Mountain Leader assessment on Rum – the outcome
Last month I spent five days on the beautiful Isle of Rum, doing the assessment for my Mountain Leader award.…
June 6, 2019
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Ramblings and Scramblings
Hillwalking, climbing and blethering
Mountain Leader assessment on the beautiful Isle of Rum
My presence on Steemit has been very intermittent recently, mainly because I’ve been working towards achieving my Summer Mountain Leader…
June 4, 2019
A natural sleep remedy: get outside!
Could getting outside more often improve your sleep? It seems likely, and it’s not just due to the effects of…
May 21, 2019
Wildcamping the West Highland Way, Day 3
This was the last leg of my 3-day trek, and it would take me to the halfway point of the…
May 14, 2019
Wildcamping the West Highland Way, Day 2
In March, I set off from Milngavie near Glasgow to do three days’ walking and camping along the West Highland…
May 12, 2019
Wildcamping the West Highland Way – Day 1
The West Highland Way is probably Scotland’s most popular hiking trail. I’d wanted to do it for years, but had…
May 9, 2019
Final Ascent – a film review
A frail-looking man in his 80s is found unconscious in a remote area of Scotland. He doesn’t know who he…
May 7, 2019
Wild camping the West Highland Way, part 1
I’ve been very busy recently, preparing for my Mountain Leader award. The week-long assessment takes place at the end of…
April 11, 2019
Out of the comfort zone, into the wild north west! Day 3: Ben Klibreck
Day three of our trip to the wild north west of Scotland, and the weather looked wild and windy –…
April 8, 2019
Out of the comfort zone, into the wild north west! Day 2: Ben Hope
Saturday 23rd March was the day we were due to climb Ben Hope, the UK’s most northerly Munro (mountain over…
April 4, 2019