So I’ve told you before about my friend Ginge Fullen, and his distinctly epic conquests of the highest points of every country in Europe and in Africa. You can find more about that in his interview over at the 7 Summits Project, and in my reviews of his two books Finding Bikku Bitti and Sic … Continue reading Sub Sea To Summit
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Lake District: Skiddaw
Skiddaw Little Man (NY 266277, 865m) Skiddaw Man (NY 260290, 931m) 10.7 kilometres 740m of ascent On the way home from Yorkshire, a few months ago, I took a quick swerve into the Lake District to spend a couple of hours wandering up and down the tourist route on Skiddaw. Other priorities meant that I … Continue reading Lake District: Skiddaw
CCCP 2018: Dornie
This year the Crow Craigies Climbing Party stationed itself in Dornie, on Loch Alsh, handily placed for any number of hills. Static high pressure over the North Atlantic brought a succession of warm, humid days with light winds, often with low cloud in the morning dissipating to bring blue skies in the afternoon. The moral … Continue reading CCCP 2018: Dornie
Glen Prosen: Mayar and Driesh
Mayar (NO 240737, 928m) Driesh (NO 271735, 947m) 20.4 kilometres 860m of ascent I’ve climbed these two hills from all sorts of directions, including a previous report from Glen Doll. But I’ve never come at them from the Glen Prosen side. While Glen Doll has a sort of bustling cosmopolitan feel to it, with its … Continue reading Glen Prosen: Mayar and Driesh
Braes Of The Carse: Glen of Rait to Den of Pitroddie
Montague Hill (NO 196285, 227m) Beal Hill (NO 203273, 257m) Evelick Hill (NO 199257, c270m) Pole Hill (NO 195260, 288m) 17.9 kilometres 580m of ascent So, another little segment in my exploration of the Braes of the Carse. This time I parked in the Glen of Rait, in a little pull-off below the crags of … Continue reading Braes Of The Carse: Glen of Rait to Den of Pitroddie
Dron Hill: The Hard Way
Dron Hill (NO 288321, 211m) 12 kilometres210 metres of ascent Dron Hill is an outlier of an outlier of the Sidlaws. I didn’t include it in my Sidlaws Gazetteer because it felt like it might be one of the Braes of the Carse, but it actually doesn’t feel like it belongs there either. Either way, … Continue reading Dron Hill: The Hard Way
Braes Of The Carse: Abernyte Circuit
Tinkletop Hill (NO 260304, 184m) Gallows Knowe (NO 272311, 162m) Rossie Hill (NO 277310, 173m) Kirkton Hill (NO 260318, 253m) Forehill (NO 243320, 250m) 16 kilometres 520 metres of ascent Well, a look at the map suggests that “circuit” isn’t quite the right word, but I’m hard pressed to come up with anything better. This … Continue reading Braes Of The Carse: Abernyte Circuit
Braes Of The Carse: Kinnoull to Murrayshall
Kinnoull Hill (NO 136228, 222m) Deuchny Hill (NO 152236, 232m) Murrayshall Hill (NO 164253, 279m) Westhill (NO 169237, 213m) Taymount (NO 167228, 154m) Binn Hill (NO 157226, c165m) 17.2 kilometres 643m of ascent Another exploration of the Braes of the Carse, this time their extreme western end above Perth. As with my previous walk in … Continue reading Braes Of The Carse: Kinnoull to Murrayshall
Braes Of The Carse: Fingask Circuit
Swirlhead Hill (NO 210283, 257m) Hill of Franklyden (NO 214300, 303m) Hoole Hill Southwest Top (NO 221305, 277m) Hoole Hill (NO 226310, 297m) Pittmiddle Hill (NO 236298, 279m) Kinnaird Hill (NO 231292, 250m) Craighead (NO 234281, 167m) 19.8 kilometres 665m of ascent So, it’s been a while since I had one of my free-style walks, … Continue reading Braes Of The Carse: Fingask Circuit
Pentlands: Loganlea Circuit
Turnhouse Hill (NT 212626, 506m) Carnethy Hill (NT 203619, 573m) Scald Law (NT 191611, 579m) East Kip (NT 182608, 534m) West Kip (NT 178606, 551m) Black Hill (NT 188631, 501m) 17.3 kilometres 960m of ascent I’ve looked down on the improbably pointy Pentland Hills from aircraft approaching Edinburgh airport, and I’ve looked up at them … Continue reading Pentlands: Loganlea Circuit
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