It is always disappointing when weather determines the route. Craig Meagaidh is an attractive masif on the map and demands more exploration than I gave it in 2015 when I followed the long and gradual east ridge down to Laggan. But then an FWA can bring unexpected pleasure! In the map below the plan for […]
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Click on pictures to view in full-screen. A map can be zoomed using the buttons and dragged within its window. Waking from sleep high on a ridge is exhilarating. This morning on the north ridge of Sgurr Thuilm I had two challenges in mind. First could I find my way safely and easily down the
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Click on pictures to view in full-screen. A map can be zoomed using the buttons and dragged within its window. The TGO Challenge:- for more information from my blogs look here. The round-about route on day 1 brought me to the end of a ridge leading westwards from a cluster of Munros above Glenfinnan. My
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Click on pictures to view in full-screen. A map can be zoomed using the buttons and dragged within its window. I expect most people jump off the train From Fort William at Lochailort and start walking eastwards along the road as soon as possible. The sign-out point is the Lochailort Inn which had been closed
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Click on pictures to view in full-screen. A map can be zoomed using the buttons and dragged within its window. One of the big attractions of the TGO Challenge is planning the route. In many places a backpacking route is made already; the challenge is to follow it day after day. Wandering away from the
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Click on pictures to view in full-screen. A map can be zoomed using the buttons and dragged within its window. 2024’s coast to coast walk across Scotland provided great camping opportunities. On previous occasions pitches were sometimes a bit hit-and-miss with uneven, sloping or wet ground, or midges to taunt me. This year something was
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This is the route for my walk across Scotland in May. The detail has been updated following comments from the Expert Vetter at Challenge Control. Unfortunately the links to the OS Maps planning tool don’t work reliably, but thankfully Skirrid Systems’ plugin for WordPress continues to work well! Page 1 DAILY ITINERARY WITH FOUL WEATHER
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Many runners focus on speed. The main target is to get faster, right? I used to think like this, always hopeful on each training run that my kilometre time would be a few seconds less than before. But as you get older speed becomes more difficult. It was only when I heard about the different
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Aged 57 or 58 I looked at the results from my first public run and I was astounded to discover that everyone over 40 is considered a ‘veteran’! The running fraternity used to discriminate against women; is ageism also rife in the sports community? The London Times newspaper is fond of health and fitness articles
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[In this report you can click on most images to enlarge them. Any maps can be zoomed and panned by click on the + or – signs or pulling around with the mouse.] The Northumberland Coast Run comes early in the running calendar. The end of February can be icy cold. On this run over
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