The forecast was changing at every hour, though there was one unchanging feature: no rain predicted. I decided to take a gamble hoping for a cloudless day. As the forecast had given grounds for this before lunchtime I left home very early in the morning in order to be quite high up on the hills at sunrise. I started my hike…
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The Grey Corries drew my attention last year when I was climbing the Munros on both banks of Loch Treig. Their peaks and upper slopes were unusually white-ish as if covered with snow; in fact it’s eroded quartzite giving that unusual look. I predicted I’d need up to 12 hours to complete my route, so I decided to start as early as…
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This hike started at a car park by the A832, 7 km (4.3 miles) from the base of the hill. Reaching the latter required about an hour-long walk along a narrow tarmac road, initially through the woodland, then through the open space. Soon after I’d started walking I took off my jacket, then my winter cap and gloves, finally the fleece…
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A few years ago I was driving between Fort William and Inverness; part of that route led along the west bank of Loch Lochy. My attention was drawn by the hills on the other side. At that time they looked distant not only geographically. Eventually their time has come. The forecast for the day predicted rain in the afternoon, so…
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I had two options regarding my day off: not to go to any new place because of the forecast, or to go somewhere I’d already been to, but with good weather predicted. After too many days off missed I chose the latter. I decided to climb two hills I’d climbed as my first in the Cairngorms, but this time during…