Posts in category "Gear"
- 2025
- March
- › A WEEK IN THE LIFE OF A MOUNTAIN CLUB'S DAY TRIP ORGANISER
- February
- › FROM THE BIG GREY MAN TO THE GREAT WHITE OPEN ON BEN MACDUI
- January
- › NO-SNOW JANUARY DAY ON BEINN CHABHAIR WAS MORE LIKE SPRING
- 2024
- November
- › DEEP SOFT SNOW, DRAMATIC CLOUD AND INVERSIONS: THE FIRST KISS OF WINTER
- August
- › BEAUTY AND THE BLEAK: IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF A BOTHY RECLUSE
- June
- › THE TROUBLE WITH HILL TROUSERS AND THE JOY OF SOCKS
- May
- › FINDING SPACE: A HILLWALKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY
- March
- › RUNNING ON EMPTY (AGAIN): THE POWER OF THE POWER NAP
- › RUNNING ON EMPTY: DAY OF STRUGGLE ON TYNDRUM CORBETTS
- January
- › WINTER PERFECTION AND A LESSON ON THE LIMITATIONS OF MICRO SPIKES
- 2023
- October
- › EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE IN THE LAND OF LIGHT
- September
- › COPING WITH DIFFERING DEGREES OF WETNESS IN THE MOUNTAINS
- July
- › LESSONS FROM A LONG DAY OF STRUGGLE IN STIFLING HEAT
- April
- › THRILL AND BEAUTY OF A DEEP SNOW REPRISE ON THE GLEN LYON HORSESHOE
- March
- › REFLECTIONS ON A DAY OF SORROW ABOVE GLEN COE
- January
- › GOING NOWHERE FAST IN THE SNOWY DEPTHS OF GLEN DOLL
- 2022
- November
- › FORGETTING EYE PROTECTION WAS BIG MISTAKE IN WINTER SUN
- October
- › MUNRO BEERS NON-STARTER AND A SHEEP POO COCKTAIL
- September
- › SKYE WATERCOLOUR AND THE DAY EVERYTHING WENT WRONG
- June
- › WHY SEANA BHRAIGH WILL ALWAYS HAVE A PLACE IN STEVE'S HEART
- May
- › THE NOSTALGIA OF A WET AND WILD DAY ON BRIDGE OF ORCHY MUNROS
- March
- › DAY OF TOIL IN DEEP, SOFT SNOW ON THE ATHOLL HILLS
- January
- › TROSSACHS WINTER TRAVERSE WITH WINTER POSTED MISSING
- › AN UNSETTLING ENCOUNTER DURING NIGHT IN REMOTE BOTHY
- › SUNBATHING IN DECEMBER ABOVE THE AONACH EAGACH
- 2021
- December
- › MOUNTAIN MAN NICK'S POIGNANT MUNRO MISSION AT THE AGE OF 80
- › THE WEEKEND WE WERE ABANDONED IN WINTRY GLEN DOLL
- October
- › THE MIRACLE OF STAYING DRY IN THE MONADHLIATH WETLANDS
- August
- › HEATWAVE HILLS – AND WATERPROOFS – IN ARKAIG AND KINTAIL
- July
- › SIMPLE MOUNTAIN SLIPS THAT CAN HAVE SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES
- May
- › THE JOYS OF MIXED-UP MAY IN THE MOUNTAINS
- › MOUNTAIN EDUCATION AND THE BEST WAY FORWARD
- January
- › GUEST BLOG: MUNRO MUSINGS OF NEW 'COMPLEATIST' ILONA
- 2020
- December
- › THE DANGER OF MAKING ASSUMPTIONS IN THE MOUNTAINS
- November
- › MEET THE WALKER WHO DOES ALL HER MOUNTAINS CAR-FREE
- September
- › TAKING THE FIRST STEPS ON THE GREAT MOUNTAIN LEARNING CURVE
- › NO SUMMITS REQUIRED FOR CLASSIC CIRCUIT INTO HEART OF THE CAIRNGORMS
