Tag Archives: Cairngorms

What Does Adventure Mean to You?

Posted on June 21, 2014 by

DO you work in a factory, an office, a shop, or drive a company van? Are you a member of parliament, unemployed, a doctor, a refuse collector, a teacher or the chief executive officer of a multi-national corporation? Maybe you … Continue reading →

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The Glyders ??? And a Descent into Hell

Posted on October 17, 2013 by

THE Glyders are two of the highest and most spectacular mountains in Snowdonia, and a traverse of the ridge between the peaks should be high on any walker???s agenda. It???s been on mine for decades, I???ve just never got round … Continue reading →

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In Praise of Scotch Pies and Carn ?? Chlamain

Posted on August 22, 2012 by

A man needs sustenance in the mountains. There is nothing finer than a Scotch pie . . . Continue reading →

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Beinn Dearg ??? A Teenage Dream

Posted on August 10, 2012 by

I LIKE Beinn Dearg. It???s a mountain with character way out in the backcountry. And I like the sound it makes when people pronounce its name correctly. It???s like the call of a bird or the noise of a rock … Continue reading →

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Marching as to War ??? on Beinn ?? Ghlo

Posted on July 31, 2012 by

BEINN ?? GHLO is a fine massif. It rises above Glen Garry in a series of stony peaks and ridges that swoop into wild country away to the east. There are three Munros in this majestic group of hills ??? … Continue reading →

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First Class Ticket to Glas Tulaichean and Carn an Righ

Posted on July 23, 2012 by

A LAND-ROVER track runs all the way to the summit of Glas Tulaichean. Purists would lash themselves with nettles rather than contemplate such a route. My cherished Scottish Mountaineering Club guidebook suggests an ascent up a neighbouring ridge through tussocky … Continue reading →

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Devils??? Points and Angels??? Peaks

Posted on July 10, 2012 by

Climbing the Devil’s Point, Cairn Toul and the Angel’s Peak ??? and Queen Victoria and fish suppers . . . Continue reading →

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