Hiking
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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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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
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An Assynt saga – part 4: a night on Suilven
We need to get out of the tent; it’s nearly being taken by the wind. I zip open the front and for a moment I am standing in a sky of pink, blue and orange. Then the clouds charge over the hilltop, and the world turns white on me. Continue reading
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An Assynt saga – part 3: Stac Pollaidh
There is a wee hill in Assynt that has won over the hearts of many: Stac Pollaidh, Gaelic for “steep rock by the pool”, a name which describes the hill all too literally. Minimal effort is rewarded with views over Sutherland's wilderness as far as the eye can see. The title of best short hike in Scotland would not be... Continue reading
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Moine Mhòr: A Twilight Traverse
Night hikes, we seem to attract them like magnets. It’s the slow mornings in Liam’s van, together with the early sunsets in the north that make it inevitable; everytime we head out we end up in darkness. This time it was a conscious choice. At 15:15 we stand at the foot of Meall [...] Continue reading
Locations
- Arran
- Inner Hebrides
- Outer Hebrides
- Cairngorms
- Central Lowlands
- Northwest Highlands
- Orkney
- Shetland
- Wales
- West Highlands
- Southern Uplands
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