This is a short post on my climb up these two hills - though "climb" is perhaps a bit of a misnomer for Billinge Hill. I used the opportunity following dropping Julie off at Manchester Airport for her Australian adventure to visit some hills a few hours away from home. Billinge Hill is a Marilyn Continue Reading
Ben Nevis – a day to remember
I first climbed Ben Nevis in 1981. It was on my honeymoon. We were not well equipped. Although we had great views from the top, we were soaked through on the way down - the cagoules we had at the time being totally inadequate for the job, and we had no over trousers. And as reported elsewhere on Continue Reading
Beinn na Lap
Beinn na Lap is quite a fun Munro to tackle. It is very straightforward and is often left as a "final" Munro by those who complete them all. I first climbed it in February 1987 when, as part of a quite challenging winter walk, Julie and I started at Corrour station and walked out to Tulloch over Continue Reading
Above Drumochter
After our trip to the Innses, the weather was (as forecast) poor the following day so we spent that day festering and hoping things would improve. The indications were that the weather might improve but that it would be necessary to travel east to see the benefits. It is quite common in the Continue Reading
The Innses
After the unexpected bonus of a fine climb of Ben Vane the previous day, the forecast for the remainder of the week was still looking grim. MWIS was holding out some hope of a brief respite during the middle of the day. So I suggested to Ciaran that we tackle the Innses - Cruach Innse and Sgurr Continue Reading