I’ve had my eye on Liathach for years and finally made up there on an early May weekend. What a beautiful hike and scramble. Here’s how I found the hike, the Munros and the pinnacles.
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The Tarmachan Ridge has been on my must-hike list for some time. After bagging the Munro of Meall Nan Tarmachan in relatively poor weather last July, I went back on a clear bright day to enjoy a solo hike across the entire ridge, rebagging the Munro and bagging the 3 Munro tops along the way.
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I hiked up Ben Chonzie last week for a little solo. I won’t lie. This was the dullest Munro I’ve ever hiked up – but fortunately, the view at the top that day (with cloud inversions) was a saving grace! Here’s the route, some photos and a review
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“The Big Bookle” has been on my hiking bucket list for as long as I’ve been visiting Scotland to hike. So with a week of exceptional weather coinciding with a little hiking trip North of the border, I set out to the bag the two munros and the munro top of Buachaille Etive Mòr. Here’s the hiking route and how that walk went.
With the immense weather we’re currently having, I took an impromptu trip to the Lake District yesterday to complete my fourth crossing of Striding Edge. I’ve already written about this hike before, so I won’t repeat myself. Instead I got some photos and videos relating to the bypass paths and the Bad Step which we’ve had several emails over the years asking about. Hopefully this helps.
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T shirt weather is on its way back! The clocks have gone forward and the days are getting longer. I, for one, am delighted. But let’s not get complacent when it comes to hiking safety just because the mountains are starting to thaw.
I’m an avid hiker who was using an Apple Watch since the first iteration in 2015. I recently switched to Garmin (Garmin Epix 2) while keeping an iPhone and my other Apple Kit. Here’s an honest review of my experience with both Apple Watch and Garmin as a hiker and someone who tracks all their health and fitness data through a watch.
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Hiking. It’s addictive you know. Well, at least I think it is. But as far as addictions go, this one’s pretty good for you. Here are some of the many benefits of making hiking your new hobby.
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5 games of football in the 3 days prior isn’t how I would normally prepare for a mountain hike. But then again, I don’t normally hike in groups either. But on an early March Monday, I set out with 5 of my football teammates up the mountain path of Ben Lomond. Here’s how that hike went.
I hiked up to the summit of Skiddaw from Mallen Dodd – one of the shorter walking routes up Skiddaw. It was a stunner of a February Friday morning with blue skies, clear paths much of the way and a stunner of an icy summit up top. Here’s how that solo hike went.
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Tryfan’s North Ridge route offers up some absolutely spectacular scrambling and incredible views. So I was delighted to stick the out of office on and head over there for a hiking morning on a sunny May Friday. Here’s how it went!
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Traditionalists may not like it! But personally, I don’t like to risk being stuck on a hill or mountain with a dead phone or head torch battery. So I like to carry a portable charging device (or 2, or 3) with me. Here are the best portable charging banks for hiking that I’ve used. (And I’ve used a lot, by the way).
We don’t post loads on social (shock, horror, we know). But we will try harder… promise!
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