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Last Update: Wednesday, June 20, 2018 - 19:15
For Neil’s second day out with me, we decided to head to Ardgour, and to Indian Slab, deep in Glen Gour. Whilst the approach isn’t short, it’s relatively flat, that is until the...
I woke up this morning to a heavy shower, so wasn’t quite sure how the day was going to pan out, but the rain soon eased, and by the time I met Neil, the roads were almost dry.
By the time we...
Dan and I enjoyed a great day on Ben Nevis today. Dan had a train to catch at 5:30pm this afternoon, so we had an early-ish start and made our way up along the Allt a’Mhuilinn up the the north...
This is unquestionably one of the greatest ever achievements in the mountains! It’s pretty amazing what can be done on our doorstep.
In March I had a great day out which I’d wanted to...
It feels like a while since I was last on Ben Nevis, so it was good to be back on home turf. I was joined by David, who has had his sights on Tower Ridge for quite some time. We were also joined by...
I was back on the Cuillin Ridge today, this time with Steve, who is steadily ticking his way through the Munros. With only three left to do on the main Cuillin Ridge, we headed up to An Dorus to...
I enjoyed another great day in amongst the Cuillin Hills of Skye. Today, I was out with John, Matt, Leon and Jimmy, who had their sights set on the In Pinn. With it being a Saturday and with the...
Today was the simple matter of summiting our final three Munros on the main Cuillin Ridge; Sgurr Nan Gillean, Am Basteir and Bruach na Frithe. That said, both Sgurr Nan Gillean and Am Basteir are no...
Yep, you guessed it, another day of good weather and favourable conditions on the Isle of Skye today.
Andy, myself and our Skye Munros team had a slightly easier day today and headed up to An Dorus...
Skye keeps on giving! Myself, Andy and our team of budding mountaineers made the trip back into Coire Lagan today, from where we ascended the An Stac screes and over onto Sgurr Mhic Choinnich, which...