In the Cairngorms, “one does not look upward to spectacular peaks but downward from peaks to spectacular chasms”
Author Archives: Ross Brannigan
Of rounds and Lakeland fells
The glory is in the doing, they say, but sometimes the end is just as sweet.
Skye highs – The Trotternish Ridge Race
After 32km, 2100m, four hours and 26 minutes in the rain and wind – how good was that? Incredible.
A step into the unknown – climate change and Scotland’s outdoors
Climate change is throwing uncertainty into our wild landscapes – what we do at home will affect the places we love.
Beinn a’ Ghlo, goats and Gaelic
Sweeping corries, rocky peaks and a 1937 entry in the Journal of Animal Ecology.
What can we learn from Nan Shepherd? To go to the hills with sense
After IWD2019 and World Book Day, what can we learn from the woman who shook up outdoor’s writing forever?
The Bad Run
How do you deal with a bad run in the hills?
The 360-degree view
Somehow, the view now goes beyond my visual boundaries. The effort, the movement, the senses are all contributors to the perception.
The year of the wind – Carnethy 5 2019
We started in army formation, had entered the battle, and here we were strewn across the battlefield.
Mountains of the mind #TimeToTalk
I have made it beyond the trees, the sun has come up, and for now my rock is still and silent. But, there will always be times when the wind picks up and you are knocked from your place.
Ross Runs Wild 