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Ice climbing, gully climbing, mixed climbing, winter ridge walking, rock climbing, bouldering….the whole of Scotland has perfect weather just now. Choose your venue, choose your sport.
A couple of days ago I was working as Mountain Safety/Rigger with Paul and Matt of Hot Aches Productions whilst they shot […]
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I’ll be giving a talk at Run and Become Edinburgh…..
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The mountains, trails, lochs, coast and crags of Wester Ross were made for adventure. And, over the last few months, we’ve wondered how we can deliver a new kind of experience for people keen to explore the best of what the area has to offer – with expert guiding and instruction.
So, in April this […]
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I will be giving a talk about my run on Scotland’s Watershed at Run and Become Edinburgh on February 26th. The ‘inspiration evening’ is free and you can click the image – left – or click here for more info from the Run and Become site.
I […]
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Winter must be on it’s way, two waxwings were seen feeding on cotoneaster berries in the garden here in Melvaig. These birds are rare visitors but are becoming a more common sight in the North West in the wintertime. Waxwings feed on insects, berries, particularly rowan and hawthorn, but also cotoneaster and rose . The waxwing doesn’t breed […]
Continue Reading →We’ve updated our page on self-catering, hotel and guest house accommodation in the North West. This lists accommodation providers who we know or have contacted us as they are keen to attract visitors who are walkers and climbers.
If you are an accommodation provider and want us to link to […]
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I’ve scribbled some notes about a few of the legs I ran during my month-long adventure on Scotland’s Watershed here: Watershed Running. All of the posts about the various legs include maps and route information. Some of the legs made for spectacular mountain running and […]
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We like our coffee at gofurther. So, with some of the country’s largest coffee chains in hot water for their failure to pay tax, we thought it was a great time to celebrate the great independent coffee bars in the far north.
Luckily for us, you won’t find a Starbucks or a Costa or a […]
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What great weather the Northwest continues to get after such a wonderful summer. Grass Crag has the advantage of being one of the few Gairloch Sport Crags to get the sun all year. Goat Crag and Am Fasgadh are the other options when looking for a crag with a sunny aspect in the dark months. There […]
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Big Walling in Yosemite doesn’t prepare anyone for Am Fasgadh. Three bolts long, Warm Up just about sums the place up; desperate, technical, fingery and thuggish all at once. It was the second line Colin and I bolted up all those years ago and dozens of ascents haven’t made it any more do-able, today I […]
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