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Some mountains get into your soul – a tempting An Teallach, and this time it’s Personal!
Some mountains get into your soul. I remember 30 years ago leafing through my first book of Scottish mountains becoming increasingly inspired by photos of classic Munros. Some were gradually visited, some were more remote. A few were very remote, whilst … Continue reading
Late Sun in the North East Lakes – Beda Fell, Rest Dodd and The Nab, plus Hallin Fell by Headtorch
Another Lakes on Sunday trip, and only just! A depressingly densely cloudy forecast meant I was about to head up to the Cheviots. Then Sunday morning brought a surprising improvement with the north east Lakes looking ok possibly clearing later. … Continue reading
I Miss The Hills
I miss the hills. Didn’t realise how much I miss the hills till I couldn’t visit them anymore due to an enforced break. There I was standing on the edge of a cliff on the far northern tip of the … Continue reading
Posted in Lake District, Random Stuff, Scottish Highlands & Skye
Tagged hiking, hills, I miss the hills, Lakes, mountains
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Wainwrights on Wednesday – Hartsop Dodd, Stony Cove Pike, Gray Crag, Thornthwaite Crag, High St, Rampsgill Head and The Knott
Clear weather and the chance of a rare midweek Lake District trip;- it doesn’t get much better than this. A 12 mile circuit over 7 Wainwrights with 3,800 ft of ascent starting from the car park at Hartsop village. After … Continue reading
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Tagged Atkinson's Monument, Caudale Head, Gray Crag route, Hartsop Dodd route, High Street route, hiking, John Bell's Banner, Lake District, Lake District walks, Rampsgill Head route, Routes from Hartsop, Social Hiking, Stony Cove Pike route, The Knott route, Thornthwaite Crag route
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Return to Sutherland, Blown Over By Cul Beag!
Cul Beag is a 2,550ft Corbett in remote & beautiful Sutherland. The name in Gaelic means ‘Small Back’, a Corbett is a Scottish hill between 2500-3000 ft; and Sutherland is a long long way up north (the top left bit). … Continue reading
Warm Western Wainwrights – Whiteside, Hopegill Head, Grasmoor, Wandope, Whiteless Pike and Rannerdale Knotts
Long ago when I was a lad, we just used to choose a few classic Lakeland peaks and walk up em. Nowadays these bloomin Wainwrights have been invented, so now we have to go back & pick off all the … Continue reading
Rubber Honey! A Superb Coastal Walk Around the Northern Point of Skye, Rubha Hunish
Rubha Hunish (headland of Hunish) is the most northerly point on the Isle of Skye and provides a hugely recommended low walk crammed full of interest. If you can manage the short steep rocky section, you’ll be rewarded with wonderful … Continue reading
MART IN THE HILLS 