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Sharing a local hill with friends – and books
Ascent of Meall a’ Bhuachaille (810m) Translation from Gaelic = ‘hill of the herdsman’ Distance 8.5 km / 5 ¼ miles Ascent 510 metres / 1666 feet I stayed on at my work place at Glenmore for an extra...
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Book review – Cairngorm John: A Life in Mountain Rescue
Cairngorm John: A Life in Mountain Rescue (Non-fiction) (Hardback) * Publisher: Sandstone Press Ltd * Published: 20 March 2009 * Format: Hardback 320 pages * ISBN 13: 9781905207244 ISBN 10: 1905207247...
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Spring in the Caledonian Pinewoods
I have started back at my summer seasonal post as Forest Ranger at Glenmore, near Loch Morlich, This is a wonderful place to work as I enjoy lovely walks through the Caledonian Pinewoods every weekend...
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Above Glen Einich in the Cairngorms
Sgoran Dubh Mor and Sgor Gaoith are two hills in the ridge of hills lying to the east of Glen Feshie and towering over the dramatic glacial Loch Einich in the Cairgorms. The walk to ‘bag’ these two...
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A three-day low(ish) Cairngorms backpack
Camping at Fords of Avon Last week I did a short backpacking trip in the Cairngorms. The original plan had been for Neil and I to head to the high hills, but after checking the weather forecast (rain,...
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Three days in the Cairngorms
The weather forecast was not looking good for my planned mid-week trip in the Cairngorms. Rain, wind, and the summits hidden in cloud all 3 days. But I was psyched up to get out there into the hills,...
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