- July
- › THE ONLY NORMAL IN RETURN TO THE MOUNTAINS IS THE WEATHER
- June
- › MIDGES, CLEGS AND ZEBRAS – THE BITEBACK STARTS HERE
- › BING CROSBY, DONALD TRUMP AND THE ART OF STAYING POSITIVE
- May
- › MOUNTAINS BY MOONLIGHT – THE FINAL CHAPTER
- March
- › THE JOYS OF WANDERING IN AN EMPTY WINTER LANDSCAPE
- January
- › TEAMWORK IS KEY IN MOUNTAIN RESCUE – ON AND OFF THE HILL
- › LOWERING HILL EXPECTATIONS IS A GOOD PLAN FOR WINTER MONTHS
- 2019
- December
- › HEARTENING TO SEE THAT YOUNGSTERS KNOW THE SCORE WITH NATURE
- › SOMETHING TO MAKE YOU SHIVER: MOUNTAIN FEARS AND PHOBIAS
- November
- › WINTER MOUNTAIN WEARINESS AND THE DJOKOVIC FACTOR
- › MOUNTAIN SURVIVAL IN THE BAD OLD DAYS OF ALCOHOL AND COTTON
- › GOLDEN AUTUMN MORNINGS WITH OLD FRIENDS IN KINTAIL
- July
- › A GREY DAY OF THE UNEXPECTED ON THE HART FELL CIRCUIT
- June
- › STAYING SAFE DURING THUNDERSTORMS AND LIGHTNING IN THE MOUNTAINS
- May
- › CELEBRATING THE MOUNTAIN LEGACY OF SIR HUGH MUNRO
- April
- › SAVING THE BEST UNTIL LAST ON COWAL'S ROUGH SLOPES
- › TWO DAYS, THREE HILLS, 73KM – LONG TREKS IN THE EMPTY NORTH
- › FROM WINTER TO SPRING IN ONE DAY ON BEN CHONZIE
- March
- › WALKING THE LINE ON OUTDOOR PRODUCT PLACEMENT
- January
- › DON'T LET SNEAK THIEVES RUIN YOUR DAY IN THE HILLS
- 2018
- December
- › LOST AND FOUND: A WINTER STROLL ABOVE LOCH MUICK
- November
- › SHORTER DAYS AND THE DANGER OF DARK MOUNTAIN DESCENTS
- › A LITTLE KNOWHOW IS VITAL WHEN YOU'RE GEARING UP FOR WINTER
- October
- › SEARCHING FOR THE HARVEST MOON ON THE MOUNTAIN OF MIST
- September
- › HOW TWO SMALL HILLS IN COWAL PROVED TOUGHER THAN SEVEN MUNROS
- August
- › ACROSS LOCH ETIVE BY CANOE FOR FULL MOON WALK ON BEN STARAV
- › NEVER MIND THE SUMMITS, THIS WAS MY MOST SATISFYING MOUNTAIN DAY EVER
- › SOMETHING TO CHEW OVER – A NEW LIGHTWEIGHT FOOD CHOICE
- May
- › PINK MOON AND TEQUILA SUNRISE ON BEINN EIGHE
- February
- › CRAMPONS, SPIKES AND SNOW SHOES, THE OPTIONS FOR WINTER CONDITIONS
- › BLUE MOON, BLUE MOUNTAIN, AND A WALK IN THE WHITE DARKNESS
- 2017
- November
- › MAKE SURE TO LEAVE EXTRA TIME FOR WINTER MOUNTAIN WALKS
- › THOUGHTS ON A WINTER DAY CIRCUIT IN HEART OF CAIRNGORMS
- October
- › HOW I LEARNED TO LOVE ONE OF MY LEAST FAVOURITE MUNROS
- September
- › NAVIGATION ERRORS AND THE HERD MENTALITY
- August
- › FOUR SOGGY DAYS IN THE WET HIGHLANDS OF SCOTLAND
- May
- › HOW WE BECAME VICTIMS OF A HEINOUS CRIME ON SUILVEN
- March
- › WHY I STILL PREFER MAPS OVER APPS FOR MOUNTAIN NAVIGATION
- February
- › ON A SCALE OF ZERO TO 12, HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW YOUR WIND SPEEDS?
