A family of my friends offered me a day in the mountains that I duly and eagerly accepted for two reasons. Firstly, hill-walking is my preferred outdoor activity and way of spending time off. Secondly, we were to go to the area where my love of hill-walking had started, and where I had developed all the essential skills required. So,…
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Reaching ‘the base camp’ was as much of a challenge as climbing the hill itself. The round trip took me over six hours, and last year I found the final, 13-miles-long stretch closed. I didn’t know the road and there was fog – I didn’t take the risk of getting stuck in the middle of nowhere. This time round the…
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It’s looking increasingly like a pattern, and not a good one for that: bad weather forecast for my day off. Strong winds and bands of rain kept me away from the hilltops. Instead I decided to have a recreational and exploratory walk in the Glenlivet area called Morinsh Woods. It was a pleasant walk along wide and solid forest tracks…
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The forecast for the hilltops in my cross-hair was pretty bad, including high winds. So I turned my attention to low-level walks nearby. A couple of months ago I’d spotted a car park outside Tomintoul, strongly suggesting a possibility for the existence of walks there. So last night I checked Walk Highlands website and found a good one. A bit…
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So this year’s run of Munro bagging commenced by climbing Moruisg. The forecast predicted the best weather would be in the west of Scotland and the route was relatively short, so I could get a proper night’s sleep before and hit the road well-rested. It took me about 2.5 hours to get to a layby where I parked my car,…