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…
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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…
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…
A Quick Day Out in the Arrochar Alps: Beinn an Lochain
Despite a slightly mixed forecast with a fairly decent chance of the summits being in cloud, we embarked on a quick trip to take in Beinn and Lochain, a steep and rugged Corbett – originally a Munro on Sir Hugh Munro’s original list – which made for a fun outing. The lingering cloud was clear…
Sunset from the Summit: Caisteal Abhail
A fantastic wild camp on the summit of Caisteal Abhail – Arran’s most northerly and second highest corbett – similar to a trip that my dad and I undertook a couple of years ago. Once again we were treated to a spectacular sunset and a good test of our (yet another) new tent, the Wild…
A Corbett in the Clouds: The Merrick
Although we were exactly 24 hours off what was fantastic weather, Sarah and I decided to head to the Galloway Forest Park for a spot of hill walking in a completely new area. We opted for The Merrick, Scotland’s most southerly Corbett and the tallest mountain in the Southern Uplands at 843m. We didn’t see…
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