Walking above the clouds on the Corbett Beinn a’Choin
I got lucky with the weather at the weekend during a run-hike of the Corbett Beinn a’Choin, from Inversnaid, in Loch Lomond & the Trossachs National Park. But things did not look so hopeful...
Category: Walking
Sabrina Verjee sets new female record on the Pennine Way
Runner Sabrina Verjee has broken her own female record for the 268-mile Pennine Way. She ran from Kirk Yetholm to Edale in 74 hours, 28 minutes and 19 seconds, finishing on Tuesday September 15....
Cairngorms run: Six of the tallest mountains in Scotland
My account of a run-walk with friends to reach six of the tallest mountains in Scotland, located in the Cairngorms. Two summits into a 25-mile six mountains challenge in the Cairngorms and I began...
Lairig Ghru: Run-walk from Braemar to Aviemore
The mountain pass, the Lairig Ghru (Gaelic: Làirig Dhrù), cuts a stunning route through the Cairngorms in the Scottish Highlands, with various different start and finish points. Historically, the Lairig Ghru was used as...
James Forrest sets self-supported record for Wainwrights Round
James Forrest has walked 525km (328 miles) carrying all his own kit to set a new record for the Wainwrights Round. He completed the self-supported feat, visiting Alfred Wainwright’s 214 Lake District peaks, in...
Couple are Skye high after summit proposal
For most people, climbing the much feared and exposed Inaccessible Pinnacle on the Isle of Skye is enough of a nerve-racking ordeal. But it was the thought of asking his partner to marry him...
Mapping project discovers ‘hidden paths’ in Scotland
A year-long mapping project by Ramblers Scotland has revealed thousands of miles of unmapped “hidden paths”. Now following a successful regional trial, the charity plans to vastly expand its Mapping Scotland’s Paths initiative to...
Interview: Donnie Campbell smashes fastest Munro round record
Scottish runner Donnie Campbell has set an astonishing new Munros record to finish all 282 mountains over 3000ft (914.4m) in Scotland in 31 days, 23 hours and two minutes. He spoke to me soon after...
Finlay Wild sets new Ramsay Round record
Not long after his new Tranter’s Round record, runner Finlay Wild has set a stunning new Ramsay Round record. The 35-year-old GP from Fort William completed the 58-mile (92km) classic mountain round in the...
Kelli Roberts sets new Cuillin Traverse Female FKT
Kelli Roberts has set a new Cuillin Traverse female FKT (Fastest Known Time) in five hours 56 minutes and 46 seconds. She said: “It’s a great achievement and I feel very proud of it....
