A prickly adventure in the Campsies
It’s been pretty awful for me and my hillwalking friends, having one of the longest, sunniest, driest spells since records…
Hillwalking, climbing and blethering
It’s been pretty awful for me and my hillwalking friends, having one of the longest, sunniest, driest spells since records…
It wasn’t exactly “urbex” – more “ruralex”. I’m not sure if it’s even worthy of such a description. Buchanan Castle,…
When I heard that my brother-in-law was involved in running a local food bank, I immediately volunteered to help, partly…
I’ve been doing a lot more cycling during “lockdown”. In Scotland we are allowed to take as much outdoor exercise…
Main photo: a hill runner on Beinn Alligin in Torridon, Scotland I could not live without exercise, and as my…
Coronavirus has affected people in very different ways. For me, life just came to a halt at a very awkward…
This year has been a tough one, and I’ve been unable to get away to the hills as much as…
Viewed from the east, Tryfan looks like a silvery-grey porcupine. This very rocky mountain in north Wales is renowned for…
I love mountain ridge walks, and I love scrambling on rocks. But Crib Goch, one of the UK’s narrowest ridge…
My first experience of “trad” climbing, last week, was utterly exhilarating. I had climbed outdoors a few times before, but…