Adventure Stories
WINTER MOUNTAINEERING ON STOB COIRE NAN LOCHAN, GLEN COE
Thu 19 Dec 2019winter mountaineering on stob coire nan lochan, glen coe
6am and its pouring down in East Lothian. It really is grim. There seems a remarkable amount of chattering and laughter as we load the vehicle with equipment for the day. Someone gets out a flask of…
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Stob Coire Sgreamhach and the Beinn Fhada Ridge, Glen Coe
Tue 10 Dec 2019stob coire sgreamhach and the beinn fhada ridge, glen coe
We had spent an epic day on the Beinn Fhada ridge back in October; swirling mist piling into the Lost Valley far below us and the final ascent to Stob Coire Sgreamhach a scramble up into…
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Winter on Buachaille Etive Mor, Glen Coe
Sun 24 Nov 2019WINTER ON BUACHAILLE ETIVE MOR – GLEN COE
The alarm goes off and its 3.30am. It’s very dark and very cold. Why on earth would anyone get up at this time? Its simple really; the Mountain Weather Information Service forecast for Glen Coe is simply magnificent.…
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Winter Mountaineering on Bidean nam Bian, Glen Coe
Mon 18 Nov 2019Winter Mountaineering on Bidean nam Bian, Glen Coe
Porridge for breakfast with berries, peanut butter and three cups of coffee. That’s the routine, and almost always followed by checking into the Mountain Weather Information Service forecast. It’s invaluable for us, projecting three days ahead and updated…
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Winter on the Tarmachan Ridge
Mon 11 Nov 2019We had been set on a Glen Coe adventure and had been following the Mountain Weather Information Service all week. Its late October and the snow has arrived in the Scottish Highlands. Our first winter mountaineering day of the season.
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Autumn Mountaineering in Glen Coe
Wed 30 Oct 2019Autumn Mountaineering in Glen Coe
Leaving Tyndrum and heading north we are hit by the conical mass of Beinn Dorain; its steep and gouged walls disappearing into the mist telling us Glen Coe isn’t far.
It’s a grey half-light as we approach Rannoch Moor, our car…
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Does a name matter? Only if the planet matters.
Tue 10 Sep 2019The clothing industry is dirty, and less than 1% of clothing is recycled.
The fashion industry has a disastrous impact on the environment. In fact, it is the second largest polluter in the world, just after the oil industry. And the environmental damage is increasing as the industry grows.
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This is my church; this is where I heal my hurts.
Tue 10 Sep 2019This is my church;
this is where I heal my hurts.
There is a threshold. When I step from indoors to outdoors with the intention of spending some time in nature, there is a moment I cross within myself.
I’m not really sure whether I’m…
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