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
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
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
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
Friday’s forecast was great for the mountains and as we were heading for a weekend on Skye, why not bag … Continue reading The Mountains of the South Glenshiel Ridge
Walking in Cairngorm means walking in sub – Arctic tundra, but it is a much richer, more beautiful tundra than … Continue reading Bynack Mor and a Cairngorm Wild Camp
Just when you thought climbing the Munros couldn’t get any tougher, along comes winter to add another few layers of … Continue reading The Munros in Winter: a Glenshee Duo
The Black Mount is one of my favourite areas. It’s wild and beautiful, just south of Glencoe and edged by … Continue reading The Secret Lochan of Stob a’ Choire Odhair
For many years, Simon’s Mountain (translated from the Gaelic ) was a favourite shortish hill walk for us, as it’s … Continue reading The Arrochar Alps’ Beinn Ime
There are many mountains called Ben More in Scotland, a name which means the Big Hill; Gaelic names are usually … Continue reading Mull’s Ben More – a superb island Munro
