country.

Welsh Highlands – Uchafion Cymru

Second update to the list detailing transition to P10 Subs and dispensing with the two 490m Sub categories.

Mapping Mountains – 2022 Retrospective

The past year in review.

On Location with Elliot Windmill

Inspiration gained from Dull Men.

The Relative Hills Society (RHSoc) - Talk

Welsh Place-Name Research.

Topographical Regions,Sub-Regions and Groups

Understanding the Welsh land mass.

Mapping Mountains – 2021 Retrospective

The past year in review.

Rhinog Fach (SH 664 270) – New Marilyn

The survey of Rhinog Fach that resulted in it being reclassified to a new Marilyn.

Bache Hill – a question finally answered

The survey of Bache Hill (SO 213 636) and its conclusions.

Mapping Mountains – 2020 Retrospective

The past year in review.

Life Under Lockdown

Covid-19 and living under lockdown.

Mapping Mountains – 2019 Retrospective

The past year in review.

Mapping Mountains – Trimble Surveys– Bannau Brycheiniog

An examination of the drop of Pen y Fan (SO 012 215).

On Location at Ffordd Pen Llech– The Steepest Street in the World

An article detailing the surveys behind Ffordd Pen Llech and its recognition by Guinness World Records as the Steepest Street in the World.

The Welsh P15s

The completion of eight years of work – listing the whole of Wales down to P15 with P14s as subs.

On Location with ITV Wales, BBC Radio Wales and S4C Newyddion

Filming at the base of Foel Penolau in the Rhinogydd.

Mapping Mountains – 2018 Retrospective

The past year in review.




On Location with Janet Ruth Davies

Photo shoot with a research photographer specialising in the erratics of Snowdonia.

On Location with Channel 5 News

Filming on Fan y Big in the Bannau Brycheiniog.




Mapping Mountains – Trimble Surveys– Rhinogydd

1^st April celebratory article detailing the discovery of Ben Tŵr as a new P30.

Introducing the Britfours

An article introducing the concept of the Britfours.

Mapping Mountains – 2017 Retrospective

The past year in review.

Completing 1,000 Welsh P30s

Praising P30s whilst completing 1,000 Welsh P30s atop Bryn y Fan.




On Location with Stream Publishing

Photo shoot on location in Cumbria with Stream Publishing.




Mapping Mountains – 2016 Retrospective

The past year in review.




Rob Woodall completes the 1,000ft hills

UKHillwalking article on Rob’s completion of the Welsh, English and Manx 1,000ft hills.




Reclassifications to the 2,000ft Mountains of Wales and of England – The Nuttalls

Detailing the reclassifications to the Nuttalls list since first publication.




Prospective Ordnance Survey Datum Change and the effect on Mountain Heights

Developing the theme from a Sunday Times article.




Mapping Mountains – 2015 Retrospective

The past year in review.

Dull Men of Great Britain –Book Launch

The book launch of the ‘Dull Men of Great Britain’ at Stanfords in London.




Lost Loves and Rekindled Friendships

A day on the hill with a difference.




Dull Men of Great Britain

Authored by Leland Carlson the ‘Dull Men of Great Britain’ is a book celebrating the passion of everyday, mundane things in life, including mountain measuring.

Mountain Biking the Hill Boundary of Powys

An account of a ten day mountain bike circumnavigation of Wales’s largest county; Powys, including visiting the high point of each of the eight 2,000ft mountain ranges within the county; bikes included.  Day 1.  Day 2.  Day 3.  Day 4.  Day 5.  Day 6.  Day 7.  Day 8.  Day 9.  Day 10.  Travel Journal and Statistics.

Beginnings – Article for Man Crates

Article based on formative experience of discovering the great outdoors.

On Location with ARD

Filming on location in the Sottish Highlands with ARD.




On Location with Daria Martin

Filming on location in Snowdonia with Daria Martin.

Mapping Mountains – 2014 Retrospective

The past year in review.

Scattering my Father’s Ashes

An account of when I took my father’s ashes to the place where he had asked me to scatter them.

Visiting the Land of Y Pedwarau Video Log, Conception and Creation

Alex Cameron details the conception and creation behind his video log to visiting the north Wales Pedwarau hills.

Anton Ciritis Completes Y Pedwarau

On the 9^th September Anton Ciritis became the second person to complete Y Pedwarau; the 400m P30 hills of Wales.

Visiting John and Anne Nuttall

John and Anne Nuttall are prize winning authors of numerous guide books including the two volume guide to ‘The Mountains of England and Wales’.  This is an account of what has become an annual visit.

In Search of the ‘Lost’ Welsh Mountain

UKHillwalking published an article on the survey of Craig Berwyn.  Only ‘discovered’ in the late 1980’s the hill is the highest in Y Berwyn.

Hill Sleuth Myrddyn Goes in Search of the ‘Missing’ Berwyn Mountain

An article published on the Grough website on the survey of Craig Berwyn.  This hill is the highest in Y Berwyn and had only been ‘discovered’ in the late 1980’s.

Corronoher (R 409 310) – New Irish Marilyn

In March 2014 Corronoher was promoted into the ranks of Irish Marilyns.  This is a detailed account on how Clem’s last Marilyn update took 13 years to instigate.

Marilyn Man Goes Underground for a Hole New List

Alan Dawson’s novel idea for a new list to ‘The Relative Holes of Britain’, this article was first published on the Grough website.

Outdoor Enthusiast Seeks to List Britain’s ‘Holes’

Alan Dawson’s very different concept in listing ‘The Relative Holes of Britain’, this article was first published on the Ordnance Survey blog.