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  • 2023
  • March
  • › THESE HIGH AND MIGHTY PEAKS REIGN SUPREME OVER THEIR NEIGHBOURS
  • January
  • › WHY 2022 WAS IN LEAGUE OF ITS OWN FOR CHAOS AND CONFUSION
  • 2022
  • September
  • › SKYE WATERCOLOUR AND THE DAY EVERYTHING WENT WRONG
  • August
  • › TWO MOUNTAIN DAYS SPENT FAR FROM THE BAGGING CROWD
  • July
  • › LONG DAY CIRCUIT TO THE SHORES OF ENIGMATIC LOCH LOCH
  • › AN EXORCISE REGIME IN THE MOUNTAINS OF GLEN TILT
  • June
  • › WHY SEANA BHRAIGH WILL ALWAYS HAVE A PLACE IN STEVE'S HEART
  • › THE CUCKOO, THE THIEF, HIS CAVE AND A PLOVER
  • May
  • › THE NOSTALGIA OF A WET AND WILD DAY ON BRIDGE OF ORCHY MUNROS
  • › TAKING THE STEADY APPROACH TO BIG WEEK IN THE CAIRNGORMS
  • March
  • › PICKING A WAY THROUGH THE DEVASTATED FORESTRY OF GLEN DOLL
  • › DAY OF TOIL IN DEEP, SOFT SNOW ON THE ATHOLL HILLS
  • February
  • › SIGNS THAT POINTED TO SAFE WAY HOME FROM FISHERFIELD HILL DAY
  • 2021
  • November
  • › AUTUMN GLORY OF COLOUR AND LIGHT IN CAIRNGORMS TRAVERSE
  • October
  • › PERILOUS CROSSINGS WHEN RIVERS ARE IN SPATE
  • › THE MIRACLE OF STAYING DRY IN THE MONADHLIATH WETLANDS
  • › A QUESTION OF TRUST IN SKYE'S BLACK CUILLIN
  • September
  • › THE NECESSITY OF LIATHACH: FINDING THE LIGHT IN TORRIDON
  • August
  • › HEATWAVE HILLS – AND WATERPROOFS – IN ARKAIG AND KINTAIL
  • › WHY SGURR MOR IS ONE OF LAST PIECES IN MUNROS JIGSAW
  • › THE DAY IT RAINED FOREVER: WET AND WILD ON LAWERS RANGE SUMMITS
  • July
  • › MIND YOUR LANGUAGE: THE VEXING QUESTION OF SCOTTISH MOUNTAIN NAMES
  • May
  • › SPECTACULAR TRANSFORMATION OF A MISTY DAY IN TORRIDON
  • April
  • › GETTING THE MOUNTAIN LEGS GOING AGAIN WITH SOME LOCAL JEWELS
  • January
  • › WHY SEVEN MUNROS OF SOUTH SHIEL RIDGE ARE BETTER BY HALF
  • › THE SEARCH FOR LIGHT IN THE SHORT DAYS OF DARK DECEMBER
  • 2020
  • September
  • › MULLARDOCH MUNROS AND THE CONTINUING QUEST FOR SOLITUDE
  • › TAKING THE FIRST STEPS ON THE GREAT MOUNTAIN LEARNING CURVE
  • › NO SUMMITS REQUIRED FOR CLASSIC CIRCUIT INTO HEART OF THE CAIRNGORMS
  • › FLAT FINISH TO A GLORIOUS MOUNTAIN DAY IN THE ALDERS
  • July
  • › DROVERS' ROAD PROVIDES QUIET BACKDOOR ROUTE TO GLAS MAOL MUNROS
  • June
  • › THOUGHTS ON THE FUTURE FOR ACCESS AND CONSERVATION IN SCOTLAND
  • May
  • › BROKEN PROMISES IN GLEN ETIVE AND A SHOCKING RISE IN WILDLIFE CRIME
  • › MOUNTAINS BY MOONLIGHT – THE FINAL CHAPTER
  • February
  • › THREE CAIRNGORMS DAYS ON THE EDGE OF THE STORM
  • January
  • › FACING UP TO THE REALITY OF WINTER WALKING ON SCOTLAND'S MOUNTAINS
  • 2019
  • August
  • › A SPECIAL MOUNTAIN 'COMPLEATION' ON SLIOCH WITH HUGH MUNRO THE FIRST
  • July
  • › AN 11-HOUR HEATWAVE DAY FOR TWO HILLS IN THE HEART OF KNOYDART
