Posts in category "Winter"
- 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
- › GOING NOWHERE FAST IN THE SNOWY DEPTHS OF GLEN DOLL
- 2022
- November
- › FORGETTING EYE PROTECTION WAS BIG MISTAKE IN WINTER SUN
- October
- › GRIPPING YARNS FROM THE STEEP SLOPES OF THE CORBETTS
- August
- › THE INDISPUTABLE HEALING POWER OF THE MOUNTAINS
- › TWO MOUNTAIN DAYS SPENT FAR FROM THE BAGGING CROWD
- July
- › AN EXORCISE REGIME IN THE MOUNTAINS OF GLEN TILT
- April
- › THE WRITES AND WRONGS OF NEWSPAPER MOUNTAIN REPORTING
- March
- › PICKING A WAY THROUGH THE DEVASTATED FORESTRY OF GLEN DOLL
- › 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
- › MOOD TRIGGERS THAT CAN MAKE OR BREAK A MOUNTAIN DAY
- 2021
- December
- › MOUNTAIN MAN NICK'S POIGNANT MUNRO MISSION AT THE AGE OF 80
- › THE WEEKEND WE WERE ABANDONED IN WINTRY GLEN DOLL
- September
- › THE NECESSITY OF LIATHACH: FINDING THE LIGHT IN TORRIDON
- July
- › SCOTTISH MOUNTAIN IMAGES THAT SELL THEMSELVES
- › WHY OPERATION BUACHAILLE ETIVE MOR HAD TO BE PUT ON HOLD
- June
- › SENSE OF CREEPING DREAD THAT FORCED ME TO QUIT MOUNTAIN WALK
- › BEAUTIFUL BEINN ALLIGIN AND THE HORNS OF A DILEMMA
- › FINDING NIRVANA ON THE SUMMIT OF A FAVOURITE MOUNTAIN
- May
- › THE JOYS OF MIXED-UP MAY IN THE MOUNTAINS
- March
- › FIONN BHEINN: IN PRAISE OF AN UNSUNG MUNRO
- February
- › TURNING WINTER TRAVERSE ON ITS HEAD SAVED THE DAY
- › KINKY BOOTS: AN OUTDOORS ANTIDOTE TO VALENTINE'S DAY
- › TRAGEDY ON BEN NEVIS: REMEMBERING A FRIEND 20 YEARS ON
- January
- › WALKING THE LINE ON MOUNTAIN ROUTES DURING LOCKDOWN
- › 2020: AN EXTRAORDINARY AND TRYING YEAR IN FOUR PARTS
- › THE SEARCH FOR LIGHT IN THE SHORT DAYS OF DARK DECEMBER
- 2020
- December
- › THERE ARE DAYS ... THE RESTORATIVE POWER OF MOUNTAINS
- › THE BEAUTY AND DANGERS OF A CLASSIC WINTER TRAVERSE
- › THE DANGER OF MAKING ASSUMPTIONS IN THE MOUNTAINS
- October
- › HITCH THAT PUT PAID TO PLANS FOR GREAT FANNAICHS TRAVERSE
- September
- › TAKING THE FIRST STEPS ON THE GREAT MOUNTAIN LEARNING CURVE
- › POIGNANT MEMORIAL THAT TELLS TRAGIC TALE OF BOY LOST IN THE HILLS
- August
- › GROUSE, MOUNTAIN HARES AND THE GROWING STERILITY OF ANGUS GLENS
- July
- › DROVERS' ROAD PROVIDES QUIET BACKDOOR ROUTE TO GLAS MAOL MUNROS
- › GET BEHIND THE FIGHT TO SAVE SCOTLAND'S HOSTELS AND BUNKHOUSES
- June
- › MULTI-MUNRO RIDGES ARE GETTING FURTHER AWAY BY THE DAY
- May
- › MOUNTAINS BY MOONLIGHT – THE FINAL CHAPTER
- April
- › JOCK'S ROAD: A HAUNTING TRAVERSE FROM GLEN DOLL TO BRAEMAR
- March
- › FACTS AND FIGURES BEHIND THE RISE IN MOUNTAIN RESCUE CALL-OUTS
- › ALONE IN THE MOUNTAINS BUT NEVER LONELY
- › THE JOYS OF WANDERING IN AN EMPTY WINTER LANDSCAPE
