Another sunny day, another winter adventure in the mountains of Scotland. This time we were heading for the Tarmachan Ridge. After doing three walks in four days the previous week in fantastic winter conditions…
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Our second day on the West Highland Way started with the sound of waves lapping against the rocks on the shore. We emerged from our tents, legs wobbling like jelly from the previous day's effort…
The weather was so good yesterday that I just had to get outside. I still have an injury in my achilles tendon though so hillwalking was off the cards. Carron Valley on the mountain bike seemed like the answer then…
Upon waking up at Sligachan Campsite on the Isle of Skye, I peered out of my tent to gaze upon the imposing summit of Sgurr nan Gillean, expecting to be hit by a wave of warm sunshine…
I've driven through Glencoe more times than I can remember since I started hillwalking, each time always looking up to the Pap of Glencoe in wonderment at it's fine shape and great vantage point…
Standing only 494 metres high, Sgurr na Stri on the Isle of Skye sits well and truly in the shadow of the mighty Cuillin hills but that doesn't make this small coastal hill any less interesting. It's famed for possessing arguably the best view in Scotland …
It was Friday 21st October and my alarm was ringing like any other morning. Except it wasn’t any other morning, I was in the Isle of Skye and I was about to interview to be one of Columbia’s next Directors of Toughness. I looked outside and caught a glimpse of the Cuillin…
We woke up early to see the sunrise from our clifftop bothy at Rubha Hunish, where we spent the previous night. This also allowed us a very early start to the walking on our first full day on the Skye Trail…
After months of discussing then weeks of planning and preparing, the day for Jack and I to start the Skye Trail finally came. It had started out as just an off the cuff idea when Jack insisted he was going to…
After five years of hillwalking, I have finally wild camped up the hills! Years of excuses and not finding the time or money to do it are finally over. Not wanting to go too far from home for my first outing, I thought Dumyat up the Ochil Hills in Stirling would be my best bet…