After being unable to go to the hills for several consecutive weeks I was quite desperate to do so. The forecast was not particularly encouraging, but I hoped for a rainless day. And actually it wasn’t a bad weather for walk: no rain and warm enough but not hot. But most of the time I was walking in the clouds…
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After exceptionally long break, caused by my new duties, the nasty fracture of my dog’s rear leg and unusually strange weather my first this year’s walk took place quite late in the year. This hike I planned as a rather easy starter. And it was as such until I stood on the top of Winter Corrie to descent to Glen Doll. It…
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This route is very long, so knowing my schedule and aware of days ahead shortening quickly I could make the route now or wait till late spring. To have spare time I decided to start one hour before the sunrise; I’d known part of the path going to White Bridge. Despite the wind and early hour it was surprisingly warm. For the…
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I’ve checked the forecast and found out that my usual day off would be rainy while Tuesday sunny, dry and calm. So I decided to switch the two days and went to Glenshee. The route had looked relatively short and easy. And it was. The weather was as had forecast but inverted. Fortunately there some spells of sunshine and I…
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On the last Wednesday of July I decided to shorten my route, leaving one Munro behind. It was surprisingly hot and I was too exhausted to climb An Socach. So when I was preparing another hike in the same area I added that Munro to my list. My careful planning and preparation paid off – this time I completed all three Munros. [googlemaps…