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go further has had one of its busiest summer seasons so far and here is a selection of some of our best shots from recent trips.
In May Zoe and friends (pictured below) took a break from their running holiday to tackle a tough traverse of Ben More Assynt and Conival in the […]
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Here’s another picture of Beinn Eighe’s Black Carls with Stuart looking back east from the main ridge. This picture was taken on Easter weekend when there turned out to be good walking conditions, flurries of snow, but mostly dry and breezy with lovely spells of sunshine. The air was very clear giving spectacular vistas as […]
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Scrambling in the North West is normally associated with mountains such as An Teallach, Liathach and Stac Pollaidh but there are many other venues where the scrambling is just as good or better. Torridon’s Beinn Eighe for example has some great scrambling on the Eastern end of the main ridge. These pictures show Sara […]
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As the cold snap continues, these pictures were taken on the same day from the summit ridge of An Teallach in early december on a mountain rescue training exercise. The lower picture was taken at about 10am when we were near the summit of Sail Liath (945m) looking south East. The Top picture is from […]
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With hardly any rain now since mid-april the ground is parched and dusty. This picture shows how dry the peat is in the notorious ‘bog’ between Larachantivore and Shenevall in the Fisherfield Wilderness. The picture was taken in mid-May.
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With the weather perfect for coastal walks and sea-cliff climbing the gofurther team took themselves to the magic of Sandwood bay on the North West of Sutherland. About 30 minutes to the south along the coast stands one of the UK’s most impressive sea stacks – a 65m tower of sandstone which you can just […]
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The settled spring conditions have given way to …..settled hot weather with temperatures well above 20c for the past two days and a high pressure system set in to the East. This picture was taken looking North West towards the mouth of Little Loch Broom at just after 9pm on Wednesday.
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Apamapa is a really useful guide to Gaelic place-names in Wester Ross. Written by local Gaelic expert Nevis Hulme, the online and map-based guide lists many of the Gaelic hill and mountain names in some of the most popular mountain-walking areas. The Northern Ross-shire pack for example, covers the An Teallach, Fisherfield […]
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The weather has suddenly turned much milder but the sunrises are no less dramatic. Forecast is for a long spell of settled sunny weather for the far north.
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A spell of more settled, frosty weather has brought with it a series of stunning sunrises and sunsets in the North West. This picture was taken today looking South East along Little Loch Broom, Dundonnell. The peak on the right is Mac is Mathair which is part of the An Teallach massif – the most […]
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