THE GOOD, THE BAD & THE UGLY

Bealach-Na-Ba

THE GOOD...
Epic views and inspiring landscapes.
1. Bealach-Na-Ba, Highlands
2. Winnats Pass, Derbyshire
3. Mennock Pass, Dumfries & Galloway
4. The Lecht, Aberdeenshire
5. Penbarra, Denbighshire

...THE BAD
Pain and suffering on two wheels.
1. Bealach-Na-Ba, Highlands
2. Hardknott Pass, Cumbria
3. Bwlch-Y-Groes, Gwynedd
4. Rosedale Chimney, Yorkshire
5. Park Rash, Yorkshire

& THE UGLY
Just plain 'orrible.
1. Porlock, Somerset
2. Shibden Wall, Yorkshire
3. Devil's Staircase, Powys
4. Challacombe Hill, Devon
5. Crowcombe Combe, Somerset

THE EASY RIDERS
If you're nice to them.
1. Box Hill, Surrey
2. Cheddar Gorge, Somerset
3. Mott Street, Essex
4. Swain's Lane, London
5. Ditchling Beacon, Sussex

MEMORIES ARE MADE OF THIS
Won't forget these in a hurry.
1. Narrowly missing sheep at 50mph when they ran out in front of me as I descended Black Mountain, Carmarthenshire.
2. Thunder, lightning, low cloud, gale force winds and driving rain on Fleet Moss, Yorkshire.
3. Old welshman (and his dog) emptying his pockets of change for the donations bucket at the Devil's Staircase, Powys.
4. Support Car up to its front axle in mud on the 99th hill - White Downs, Surrey.
5. Revisiting Challacombe Hill in Devon nearly 27 years on and STILL getting it wrong!
6. Finishing Bealach-Na-Ba at 9.34pm on a Saturday evening as the sun set (see pic above)
7. Crawling up Hardknott Pass, Cumbria with drivers and walkers shouting and blaring encouragement.
8. The craic with co-drivers Helen, Ian and Dec. Could never have done it without them.
9. Welsh Ambulance Service, Llangollen Community Hospital and Wrexham Maelor Hospital (Thank You)
10. Rounding the last bend on the last hill on the 13th day - not consecutive days, but 13 days nonetheless!

AND FINALLY - THE MOST UNDERRATED CLIMB IN THE BOOK!!!
Boltby Bank, Yorkshire
"How much did Simon give it again?...7/10?...righto...see you at the top..."