- February
- › THREE CAIRNGORMS DAYS ON THE EDGE OF THE STORM
- January
- › TEAMWORK IS KEY IN MOUNTAIN RESCUE – ON AND OFF THE HILL
- › FACING UP TO THE REALITY OF WINTER WALKING ON SCOTLAND'S MOUNTAINS
- › LOWERING HILL EXPECTATIONS IS A GOOD PLAN FOR WINTER MONTHS
- 2019
- December
- › UNDER A CELTIC MOON: MUNRO VARIATIONS FOR NIGHT ASCENTS
- › 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
- › A NEW ZEALAND VIEW OF OUR WONDERFUL LANDSCAPE
- May
- › SNOW AND SUNSHINE BREATHES NEW LIFE INTO GLENSHEE MUNROS
- › THE CONTRARY NATURE OF A SPRING CIRCUIT IN THE CAIRNGORMS
- April
- › FROM WINTER TO SPRING IN ONE DAY ON BEN CHONZIE
- March
- › WHEN TRAGEDY STRIKES IN THE MOUNTAINS: A FEW THOUGHTS
- January
- › TEN MUNRO ROUNDS BUT HAZEL SHOWS NO SIGN OF SLOWING DOWN
- › WINTER MOUNTAINS ARE SUPERB, TROUBLE IS THEY CAN BE HARD TO REACH
- › DON'T LET SNEAK THIEVES RUIN YOUR DAY IN THE HILLS
- › LOOKING BACK ON A GREAT HILL YEAR – HERE'S TO THE NEXT ONE
- 2018
- December
- › JOURNEY'S END: BEN HOPE UNDER THE COLD MOON
- › LOST AND FOUND: A WINTER STROLL ABOVE LOCH MUICK
- › DARK NIGHT IN THE SHADOW OF CRUACHAN DAM FOR THE BEAVER MOON
- November
- › SHORTER DAYS AND THE DANGER OF DARK MOUNTAIN DESCENTS
- › ALL ROADS LEAD NORTH-WEST WHEN YOU HEAR MAGIC WORD
- › A LITTLE KNOWHOW IS VITAL WHEN YOU'RE GEARING UP FOR WINTER
- › ARE YOU CLUED UP ON STRATHFARRAR GATE WINTER ACCESS?
- October
- › RAGING RIVERS AND FLYING DOGS ON A WILD DAY AT BEN NEVIS
- May
- › TEN DAYS OF MOUNTAIN DIVERSITY IN THE NORTH-WEST HIGHLANDS
- › PINK MOON AND TEQUILA SUNRISE ON BEINN EIGHE
- April
- › BLA BHEINN AND A MOONLIT NIGHT OF SHEER INTIMIDATION
- › CORRAN CIRCUIT PROVED ONCE AGAIN THAT SIZE ISN'T EVERYTHING
- › WINTER CAN BE TOUGH GOING BUT IT DOESN'T MEAN YOU ARE STRUGGLING
- March
- › AN EPIC DAY OUT ON A WINTER TRAVERSE OF CREAG MEAGAIDH
- › LEARN TO EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED IN OUR WINTER MOUNTAINS
- › SNOW BEAST STOPPED THIS EARLY BIRD GETTING THE WORM (MOON)
- February
- › CRAMPONS, SPIKES AND SNOW SHOES, THE OPTIONS FOR WINTER CONDITIONS
- › EASTERN FRONT THAT PROMISES A NEW WINTER FLOURISH
- › THERE'S NO NEED TO BE CLIMBING THE WALLS IF YOU ARE STUCK INDOORS
- › BLUE MOON, BLUE MOUNTAIN, AND A WALK IN THE WHITE DARKNESS
- January
- › THE LURE – AND THE FRUSTRATIONS – OF WINTER MOUNTAIN DAYS
- › CHASING THE FIRST FULL MOON OF THE YEAR IN TORRIDON
- 2017
- November
- › MAKE SURE TO LEAVE EXTRA TIME FOR WINTER MOUNTAIN WALKS
- › THOUGHTS ON A WINTER DAY CIRCUIT IN HEART OF CAIRNGORMS
- › A MUNRO FOR EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR – HAVE YOU DONE A CALENDAR ROUND?
