Munro series: Only 10 to go
I’m dedicating a (hopefully) short blog series, “Only 10 Munros To Go”, to the G-Force. He would have preferred to have finished the full Munro round of 283 (maybe only 282 now) a year...
Category: Walking
283 Munros… could become 282
I’m not quite sure how I’m going to break the news to the G-Force. He is only 10 Munro summits away from compleating (this is the proper way to spell a “compleat Munro round”) his...
Sign up for a new Scottish walk challenge
Breakthrough Cancer, based in Edinburgh, want to raise vital funds. So they have launched a new walking event in Scotland. The Perthshire Trek 2011 takes place on September 9 and 10 this year. The...
Kit review: North Face Women’s P8 Waterproof Jacket
A miracle has happened. For one whole day in many months we have not had any rain. And for the first time in more weeks than I can count I have left my waterproof...
Deaf & blind 70-year-old’s Ben Nevis bid
Walking one of Scotland’s Munros is enough of a challenge for the average person. A Munro is defined as a mountain in Scotland that is more than 3000ft (914m) and many require a good...
An outdoors birthday weekend of discovery
I love a birthday. It doesn’t matter whether it’s mine or anyone else’s. I enjoy the fun, the treats, the surprises and the excuse for a party or celebration. So I’ve never really worried...
Sign up for a great charity walk challenge this summer
Walking. It’s just so good for you! Research reveals that walking keeps you young, both physically and mentally. It’s a highly accessible form of cardiovascular exercise and helps to tone your whole body, especially...
Guest blog: The Chronicles of Narnain
My new guest blogger is David McKay. Known to me as Cuptie (I’m not sure I know why!), he has been a journo colleague and friend for many years. Until recently I had no...
Guest blogger: A hike up the Welsh Matterhorn
Guest blogger @MrIrvingClarke continues his “walking posts from Wales” series with this hike up the Welsh Matterhorn known as Cnicht. @MrIvingClarke is 36-year-old Yoric Irving-Clarke, who works in Supported Housing – and likes to...
Two Scottish walks listed in ‘1000 ultimate experiences’
The Lonely Planet is world-acclaimed as the smart travelling person’s series of bibles. I’ve been grateful for my own Lonely Planet books throughout decades of heading overseas – and I love how the dog-earred...
