I woke up the morning after our epic walk from Sgurr na Ciche to Gairich surprisingly unstiff but feeling fatigued. The morning greeted us with a spectacular sunrise. It was cloudy but the clouds were well over the summits. We prepared our breakfast al fresco – porridge and tea in my case. Continue Reading
Tour de Loch Quoich – Ben Aden and Sgurr na Ciche to Gairich
The Plan As part of my preparations for my trip to Antarctica I wanted to do an extended trip to improve fitness and resilience, preferably an overnighter, therefore carrying some weight over a couple of days. An opportunity arose towards the end of October to meet up with Tzvetie whom I had met Continue Reading
North Pennine Marilyns
A part of the English uplands that I have neglected over the years is the northern Pennines. I have been up Cross Fell, Murton Fell and The Cheviot which are the higher ones in this part of the country. But I have not really explored any further. That was a shame because there are quite a few Continue Reading
Ben Lomond
The previous day Jet and I had climbed Sgurr Dhomnhuill in Ardgour. I had originally hoped to climb another P600 hill near Loch Lomond but time and a lack of a place to park had put me off. So I returned to a mountain that I had first climbed 30 years before, Ben Lomond. I had forgotten how far Continue Reading
Sgurr Dhomnhuill
The previous day Jet and I had walked a superb horseshoe route down in Morvern (Creach Bheinn and co). We then spent the night at an almost deserted campsite in Strontian, well positioned for this climb. Sgurr Dhomnhuill is the highest peak in Ardgour. We were up promptly. I had to shake down Continue Reading