- › ROARING STAGS, DARTING HARES AND THE LAST DAYS OF AUTUMN
- August
- › ARKAIG TRAVERSE BROUGHT HOME REALITY OF THOSE NIGHT ADVENTURES
- April
- › WHEN SPRING TURNED BACK TO WINTER ON A ROUND OF THE LOCHNAGAR MUNROS
- March
- › BLUE SKIES, DEEP SOFT SNOW - AND A FEW SURPRISES
- › A MOODY HALF-DAY OUT IN GLEN COE PROVED PERFECT PICK-ME-UP
- › FROM THE SUMMIT OF EVEREST TO A STUBBORN WALL OF COWS IN UNDER AN HOUR
- 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
- › TWO DECEMBER DAYS IN TORRIDON AND A MOUNTAIN REVELATION
- › DON'T ALLOW EMOTIONAL BLACKMAIL TO TEMPT YOU INTO WINTER MISTAKE
- › LONG, LONELY TRAMP ALONG A GLENSHEE RIDGE WITH SO MUCH TO OFFER
- 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
- › GELDIE MUNROS PROVIDE A LONG DAY OF SOLITARY REFINEMENT
- August
- › WHY JULY IS MY LEAST FAVOURITE MONTH ON THE MOUNTAINS
- June
- › BOTHY DISPLAY PROVIDES A FASCINATING GLIMPSE INTO THE PAST
- May
- › PALM TREES AND SNOWFALL – SEVEN DAYS IN THE NORTH-WEST HIGHLANDS
- › WINTER SPRINGS A LATE AMBUSH ON CREAG MEAGAIDH TRAVERSE
- March
- › SUNSCREEN, FULL WINTER GEAR AND THE WRONG TROUSERS
- › FIVE ATTEMPTS, NO MOUNTAINS, LEFT ME FEELING FRUSTRATED
- › THE DANGERS OF FOLLOWING IN SOMEONE'S FOOTSTEPS
- February
- › DIFFERENT APPROACH CAN BRING NEW LIFE TO OLD FAVOURITES
- January
- › SCOTLAND'S BEAUTY SHINES THROUGH EVEN IN A DAY WITHOUT COLOUR
- › EVEN THE EASIEST MOUNTAINS CAN THROW UP DANGER IN WINTER CONDITIONS
- › THE DAY WE WERE LED TO SAFETY BY MYSTERY FIGURE ON BEN CHALLUM
- 2015
- December
- › FOGGY GLEN PROSEN WALK SERVED UP DEVASTATION AND DELIGHTS
- September
- › LITTLE WHITE LIE COULD HELP PREVENT A MOUNTAIN TRAGEDY
- June
- › HOPES OF A BIG FINISH BLOWN AWAY BY UNSEASONAL WEATHER
- May
- › HOODWINKED ON LOCHNAGAR: A MUNRO CIRCUIT OF LOCH MUICK
- › 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
- › HARE SEA RESCUE PUT AN END TO MY STRUGGLE IN THE SNOW
- March
- › LOCH LOMOND HILL THAT TOOK 23 YEARS TO CLIMB
- › BOTHY GHOSTS, GIANT MICE AND JOHN FORD
- › MOUNTAIN MISSION BROUGHT ME BACK FROM TALKING TO WALKING
- February
- › TRIP TO SEE TWO OLD FRIENDS WAS PERFECT TONIC FOR THE BLUES
- › UNSUNG CARN a' MHAIM IS MORE THAN A MATCH FOR CAIRNGORMS GIANTS
- › DON'T LEAVE IT TOO LATE TO PUT ON YOUR CRAMPONS
- January
- › HAPPY TO KEEP MY FEET ON THE GROUND DURING 100mph BLASTS
- › DAY OF SHIFTING MOODS ON SNOWY CRUACH ARDRAIN
- 2014
- December
- › MUNROS OR CORBETTS – WHICH MOUNTAIN ROUND IS TOUGHER?
- April
- › HOW WINTER WAS SENT PACKING IN A MATTER OF MINUTES
- › OUR ADVENTURE ON ARRAN CAME TO A STORMY CONCLUSION
- March
- › FINGERS CROSSED FOR A TROUBLE-FREE TRAVERSE IN GLEN LYON
- › WEIGHTY DILEMMA WHEN WALKING IN DEEP SNOW OR HIGH WINDS
- February
- › TAKING THE RIGHT STEPS TO AVOID CORNICE DISASTER
- › FABULOUS FEBRUARY GAVE ME A SPELL OF REAL MOUNTAIN HIGHS
- January
- › CHILLING OUT IN THE ICY BEAUTY OF THE TROSSACHS
- 2013
- December
- › ICY NIGHT ON SCHIEHALLION WAS A REAL TELLY ADVENTURE
- › LOST AT LOCHNAGAR – A TIMELY REMINDER OF HOW THINGS CAN GO WRONG
- November
- › BRILLIANT WHITE DAY OUT IN THE SHADOW OF CRUACHAN
- › MOUNT KEEN WAS THE PERFECT CHOICE FOR A LAZY DAY
- › MAKE SURE YOU ARE GEARED UP FOR MOUNTAINS IN WINTER
- October
- › KEV BLITZES THE MUNROS WITH A SMILE ON HIS FACE
- › FRIEND'S INJURY TURNED OUT TO BE A STROKE OF GOOD LUCK
- › THE OLD HEIGHT IS A WONDERFUL MOUNTAIN FROM ANY SIDE
- › WINTER CAN STRIKE BACK AT ANY TIME IN THE HILLS