Up the final rocky summit line , like an alpine top in miniature. Arrive at the rocky pointy summit with those sublime views.Read more
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Wee Yin on the Wee Bookil … or Kaitlin’s 1st Munro!
Pickup at her flat in Glasgow, with roll and square in hand achieved, we set off for Glencoe and Buachaille Etive Beag (the little herdsman of Etive) or as most of us know it… the wee bookilRead more
That elusive start .. or.. the Big and Wee shepherd
Along the path , sun shining , views for miles and usual chat we headed with the goal being the water slab and getting a handle on the route starts of some ridges around the mountain. Read more
Schiehallion
Ahead of the Christmas break we wanted to get a decent hill in and forecasts pointed east so Schiehallion in the Low east Highlands , near Aberfeldy was our decision. We’ve done Schiehallion twice already once in mid winter and once in spring , both times required crampons with a lot of lying snow and ice around the rocky summit but today it was a different story Setting out early ( been a while sixes we’ve been up at 6am!)Read more
Quick hit – Glen Devon
After visiting Cowden Japanese Garden ( see my recent post) we had spotted some nice hills around dollar / Glen Devon and my mountain buddy Fraser ( See Ficaill Ridge post) has mentioned there was a couple of nice horseshoes so we decided to do a quick Bank Holiday Monday hit , do a bit and play it by ear as the weather looked a bit questionable . Glen Devon , part of the Ochills near startling has some lovelyRead more
Not all those who wander..
… are lost – we all know this one but I found myself saying it in earnest for the first time at the weekend. We went for a “quick hit “ to Meikle Bin , a small 570m hill in the Campsie Fells , just north of Glasgow . Long story short .. wrong car park .. a much longer walk ensued but a lovely day out , a lot of in the forest trails and one very overgrown outRead more
Northwest passage
A quick trip away for a few days around the NW highlands after finally emerging from our lockdown cocoon Read more
MSR Hubba Hubba NX
the MSR Hubba Hubba NX (or Hubba NX2 as I’ve seen listed) is MSR’s light 2 man, 3 season tent and has been gaining a lot of popularity across social media so I bagged one to replace our aging but bomber TNF Tadpole 2 – lets see how it faired on a Scottish Autumn wild camp.Read more
Scottish Outdoors
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Van life diaries by Shelley McBride
Craving an escape from real Life, but having spent all of our savings on the very real life purchase of bricks and mortar we scrounged Roxy the VanRead more
Aird Hill, Badachro, Wester Ross
Vanessa and Gordon have created the perfect hideaway of a supremely comfortable, very stylish and moreish B&B set overlooking Badachro’s bay with a view to the stunning Torridon mountains.Read more
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