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Ready to help when the chips are down

13 August 2012
Ready to help when the chips are down

Ready to help when the chips are down

13 August 2012

IT was a long time ago but I remember the day vividly. I was climbing a route on Ben Nevis when I fell and broke my ankle. My companions helped me…


Cashing in on Money Hill

05 August 2012
Cashing in on Money Hill

Cashing in on Money Hill

05 August 2012

THE Lairig Ghru’s high point at the Pools of Dee looked forbidding. With the cloud lowering over the 4000ft giants on either side and heavy showers…


Cashing in on Money Hill

05 August 2012
Cashing in on Money Hill

Cashing in on Money Hill

05 August 2012

THE Lairig Ghru’s high point at the Pools of Dee looked forbidding. With the cloud lowering over the 4000ft giants on either side and heavy showers…


Joy of the Tilt

08 July 2012
Joy of the Tilt

Joy of the Tilt

08 July 2012

I NEVER tire of visiting Glen Tilt – it has to be one of Scotland’s most beautiful glens, largely because the track through it, a former drove…


Joy of the Tilt

08 July 2012
Joy of the Tilt

Joy of the Tilt

08 July 2012

I NEVER tire of visiting Glen Tilt – it has to be one of Scotland’s most beautiful glens, largely because the track through it, a former drove…


A chapter closes but lots more adventures to be done

17 June 2012
A chapter closes but lots more adventures to be done

A chapter closes but lots more adventures to be done

17 June 2012

ONLY a hill, but all of life to me, up there between the sunset and the sea. The poet, as far as I know, is anonymous, but this line rings true for me…


A chapter closes but lots more adventures to be done

17 June 2012
A chapter closes but lots more adventures to be done

A chapter closes but lots more adventures to be done

17 June 2012

ONLY a hill, but all of life to me, up there between the sunset and the sea. The poet, as far as I know, is anonymous, but this line rings true for me…


Saddled up for switchback ride

03 June 2012
Saddled up for switchback ride

Saddled up for switchback ride

03 June 2012

IT ranks as one of the finest mountain scrambles in Scotland – the traverse of the Forcan Ridge to a Munro prize at the end, The Saddle.


Saddled up for switchback ride

03 June 2012
Saddled up for switchback ride

Saddled up for switchback ride

03 June 2012

IT ranks as one of the finest mountain scrambles in Scotland – the traverse of the Forcan Ridge to a Munro prize at the end, The Saddle.


‘Dull’ hill with a dramatic side

06 May 2012
‘Dull’ hill with a dramatic side

‘Dull’ hill with a dramatic side

06 May 2012

THERE are no dull hills, only dull people. It’s a saying that sticks in my mind when anyone calls a hill “dull” or “uninspiring”.


‘Dull’ hill with a dramatic side

06 May 2012
‘Dull’ hill with a dramatic side

‘Dull’ hill with a dramatic side

06 May 2012

THERE are no dull hills, only dull people. It’s a saying that sticks in my mind when anyone calls a hill “dull” or “uninspiring”.


Chill out at Skye country retreat

03 May 2012
Chill out at Skye country retreat

Chill out at Skye country retreat

03 May 2012

IF you’re looking for “get away from it all”, you’ve struck gold with this former hunting lodge of the MacDonald clan, steeped in history and tucked away…


Treading on ancient ground

15 April 2012
Treading on ancient ground

Treading on ancient ground

15 April 2012

VENTURE above Ullapool into Assynt and you enter a world of distinctive peaks with striking outlines, built of rocks dating back millions of years. This…


Aiming high to make it third time lucky

18 March 2012
Aiming high to make it third time lucky

Aiming high to make it third time lucky

18 March 2012

HIGH hills don’t have a monopoly on the best views. Often it’s lower summits that provide them, and that’s certainly the case with a Corbett neighbouring…


From Jacobite stone to royal cairns in the Cromdale Hills

19 February 2012
From Jacobite stone to royal cairns in the Cromdale Hills

From Jacobite stone to royal cairns in the Cromdale Hills

19 February 2012

THE solitary stone sits alongside a couple of lonesome pines on a track high above the village of Cromdale on Speyside. Marked as Clach nam Piobair –…


Sailing on high in the Fannichs

29 January 2012
Sailing on high in the Fannichs

Sailing on high in the Fannichs

29 January 2012

THE mist parted suddenly and the summit pinnacle of Sgurr nan Clach Geala reared up like the prow of a great ship.


A slippery slope to a lifetime of winter fun

22 January 2012
A slippery slope to a lifetime of winter fun

A slippery slope to a lifetime of winter fun

22 January 2012

A winter skills course run by Glenmore Lodge, learning the basics of competent movement on the mountains in winter


Taking the Mick after a blizzard on the Ben

01 January 2012
Taking the Mick after a blizzard on the Ben

Taking the Mick after a blizzard on the Ben

01 January 2012

WITH snow and ice covering the Ullapool road early on a winter’s morning, I was seriously worried whether I’d be able to reach the start of my walk in…


One Munro to go after Alpine start in Fisherfield

11 December 2011
One Munro to go after Alpine start in Fisherfield

One Munro to go after Alpine start in Fisherfield

11 December 2011

J?OHN shook me awake. After a night of fitful sleep in the tent I had fallen into a dream-filled slumber and didn’t hear the alarm. ?It was 4 o’clock…


Wide vistas await on the Mound of the Herdsman

13 November 2011
Wide vistas await on the Mound of the Herdsman

Wide vistas await on the Mound of the Herdsman

13 November 2011

?YOU don’t have to climb high hills to get the best views, and one stand out example is Meall a’ Bhuachaille in the Cairngorms. At 810 metres, ranking…


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