Tag Archives: Munros

Day???s Like This, No 24: Beinn Alligin ??? Horns and All

Posted on August 25, 2016 by

BEINN Alligin lifts itself out of Upper Loch Torridon with the casual assurance of a big beast among a clan of big beasts. With walls of bare striated sandstone and ridges that slice the wind, Alligin is a monument to … Continue reading →

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Days Like This, No 23: Slioch ??? The Unseen Mountain

Posted on August 15, 2016 by

A LONG drive through the night to a lay-by on the shores of Loch Maree. A snatch of sleep broken by an airless dawn. Noodles and tea for breakfast while midges sting eyelids and ears. Then to gaze into an … Continue reading →

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In the Valley of the Toril

Posted on August 8, 2016 by

PATHS. They begin at our door and run through our lives. They rise and buckle and lead us to unknown places. They appear in all guises: woodland paths; coastal paths; moorland paths; paths of righteousness; paths of destiny. Sometimes they … Continue reading →

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Days Like This, No 17: Sleeping Giants of Assynt

Posted on March 30, 2015 by

CONIVAL and Ben More Assynt are mountains with majesty. I read an article a long time ago about these northern giants glimpsed in the rays of the setting sun, and the quartzite stones on their summits glowing golden in the … Continue reading →

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Days Like This, No 14: Travellers and the Cluanie Ridge

Posted on February 5, 2015 by

THE roaring of stags is an unearthly sound that sends shivers across skin. It echoes from the rock walls of corries like the groans of the tortured. People passing along the A87 are unaware that a few hundred feet above … Continue reading →

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Days Like This, No 13: Suddenly Night on A??? Ghlas-bheinn

Posted on January 29, 2015 by

THE ground is white with frost and a sharp wind cuts along the glen from Loch Duich. Heavy clouds roll in from somewhere unknown. The weather forecast is far from encouraging. My wife drops me off at the head of … Continue reading →

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Days Like This, No 11: Above Clouds on A??? Chr??laig

Posted on January 16, 2015 by

ABOVE the shores of Loch Cluani the slopes of A??? Chr??laig rise steeply and without respite to its 1,120m (3,674ft) summit. From the crest of its south ridge I expect to behold fine and uninterrupted views across the western Highlands … Continue reading →

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