In the Cairngorms, “one does not look upward to spectacular peaks but downward from peaks to spectacular chasms”
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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.
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.
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.”
Feet above the clouds – Creag Mhor and Beinn Sheasgarnich
We could not look down, like gods, on some dominion below. Instead, we looked out, for miles upon miles at the other ranges of hills – some still red dots on Munro maps, waiting to be explored.
Ross Runs Wild 