One of the best Corbetts (yet): Fuar Tholl
Fuar Tholl means “cold hole” in Gaelic. It’s said the name comes from ancient settlers in Glen Carron and refers to the eastern corrie, which is shaded from sunlight. On the day that my...
Category: Activity
Double Corbett bagging: Meallan nan Uan and Sgurr a’ Mhuilinn
Now that I live in the Scottish Highlands, near Inverness, there are so many more mountain options on my doorstep. My Corbett bagging friend Ben (who was staying with us for the week) and...
20-year-old Marc’s last Munro walk on Ciste Dubh
I met Marc Patullo and his dad Gus in 2017 while walking the Liathach ridge in Torridon. Marc was only 16 and he had already walked around 200 Munros with Gus. Last weekend, I...
Scottish Island Mountain Triathlon in memory of climber Martin Moran
Childhood friends are taking on a self-created Scottish Island Mountain Triathlon in memory of climbing legend Martin Moran. It’s thought this is the first time that all 13 of the Scottish island Munros been...
New 38-mile Conic Canter ultra race in Scotland
The organisers of the famous West Highland Way race have launched a new 38-mile ultramarathon, The Conic Canter. The running race on September 11 will follow first section of the iconic West Highland Way,...
Everesting record runner: ‘It was mentally the hardest thing ever’
Danish runner Simon Grimstrup has set a new “Everesting” world record describing it as “mentally hardest thing ever”. The 44-year-old athlete took just 10 hours, 45 minutes and 14 seconds to cover the height...
Keswick Mountain Festival 2021 announce guest speaker line up
The 2021 Keswick Mountain Festival (KMF) speaker programme has been unveiled, marking three months until the start of the event. Presented by Craghoppers and hosted in the Theatre by the Lake on Friday September...
Runner Ross Jenkin celebrates 40th birthday with a Big 4 Grand Round
Runner Ross Jenkin sets out this Sunday to become the first person to complete a continuous traverse of all four of the national 24-hour mountain challenges, only resting on the travel legs in between....
TGO Challenge walker launches charity bid – and tent give-away
Scottish outdoor enthusiast Alex Slipchuk is taking part in the TGO challenge 2021 to raise money for two charities, Malaria No More and Scottish Mountain Rescue. He is also donating his trusty solo Hilleberg tent...
Cycling UK launch Shift project to get more Scots on their bikes
Launched during Bike Week, a Cycling UK project called Shift aims to help 20,000 Scots to get on their bikes for short everyday journeys. Community groups and organisations are being encouraged to apply for...
