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Snowdonia’s Nantlle Ridge the hard way
Another bank holiday weekend and another long mountain hike beckoned. After the comparative ease with which I managed to leg it for 31km over all the summits of Plynlimon during the Easter weekend, I...
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All 14 Welsh 3,000ers for the Queen’s jubilee
Our beloved monarch Queen Elizabeth II has now been sitting on the throne for 70 years, which is – I’m sure you’ll agree – an awfully long time to spend on the same piece of furniture, especially that...
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How to survive a wet and wintry week in Glen Coe, Scotland
For many years I escaped Christmas (and winter) by fleeing to Africa or Latin America for a couple of weeks over the holiday period. Over the course of 15 years Ethiopia, Uganda, Mexico, Argentina,...
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A Grasmoor and Grisedale Pike horseshoe via Grasmoor End
Time flies quickly now. I was amazed to discover that, thanks to successive lockdowns and a focus on Scotland in the last few years, it has been a full four years since my last visit to the Lake...
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The Buttermere Round: an epic walk for sensible people
Up to Robinson, round to Hindscarth, Over Dale Head, magic viewpoint. Don’t touch! Don’t touch! The wild mushrooms, wild mushrooms. Down to Honister, giant eyesore, Up to Brandreth, have a sandwich....
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The four summits of Sgurr a Mhadaidh: another Cuillin reconnaissance
It was time for another reconnaissance of the Black Cuillin. We arrived at the youth hostel in Glen Brittle still harbouring an outside chance of doing a full traverse later in the week. We’ve been...
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The Dubh Slabs: the most iconic scramble in the British Isles
This is the second in a series of posts covering our recent visit to the Isle of Skye and the Northwest Highlands of Scotland. The story began in my first post, The four summits of Sgurr a Mhadaidh....
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The Knoydart Three: Ladhar Bheinn, Luinne Bheinn and Meall Buidhe
In November 2007, I set out from Kinloch Hourn at the end of a 22-mile cul-de-sac in a remote part of Northwest Scotland, carrying a gigantic rucksack with 5 days worth of food, tent, sleeping bag,...
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My 2007 Knoydart diary: a winter backpacking trip that didn’t quite go to plan
A couple of weeks ago I wrote about a 2-day backpacking trip in Knoydart that was about as good as it gets: perfect weather, unobstructed views of Scotland’s intricate coastline, three contrasting...
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Christmas in Glen Coe II: The Revenge of the Rainstorms
Another Christmas, and another cottage in Scotland for a week. What would the weather hold in store for us this year, and would we get up any mountains? Edita found us a cosy little place to stay in a...
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