  • May
  • › BIG MOUNTAIN FINISH HAS TO BE ABOUT QUALITY NOT JUST TICKS
  • › THE CONTRARY NATURE OF A SPRING CIRCUIT IN THE CAIRNGORMS
  • April
  • › A DAY FULL OF SURPRISES ON A PAIR OF LONELY HILLS
  • › TWO DAYS, THREE HILLS, 73KM – LONG TREKS IN THE EMPTY NORTH
  • March
  • › READ IT AND WEEP: WE ARE LOSING THE BATTLE FOR OUR WILD LAND
  • 2018
  • November
  • › A LITTLE KNOWHOW IS VITAL WHEN YOU'RE GEARING UP FOR WINTER
  • October
  • › RAGING RIVERS AND FLYING DOGS ON A WILD DAY AT BEN NEVIS
  • August
  • › TWO WET DAYS OVER TEN MUNROS ON THE RIDGES OF GLEN SHIEL
  • › POWER BATTLE TO SAVE GLEN ETIVE FROM INDUSTRIAL VANDALISM
  • July
  • › SUNSET TO SUNRISE IN GLEN AFFRIC FOR THE STRAWBERRY MOON
  • › TO THE MOON AND BACK: A GRAND SCOTTISH MOUNTAIN TOUR
  • May
  • › TEN DAYS OF MOUNTAIN DIVERSITY IN THE NORTH-WEST HIGHLANDS
  • March
  • › AN EPIC DAY OUT ON A WINTER TRAVERSE OF CREAG MEAGAIDH
  • 2017
  • December
  • › THE TRASHING OF GLEN AFTON IS A DISGRACE ON EVERY LEVEL
  • November
  • › THOUGHTS ON A WINTER DAY CIRCUIT IN HEART OF CAIRNGORMS
  • › LET'S ALL TRY TO HOLD THE LINE AND GIVE BEN WYVIS A CHANCE
  • October
  • › HOW I LEARNED TO LOVE ONE OF MY LEAST FAVOURITE MUNROS
  • August
  • › ARKAIG TRAVERSE BROUGHT HOME REALITY OF THOSE NIGHT ADVENTURES
  • › MOUNTAINS, SEASCAPES AND WILDFIRES: A CLASSIC DAY ON BEN MOR COIGACH
  • › FOUR SOGGY DAYS IN THE WET HIGHLANDS OF SCOTLAND
  • June
  • › WE NEARLY TURNED OUR BACKS ON TWO GREAT MOUNTAIN DAYS
  • April
  • › SEARCH FOR BLUE SKIES LED ME TO A MINIATURE MOUNTAIN GEM
  • March
  • › HUGE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS ARE TAKING A TERRIBLE TOLL ON OUR GLENS
  • › BLUE SKIES, DEEP SOFT SNOW - AND A FEW SURPRISES
  • February
  • › WHEN LIFE GETS IN THE WAY STICK TO THE SIMPLE PLEASURES
  • › BE PREPARED – DON'T GET CAUGHT OUT BY A SUDDEN WINTER BLAST
  • January
  • › BLOWING AWAY THE COBWEBS IN FROZEN BEAUTY OF GLEN DOLL
  • › THERE'S SAFETY IN NUMBERS - BUT THREE CAN BE THE EXCEPTION
  • › ROLLING HILLS AND PARALLEL LINES - A MISTY DAY IN GLEN ROY
  • 2016
  • December
  • › SUNRISES, SUNSETS AND SNOWSCENES IN A YEAR OF MIXED EMOTIONS
  • November
  • › WORN-OUT WALKER WAS SIMPLY A VICTIM OF CRANNACH WOOD SYNDROME
  • October
  • › GELDIE MUNROS PROVIDE A LONG DAY OF SOLITARY REFINEMENT
  • September
  • › GUARD OF HONOUR, BAGPIPES AND A PARTY - THE PERFECT MUNRO FINISH
  • August
  • › SUNSET AND SUNRISE ON A TRAVERSE OF THE FISHERFIELD MUNROS
  • July
  • › PATIENCE PAYS OFF AS OUR FINEST MOUNTAIN IS REVEALED IN ALL ITS GLORY
  • June
  • › GRUINARD TO POOLEWE: FISHERFIELD TRAVERSE WITH A TWIST
  • › HOPELESSLY LOST ON SEANA BHRAIGH – A LESSON IN NAVIGATION
  • 2015
  • December
