2024
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Alone on the West Highland Way: day 3-5
In November 2023 I walked the West Highland Way. Self-sufficient and alone I try to complete the route in 5 days – 154 km with only 8 hours of sunlight each day. The journey starts with stunning weather, but on the second night the weather turns, and from that moment on I fight a constant battle with cold, rain & fatigue. Continue reading
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Alone on the West Highland Way: day 1-2
It’s a long road that has led me here, along this major road in the pitch dark, lugging a heavy load. Months of staying inside, long days in white hospital light. Months of heartache, where I sank deep, lost myself, and slowly started crawling back. I was so far away from fresh air, muddy feet and my hands on the rocks. Continue reading
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Shetland shenanigans: January on the Northern Isles
A winter guide to Scotland's most northerly isles. This is a place of desolate beauty, where high waves & wind are always near. I know no place whose isolation is so deeply rooted in its people, and landscape. Continue reading
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Summer in the Highlands: Assynt underground
Everyone who knows me a little, will know by now that Assynt is my favourite place in Scotland, maybe even in the world. When people ask me why, I sometimes struggle to put this into words. But this summer has reminded me of what it is: evenings in the conservatory, the endless sun, the windswept moors... Continue reading
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Summer in the Highlands: a Fisherfield epic
Now that I’m no longer living in Scotland, I must make do with whatever weather I get upon my visits. Summer is no guarantee for sun, and the first weeks of July saw nothing but grey skies and rain. When a spell of good weather is predicted during the week that I return,... Continue reading
Locations
- Arran
- Inner Hebrides
- Outer Hebrides
- Cairngorms
- Central Lowlands
- Northwest Highlands
- Orkney
- Shetland
- West Highlands
- Southern Uplands
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