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Beinn Each | A mountain to contemplate life
Beinn Each is part of the southern Grampian Mountain range in Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park. This simple mountain makes for a great hike and…
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Ian Alderman
Benvane | The gentle giant of Trossachs
Benvane is a soft hulk of a mountain that sits quietly in the shadow of its big brother, Ben Ledi. Climbing it would be a more joyous and solemoving…
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Beinn a' Choin | An arduous Corbett in the heart of the Trossachs.
Beinn a' Choin was a hard mountain to climb. It was also my first without Eve in over three years!
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Ben Chonzie | The first snowball fight of the year!
Ben Chonzie gave us a fantastic hike! Ben Chonzie isn’t a particularly challenging Munro, but it did allow us our first snowball fight of the year on…
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Ben A'an | Hike & Summit Camp
Ben A’an is a small rocky hill in the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park. Ben A'an is often described as “a munro in miniature”. What it lacks in…
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Dumgoyne Hill | Camp, Sunset and Hot Chocolate!
We (Eve and I) climbed Dumgoyne Hill for our first wild camp since we completed our charity hike on all of Scotland’s Great Trails. Camping on the…
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The Great Glen Canoe Trail
The Great Glen Canoe Trail was more challenging than we had expected. We encountered torrential rain, a weather warning for wind, and swells of over 4…
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Cross Borders Drove Road
Hiking the Cross Borders Drove Road in challenging winter conditions, at the end of November and, the start of December was incredible. It challenged us…
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Cross Borders Drove Road | Day 6
Our last day on the Cross Borders Drove Road was superb. We fished as the snow was falling all around us. It was the perfect finish!
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Cross Borders Drove Road | Day 1
A cold exhausting day on the Cross Borders Drove Road, hiking 12.1 miles from the carpark at Little Vantage to West Linton over the Pentland Hills.
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Start of the Cross Borders Drove Road
A wee video from the start of the Cross Borders Drove Road at Little Vantage
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The Great Glen Way | Day 2
It’s been one of those days where things just kept going wrong… and it’s raining!
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