Tales of walking, running and mood dependent, maybe other random stuff!
To begin with the end, as we reached the road, Bruce resolved that he would never walk this hill again, decreeing it to be the worst hill he’s ever been up. What had led to this? Well, let’s start at the beginning … An Easy Walk We’d had a big day yesterday, out for 10 … Continue reading Cùl Beag, aka Cùl Bog!
Leaving Inverness early to head out for a long hill day, we were able to start our walk just after 8 am, the first car in the small parking area. It was chilly when we arrived, a stark contrast to summer and a clear sign that the seasonal change to autumn is well in progress. … Continue reading An Apparition on the Eastern Fannichs
With a long weekend and a rare day off together, we decided to have a night away and planned a day in the hills. Booking a cancellable room, we had until midday Friday to make a decision. The weather wasn’t looking fantastic but we figured we’d give it a bash. Fifty percent chance of light … Continue reading Ben Lawers and An Stuc: Allegedly the ‘Easy’ Way
Bruce, having time off, had planned a quick visit to join me in Aviemore to get a few munros in (Beinn a’ Chlachair, Geal Chàrn & Creag Pitridh) before their access route is potentially disrupted by investigations for a hydro scheme. However, the forecast for his full day looking less than favourable, he came up … Continue reading Sgòr Gaoithe: Up and Down Late Afternoon
An impromptu night away as a result of Bruce’s weather watching, alongside a day off together, saw us head for Drumnadrochit on Saturday afternoon. Staying at the Loch Ness Drumnadrochit Hotel, I was pleasantly surprised by the standard of accommodation. The only downside was the thin walls but it appeared that everyone else was also … Continue reading A’ Chralaig and Mullach Fraoch-choire: two for a fine day
As a change from my Sunday trail running, Bruce having a day off and my uni work finally submitted, we went out for a walk together. Needing to stop off at the outdoor shop in Banchory, I got a lie in and a lazy start to Sunday. Glen Dye The car park at Clachnaben was … Continue reading Clachnaben Circuit
We left our B & B in Culbokie sharp as we were on the clock, the locked gate to the Strathfarrar munros being limited to specific hours for access. Although walkers and bikes are welcome anytime, cars are only allowed in at 9 am and have to be out by 8 pm in August, departure … Continue reading Strathfarrar Munros: The Four Behind The Locked Gate
This trip has been planned for ages, it being my gift to my niece for her 21st birthday. Rather than giving her ‘stuff’, my thinking was that we’d have an adventure instead and make some memories, so we booked a trip with Macs Adventures to walk (part of) the Bavarian Salt Trail, Salzslpemsteig. It was … Continue reading Bavarian Salt Trail
Another beautiful day awaited, the morning air crisp and frosty, the sun shining brightly through the curtains as we woke. By the time we were going the car was pretty much defrosted and we headed off to the Arrochar Alps. Parking up, Bruce cut me some slack, paying £8 (£1 an hour) rather than hedging … Continue reading Beinn Narnain and Beinn Ìme
First day of our holiday, after an early start we pitched up at the car park next to the Ben Lawers Hotel, put our fiver in the honesty box, and headed back along the road to our starting point. Turning off the road we immediately began our ascent. This only really eased off when we … Continue reading Meall Greigh and Meall Garbh: we’d take this weather in summer!
