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Follow Robin and Iain on their Cape Wrath Trail Adventure over 15 days (and 1 rest day). These videos offer the chance to see exactly what the trail involves including hints, tips, scenery and some added humour along the way. Episode One – Backpacks and Blisters (1/7) Join Iain and I as we embark on …
It is often said that no matter where you are in the Britain, you're never any further than 7 miles away from the nearest road. I have often poured over maps to see where the longest walk would be without encountering a road. My conclusions were either from Glen Shiel to Glen Carron or across …
Continue reading Britain’s 44 mile walk where you won’t cross a road – What’s involved?
Feels like I've neglected my blog a bit, but truth be told life has thrown up some other obstacles meaning writing has took a back seat. One of those obstacles was moving house from rented accommodation to our own home. It's been a bit stressful, but we're settling in nicely and after a few hiccups …
Anne is a self confessed hill bagger having completing a round of Munros from deepest darkest England (Devon). She has since moved up North to Scotland and is closing in on her 7th round of Munros. Her previous dog Mollie the collie was the first dog on record to complete a round of Corbetts and …
I recently entered the Armchair Mountaineer's Wild Writing competition, sadly I wasn't shortlisted, but nevertheless I think it's a worthwhile story to share on how I got hooked on Munro-bagging and ultimately what ignited my love for the great outdoors. During a period of extended leave from work thanks to a football injury, I found …
Entries for The Great Outdoors Challenge (TGOC) 2018 are now open, which reminded me it was around a year a go when I applied for the 2017 event. This gave me a bit of fright, where has the time gone? Ultimately, I withdrew from the TGOC with unpredictable back pain. I was somewhat disappointed with …
Love them or loathe them, smartphones are here to stay and there are many apps available for the outdoor enthusiast to make life easier. If you enjoy using your smartphone on the hill then take a look at my five favourite apps: 1. Viewranger (Free)* With a GPS enabled phone, Viewranger becomes the ultimate navigation …
The Munros probably don't need any introduction, but just in case... The Munros are a list of mountains in Scotland that are 3,000ft or over, catalogued by Sir Hugh Munro and published in 1891. There are currently 282 Munros and the pursuit of 'compleating' the Munros has become very popular over the last few decades …
I remember it like yesterday, my first wild camp. Now just because you might enjoy hill walking doesn't mean to say that you'll naturally enjoy wild camping, so this could have been a potential make or break. To be honest, I enjoy sleeping under canvas in campsites so I was pretty sure I'd take to …
I've sat on this blog for sometime now, it's been in my drafts for a good few weeks and when I've come close to publishing, I've changed my mind. If you're reading this then I've obviously finally decided to go ahead and publish it. I decided to write this blog from what I've witnessed in recent times …
Continue reading Is GPS & Facebook dumbing down hill walkers?
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