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Tom and I kicked off our final Skye Munros Course of the season today and found ourselves walking into Coir' a'Ghrunnda in the sunshine, with excellent views of the Small Isles and out to...
Today was our last open Aonach Eagach Traverse of the season and I was joined by Mhairi, Matt and Trish. We made the summit of Am Bodach in good time, but in doing so, walked up into the clouds....
With only Sgurr nan Gillean and Am Basteir left to do before Darren completed all the Munros on the main Cuillin Ridge, we made our way up to Coire Bhasteir this morning in more rain than we...
Wetter than expected on the Cuillin Ridge today. Darren and I got caught in the first shower of the day whilst we were traversing Hart’s (Collie’s) Ledge to then join the summit ridge...
A day of mixed weather on Skye today, with a couple of showers through the morning as Mike, Darren and I made our way round Sgurr Nan Eag, Sgurr Dubh Mor and over to Sgurr Alasdair. Whilst on Sgurr...
I was back on the Aonach Eagach today, but in a different capacity to Friday, as I was acting as safety cover on a section of the ridge to ensure that the competitors were staying on course and...
The sunshine and great weather continue. With most folk wearing t-shirt and shorts today, it was hard to believe that we're almost at the end of September, but as ever, the Scottish weather has...
It's been a while since I was last on the Aonach Eagach and today was the day for it! I was out with Hilton, who is visiting from the States and gearing up for the Glencoe Skyline Race on...
The weather has certainly kept us on our toes over the past couple of days, with the winds changing all the time. Fortunately, the forecasts have been reliable and so with a bit of juggling, we...
Today, I was back to work on Skye and kicked off a 4 day Skye Munros Course. We tackled the southern three Munros; Sgurr Nan Eag, Sgurr Dubh Mor and Sgurr Alasdair.
The day started off fairly dry,...
