BEN MACDUI AND AMAZING LOCH AVON
Start: Cairngorm Mountain Car Park(9 miles from Aviemore) Distance: 20km Ascent: 1400m or 4,600 feet Time Taken: 9.75 hours Loch … Continue reading BEN MACDUI AND AMAZING LOCH AVON
Category: CLIMBING THE MUNROS
ALPENGLOW AND GHOST RAINBOWS – THE JOYS OF A WINTER HIKE
Start: Glenshee Ski Centre Distance: 8 miles Ascent :600m Time taken: 6hrs 15mins Setting the alarm for 5.30am with only … Continue reading ALPENGLOW AND GHOST RAINBOWS – THE JOYS OF A WINTER HIKE
CARN MOR DEARG – AND THE BEST VIEW OF BEN NEVIS
For the best view of the UK’s highest mountain, Ben Nevis, this one is the one to climb…on an excellent (mostly) path…3 hours to the top. Continue reading CARN MOR DEARG – AND THE BEST VIEW OF BEN NEVIS
CLIMBING BEN LOMOND
Ascent: 974m/3,195 feet; time we took to summit – 2.5 hrs. Distance: 13.2km or 8.2miles. Start – Rowardennan car park … Continue reading CLIMBING BEN LOMOND
THE BEST OF GLENCOE
One of the most famous of glens, steeped in tragedy and translating as ‘The Glen of Weeping’ this is also … Continue reading THE BEST OF GLENCOE
CORROUR – THE UK’s MOST REMOTE STATION AND OUTDOOR HEAVEN
The beautiful little railway station at Corrour is the most remote in Britain. It is slap bang in the middle … Continue reading CORROUR – THE UK’s MOST REMOTE STATION AND OUTDOOR HEAVEN
CLIMBING BEN NEVIS – THE MOUNTAIN WITH ITS HEAD IN THE CLOUDS
After years of avoiding it, FINALLY we set out to climb Britain’s highest mountain. Why was I so set against … Continue reading CLIMBING BEN NEVIS – THE MOUNTAIN WITH ITS HEAD IN THE CLOUDS
Two Munros and a Wild Camp in Cairngorm NP
June 21st : To the Loch I love a wild, high lochan and even better if we can camp on … Continue reading Two Munros and a Wild Camp in Cairngorm NP
Up Close and Personal with the Aonach Eagach Ridge
Not in a million years could I do the famous scrambly and exposed ridge walk that is Glencoe’s Notched Ridge … Continue reading Up Close and Personal with the Aonach Eagach Ridge
In the High Wilderness above Glenshee
Sometimes we love to treat ourselves to a beautiful hotel, as a reward for a hike into the wilds. Dalmunzie … Continue reading In the High Wilderness above Glenshee
THE BEST OF SCOTLAND 