These terribly beautiful hills inspire a fearsome joy. There is much to relish, and much to revere.
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The giant’s playground
In the Cairngorms, “one does not look upward to spectacular peaks but downward from peaks to spectacular chasms”
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?
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.
Devil’s Burdens – ‘Total chaos, but just brilliant’
“Should you pick that day for your visit [to the Lomond Hills], you’re likely to encounter a steady stream of pale, wiry red-faced folk wearing little else than shorts and a warm hat.”
Ross Runs Wild 