  • › FOGGY GLEN PROSEN WALK SERVED UP DEVASTATION AND DELIGHTS
  • November
  • › RUINS THAT TELL A SAD TALE IN EMPTINESS OF GLEN EY
  • › BIDEAN NAM BIAN IS A MOUNTAIN THAT STAYS IN THE MEMORY FOREVER
  • › SHADES OF AUTUMN ON A LONG CAIRNGORMS TRAVERSE
  • September
  • › TWO LITTLE WORDS THAT WRECKED MY PLANS FOR CAIRNGORMS BIG NIGHT OUT
  • August
  • › GLAS TULAICHEAN IS A MOUNTAIN FULL OF SURPRISES
  • April
  • › SO SAD TO SEE BULLDOZERS ON HISTORIC ROAD TO THE ISLES
  • February
  • › UNSUNG CARN a' MHAIM IS MORE THAN A MATCH FOR CAIRNGORMS GIANTS
  • January
  • › HAPPY TO KEEP MY FEET ON THE GROUND DURING 100mph BLASTS
  • 2014
  • December
  • › WHY VENTURING INTO THE WOODS CAN BE A VERY BAD MOVE
  • November
  • › A DAY OF AUTUMN CALM ON MIGHTY MEAGAIDH
  • › MONSOON WEATHER KEPT WASHING AWAY MY HILL PLANS
  • September
  • › SENSES WORKING OVERTIME FOR A LONG, LONELY MOUNTAIN TREK
  • › LIFE AND DEATH STRUGGLE ON THE ORCHY FLOOD PLAINS
  • August
  • › WALKING IN THE RAIN CAN BE REFRESHING FOR BODY AND SOUL
  • › A LONG, HOT DAY OUT IN THE MOUNTAINS OF FISHERFIELD
  • July
  • › NEW GOLD RUSH THAT'S THREATENING TO SCAR OUR LAND
  • June
  • › WHY BRAERIACH EXPEDITION LEFT ME FEELING A BIT FLAT
  • › PLENTY OF OPTIONS BUT NO SHORT CUTS TO FISHERFIELD PEAKS
  • › BEINN DEARG'S GREAT WALL IS SAD REMINDER OF OUR PAST
  • May
  • › BEAUTY AND THE BEAST – THE TWO FACES OF GULVAIN
  • › BETWEEN TRAINS – A LONELY WALK AROUND LOCH TREIG
  • April
  • › HOW WINTER WAS SENT PACKING IN A MATTER OF MINUTES
  • March
  • › CULRA BOTHY WILL BE A SAD LOSS TO ALDER EXPEDITIONS
  • › FINGERS CROSSED FOR A TROUBLE-FREE TRAVERSE IN GLEN LYON
  • January
  • › THE NIGHT I WAS CHASED FROM BEN MACDUI BY A HOWLING DEMON
  • 2013
  • November
  • › HAVE A PLAN B TO AVOID HAZARD OF RAGING RIVERS
  • October
  • › ASSYNT GREY TOPS ARE BLESSED WITH AN AGELESS BEAUTY
  • › DON'T IGNORE THESE HILLS JUST BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT MUNROS
  • › ONE MOUNTAIN WAS MORE THAN ENOUGH IN HEATWAVE
  • › IT'S ALWAYS A TOUGH DAY OUT ON THE MULLARDOCHS
  • › HOW TO CATCH THE CAIRNGORMS IN A GOOD LIGHT
  • › THE OLD HEIGHT IS A WONDERFUL MOUNTAIN FROM ANY SIDE
  • Latest Posts
    • WE MUST MAKE SURE OUR ACCESS RIGHTS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO SLIP AWAYPublished 18th March 2023, 11:00
    • THESE HIGH AND MIGHTY PEAKS REIGN SUPREME OVER THEIR NEIGHBOURSPublished 11th March 2023, 11:53
    • REFLECTIONS ON A DAY OF SORROW ABOVE GLEN COEPublished 9th March 2023, 19:20
    • WHY 2022 WAS IN LEAGUE OF ITS OWN FOR CHAOS AND CONFUSIONPublished 1st January 2023, 21:10
    • GOING NOWHERE FAST IN THE SNOWY DEPTHS OF GLEN DOLLPublished 1st January 2023, 20:58
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