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Kit review: Jottnar Alfar insulated jacket

Have you heard of mountain clothing brand, Jottnar? The small-ish (for now) range of jackets […]

Kit review: Arc’teryx Cerium SL Jacket

A look at Arc’teryx’s latest super lightweight series of down jackets, Cerium, which work well […]

First time bagging of Ben Lui

I blogged last week about bagging the Munro Ben Lui with Supper Bagger Tansy. During […]

Ben Lui bagged before lunchtime

Since meeting Super Bagger Tansy through my Munroaming group we have been comparing  notes on […]

35 amazing things to do in Scotland before the end of 2015

Acclaimed as Europe’s outdoors capital, Scotland boasts hundreds of adventure activities for you to try, from […]

Beinn Heasgarnich: A hard-won Munro summit

Beinn Heasgarnich has a Gaelic meaning: “The peaceful or sheltering mountain.” I heard this description […]

Update to Gaelic place names mystery

As I said, when writing about the Gaelic mountains workshop earlier this week I have […]

Snow go outdoors this weekend

The snow fell all around me wherever I went this weekend. On an attempt of […]

What I now know about Gaelic place names

Do you know your Beinn from your Bidean, or the difference between Sgorr and Sgurr. […]

Have you ever suffered a broken compass?

A new survey has revealed five of the most common mistakes made when navigating on […]

5 great destinations for hiking

It’s often said that the journey is more important than the destination, and this is […]

TNF avalanche system wins ISPO award

The North face has won a prestigious ISPO award in the Ski – Avalanche Safety […]