Adventure walks for teenagers?

Q. I want to get out into the hills this summer, and am trying to 'persuade' my 14 year old son to come with me. Although he is very fit and a good scrambler/climber, as a teenager he is not keen on long, flat(ish) walks. Can anyone suggest a hill/mountain/fell that contains an element of climbing, without the need for any special equipment - ideally in Yorkshire, but also the Lakes or Scotland/Wales - maybe something like Brimham Rocks, but more of it! Thanks for any suggestions

Michael Parr, Leeds

A. Start with Striding Edge - see Walks:

• c213 Helvellyn from Glenridding

• c220 Helvellyn via Striding Edge from Glenridding

• c264 The Grisedale Round from Patterdale

• c269 The Grisedale Horseshoe from Patterdale

• c427 Helvellyn via Striding Edge from Patterdale

. . . and if he likes that you can progress to Sharp Edge - see Walks:

• c117 Blencathra and Knowe Crags (Blease Fell) via Sharp Edge from Scales

• c191 The Glendermackin Round from Mungrisdale

• c245 Blencathra from Mungrisdale

• c383 Blencathra via Sharp Edge from Scales

. . . and then Crib Goch - see Walks:

• gw136 The Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) Horseshoe from Pen-y-Pass

• gw153 Crib Goch from Pen-y-Pass

• gw198 The Welsh 3000's (Snowdon Area) from Pen-y-Pass

NB If you click on any of the walk links above and then the 'See Pictures of this walk' link you will get an idea of what it is like.

Hope this helps

Mike (Editor)

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