- › BE PREPARED – DON'T GET CAUGHT OUT BY A SUDDEN WINTER BLAST
- January
- › BLOWING AWAY THE COBWEBS IN FROZEN BEAUTY OF GLEN DOLL
- 2016
- December
- › DON'T ALLOW EMOTIONAL BLACKMAIL TO TEMPT YOU INTO WINTER MISTAKE
- November
- › I PICKED THE WRONG DAY AND WRONG MOUNTAIN FOR A WINTER WALK
- › FIRST TASTE OF WINTER IN THE HILLS IS ALWAYS A SPECIAL MOMENT
- October
- › START KIDS OFF ON THE RIGHT FOOT AND THEY WILL GROW TO LOVE HILL DAYS
- August
- › SUNSET AND SUNRISE ON A TRAVERSE OF THE FISHERFIELD MUNROS
- June
- › BEATING THE WEATHER IN MORAY FOR A MOONLIGHT WALK ON BEN RINNES
- May
- › MICHAEL'S WAY: IONA AND A LONG WALK ACROSS MULL
- › PALM TREES AND SNOWFALL – SEVEN DAYS IN THE NORTH-WEST HIGHLANDS
- › WINTER SPRINGS A LATE AMBUSH ON CREAG MEAGAIDH TRAVERSE
- April
- › I WAS LEFT HUMBLED BY A WALK WITH A REMARKABLE MAN
- March
- › SUNSCREEN, FULL WINTER GEAR AND THE WRONG TROUSERS
- February
- › TREASURE TROVE OF GEAR WE MANAGE TO LEAVE ON THE HILLS
- January
- › DON'T FORGET YOUR HEADTORCH – IT COULD BE A WINTER LIFESAVER
- › THE DAY WE WERE LED TO SAFETY BY MYSTERY FIGURE ON BEN CHALLUM
- 2015
- December
- › A FEW WORDS OF CAUTION ON SCOTS MOUNTAIN HUTS PROPOSAL
- November
- › RUINS THAT TELL A SAD TALE IN EMPTINESS OF GLEN EY
- › LET'S HAVE A REALITY CHECK FOR CLIMBING OUR MOUNTAINS
- September
- › LITTLE WHITE LIE COULD HELP PREVENT A MOUNTAIN TRAGEDY
- May
- › MOUNTAIN TRAGEDY CAN BE JUST ONE CARELESS SECOND AWAY
- April
- › SO SAD TO SEE BULLDOZERS ON HISTORIC ROAD TO THE ISLES
- › SIX-DAY SWITCH THAT HIGHLIGHTS DEADLY CHALLENGE ON MOUNTAINS
- March
- › LOCH LOMOND HILL THAT TOOK 23 YEARS TO CLIMB
- February
- › DON'T LEAVE IT TOO LATE TO PUT ON YOUR CRAMPONS
- January
- › DAY OF SHIFTING MOODS ON SNOWY CRUACH ARDRAIN
- 2014
- December
- › TAKE THE RIGHT STEPS TO STAY SAFE IN THE MOUNTAINS
- October
- › TWO PERFECT DAYS HANGING AROUND WITH SKYE'S FINEST
- › ARE YOU A DAYGLO WANDERER OR A MOUNTAIN RACCOON?
- May
- › MAPS, BOATS AND K2 – A CAUTIONARY TALE FROM KNOYDART
- March
- › LEARNING CURVE FOR MOUNTAIN CRAFT IS NEVER-ENDING
- › WEIGHTY DILEMMA WHEN WALKING IN DEEP SNOW OR HIGH WINDS
- January
- › THE NAKED TRUTH ABOUT GETTING YOUR GEAR OFF IN THE HILLS
- 2013
- December
- › ICY NIGHT ON SCHIEHALLION WAS A REAL TELLY ADVENTURE
- › LOST AT LOCHNAGAR – A TIMELY REMINDER OF HOW THINGS CAN GO WRONG
- November
- › MOUNT KEEN WAS THE PERFECT CHOICE FOR A LAZY DAY
- › MAKE SURE YOU ARE GEARED UP FOR MOUNTAINS IN WINTER
- › HAVE A PLAN B TO AVOID HAZARD OF RAGING RIVERS
- › DUNDEE UNIVERSITY CLUB'S 90 YEARS OF MOUNTAIN HISTORY
- October
- › TRIAL AND ERROR IN BATTLE TO WARD OFF THE DREADED MIDGE
- › KEV BLITZES THE MUNROS WITH A SMILE ON HIS FACE
- › WARM AND WET IS ALWAYS BETTER THAN COLD AND WET
- › MIDSUMMER'S NIGHT DREAM WAS LOST IN THE CLOUD
- › IT'S ALWAYS A TOUGH DAY OUT ON THE MULLARDOCHS
- › FRIEND'S INJURY TURNED OUT TO BE A STROKE OF GOOD LUCK
- › BETTER TO DO YOUR HOMEWORK BEFORE HEADING TO THE MOUNTAINS
- › WINTER CAN STRIKE BACK AT ANY TIME IN THE HILLS