Hill Walking

Become one with the rain

I have decided to become one with the rain. No one told us here in the UK summer had been cancelled; they just [...]

I took one look at myself in the photo and realised I’ve been eating my way to paradise, well an early grave at [...]

“It’s not too far down, I think I can jump it,” announced John, he’s on all fours peering over the edge of a [...]

The atmosphere at the shop counter is becoming noticeably tense. I’ve been here too long, I can tell. “That’s £1.50,” the shop [...]

Drumnadrochit, around 13 miles from Inverness is a great place to take your granny. There’s a fine castle, even if it’s a bit [...]

I once went on a Leave no Trace course designed to teach you how to be environmentally friendly in the outdoors. We had [...]

One of the great things about hill walking is that it is the perfect excuse to eat all the unhealthy food you want [...]

I’m on the final summit push, legs aching and the scorching sun searing my flesh and you know the most amazing thing…I’m in [...]

The approach to Ryvoan bothy, described in the above post, is another great granny walk. The walk to the green Lochan, you pass [...]

In May I visited a night club in the centre of the Cairngorm Mountains. I can hear the outcry now at the sacrilege [...]