Tales of walking, running and mood dependent, maybe other random stuff!
Having had our charity fundraising day out with Hillgoers / Braemar Mountain Rescue cancelled last week due to Storm Gerrit we’ve been desperate to get out for a hill fix! Watching the forecast it appeared that New Year’s Day was scheduled for a break in what’s been a pretty miserable period so we happily stayed … Continue reading Happy New Year: Lochnagar
With a perfect looking forecast earlier in the week, for the hills anyway, the decision had been made to head out in favour of running and golfing; Bruce was quietly confident that the winter eclectic would not be going ahead due to the cold snap we’ve had, while I was happy to get out anywhere! … Continue reading Winter’s Here: Creag nan Gabhar
I do love a weekend break during term-time. Leaving work sharp on a Friday afternoon and having a couple of nights away refreshes me so much, seeing me return to work on Monday feeling like I’ve had a holiday! This weekend was a real cracker! The Main Event: Ilona’s Corbett Compleation Party The main focus … Continue reading Oban Weekend
The plan for today, our final day of the holiday, had been to climb the last of the Grey Corries as I’d previously missed one (because I was tired and not munro bagging). However, with the route being a long trudge out and largely pathless (or else taking in the whole of the trio) neither … Continue reading Buachaille Etive Mòr
We have been so fortunate with the weather thus far and today was no exception. Our walk started from Kinlochleven; anyone who’s been there will appreciate that you’re not leaving in any direction without a significant ascent. It was steep from the moment we left the car park. On reflection it was definitely worth the … Continue reading Binnein Mòr & Na Gruagaichean
Our plans for the day were upskittled by a very iffy weather forecast. After much debate, we’d pretty much settled on a lower level day of little or nothing (walk up the Devil’s Staircase followed by a mosey about Fort William) when a last look at the Met Office heralded a change. We made a … Continue reading Càrn Mòr Dearg
Following a spy on social media, we each adopted a munro to support some research being done by the James Hutton Institute: https://munro-biodiversity.hutton.ac.uk This required us to visit our chosen munro and take soil samples from three designated points (or close by should the vegetation not match that specified). Having carefully planned some hills for … Continue reading Mountain Heights, Hidden Depths (Soil Survey) incorporating Beinn a’ Chaorainn, Beinn Teallach and Meall Dearg
Decided to go somewhere different today and this saw us head for the Linn of Quoich. The forecast changed this morning and as we headed west from the city there was a cloudy haze ahead. I wondered if it was a heat haze (eternal optimist) while Bruce rightly predicted rain. As we drove there were … Continue reading Heather Bashing on Càrn na Drochaide
In the previous post Bruce had one new hip and one awaiting surgery. He’s now been fortunate enough to have had both done and is recovering really well. Perseverance is a great thing, dogged determination to get the physio done regularly, and today we did the first munro together in quite some time! Loch Muick … Continue reading Creag an Dubh Loch and Broad Cairn: He’s Back!
We’ve been hoping to get amongst the hills for a few weeks, but something has always stopped us. The inclement weather, me not getting up early enough, or illness. We contemplated Loch Lee last weekend but Bruce wasn’t feeling 100% and listened to the voice of reason (ME!), opting for a flat walk at Ballater … Continue reading Testing the Legs at Loch Lee
Clare, happiest outdoors! 