A reasonable weather window gave me an opportunity for a quick hill walk. With little time to organise, I decided on a trip across to Arran. I have been up Arran’s 4 Corbetts many times over the years and there aren’t many parts of Arran’s high hills I haven’t been, but I felt it was…
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The Last of the Galloway Corbetts: Shalloch on Minnoch
Sarah and I enjoyed an easy but rewarding outing in the Galloway Forest Park, an area of the country that’s normally a little quieter than its northern counterparts. With a relatively high start point, good views and a gentle ascent, this was a great way to spend a morning! [Apr ’21] Shalloch on Minnoch was…
First Wild Camp of the Year: Caisteal Abhail
After a very long time since my last wild camp, I was buzzing with excitement to finally get on the ferry and over to one of my favourite places – the beautiful Isle of Arran – for my first wild camp of the year. The most difficult part of organising myself was deciding where to…
A Windy Day in the Arrochar Alps: The Brack & Cnoc Coinnich
After an amazing trip in the Cairngorms the week before, I was keen to keep the momentum going and bag some more new hills. Sarah and I opted for something a little closer to home and settled on The Brack and Cnoc Coinnich, 2 Corbetts in the Arrochar Alps. Bagging these leaves me with only…
A Cloudy Day in Galloway: Corserine
After a great day in the hills in Bridge of Orchy the previous day, I was keen to keep the momentum going and managed to rope my dad into a trip to the Galloway Forest Park to head up Corserine, the second highest Corbett in Galloway. [July 2020] Other than Arran, I would consider the…
Dusting off the Lockdown Cobwebs: Beinn Udlaidh & Beinn Bhreac-liath
After a long and rather boring few months of lockdown in Scotland, Sarah and I finally got the chance to get out in the hills and opted for something we thought would be a little quieter than the more popular Munros and Corbetts of the South West Highlands. We decided on Beinn Udlaidh & Beinn…
A Winter Outing on Arran: The ‘3 Beinns’ Loop
With a wee break in the weather approaching and a dusting of snow fairly early on in the winter season, I was keen to get a trip to the hills in as it had been a few months since my last outing. I was on my own, so opted for a familiar route that I…
An August Adventure on Arran: Cir Mhor
Having had a pretty inconsistent summer in terms of weather, I was keen to try and get another hill walk or 2 in before starting my new job in September after graduating university. With a half decent spell of weather for a day or 2 coming, we opted for a familiar favourite – the fantastic…
Redemption in the Arrochar Alps: Stob Coire Creagach
After a failed attempt at Stob Coire Creagach a couple of years before in winter, I thought it was about time I gave this ‘wee’ mountain another go and tick off another one of the Arrochar Alps. The fact that it was a near perfect day for walking certainly didn’t make this rugged Corbett any…
Saying Goodbye to Education: A Goatfell Summit Camp
Having sat the last of my final year exams at uni a few days earlier, I thought there would be nothing more fitting to see off my time in education and mark the start of my last summer of freedom than a summit camp on my favourite island – the beautiful Isle of Arran. Thankfully…
A Summer’s Day in Winter: Ben Ledi
A cracking walk with some great views, our ascent of Ben Ledi made for a great wee day in the Trossachs. The day was made even better with a bit of a cloud inversion in the morning as well as abnormally mild conditions for February, turning this into more of a summer’s day than some…
A Cold Day in Galloway: Cairnsmore of Carsphairn
A cloudy and cold hill walk in Galloway taking in Cairnsmore of Carsphairn, a hill that I had attempted around a year earlier but had to turn back due to howling winds and Sarah nearly blowing away! Although definitely not any warmer (and with less views than the last attempt), the weather was a little…
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