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
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
Morvern meandering
The areas of Morvern, Ardgour and Moidart lie in a wild area on the west coast of Scotland. They are moated by Lochs Linnhe and Eil and by the sea. Land access is from the north along the road to Skye. Though coming from the south, as I did, it is possible to take the Corran Ferry across the Loch 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
Beinn Bheula
For the past many many years, Sue, Cozi, John and I have had a winter "meet" in Scotland. Occasionally others have joined us, though not in recent years. Last year we stayed near Crianlarich (though Sue was not able to make it then) and I wrote about our two days out here. This year we thought Continue Reading