Click on pictures to view in full-screen. A map can be zoomed using the buttons and dragged within its window. 2024’s coast to coast walk across Scotland provided great camping opportunities. On previous occasions pitches were sometimes a bit hit-and-miss with uneven, sloping or wet ground, or midges to taunt me. This year something was […]
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The map below uses the same colour coding as before with the blue line being the plan and the red line as recorded by my Spot tracker. It is clear here that the red line is only an approximate representation of the detail of my footsteps. Although it shows my walk to the chip shop
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It is always disappointing when weather determines the route. Craig Meagaidh is an attractive masif on the map and demands more exploration than I gave it in 2015 when I followed the long and gradual east ridge down to Laggan. But then an FWA can bring unexpected pleasure! In the map below the plan for
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Click on pictures to view in full-screen. A map can be zoomed using the buttons and dragged within its window. Waking from sleep high on a ridge is exhilarating. This morning on the north ridge of Sgurr Thuilm I had two challenges in mind. First could I find my way safely and easily down the
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Click on pictures to view in full-screen. A map can be zoomed using the buttons and dragged within its window. The TGO Challenge:- for more information from my blogs look here. The round-about route on day 1 brought me to the end of a ridge leading westwards from a cluster of Munros above Glenfinnan. My
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Click on pictures to view in full-screen. A map can be zoomed using the buttons and dragged within its window. I expect most people jump off the train From Fort William at Lochailort and start walking eastwards along the road as soon as possible. The sign-out point is the Lochailort Inn which had been closed
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Click on pictures to view in full-screen. A map can be zoomed using the buttons and dragged within its window. One of the big attractions of the TGO Challenge is planning the route. In many places a backpacking route is made already; the challenge is to follow it day after day. Wandering away from the
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This is the route for my walk across Scotland in May. The detail has been updated following comments from the Expert Vetter at Challenge Control. Unfortunately the links to the OS Maps planning tool don’t work reliably, but thankfully Skirrid Systems’ plugin for WordPress continues to work well! Page 1 DAILY ITINERARY WITH FOUL WEATHER
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This is the third pieces about my 9+ years as a Governor and Lead Governor at my local NHS Trust. Part 1 describes what NHS governors do; part 2 shows how this has evolved and contributed to Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust (BHFT). This last part will include observations about how effective the governance process is.
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Innovations on my watch All governors are different with varying backgrounds and experiences. Many have a strong urge to improve their Trust’s delivery of services, but this is the role of the Board and Management and not for the Governors. They are there to scrutinize! When I joined the Council I recognised that there was
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