Breaking camp by river Affric looking west Despite a less than early start, a few minutes walking brought me level with a small encampment of Trailstars across the valley below. One was bright yellow so I knew this was Lee, with fellow walkers Peter, and Gareth from the bothy the night before. 3 Trailstars by […]
TGOC 2014 #4: Glen Affric & Cannich to Drumnadrochit and Errogie Read More »
This was to be an exciting high level route – a reward from the tribulations of boggy ground and dangerous river crossing from the day before. Leaving the bothy Maol Bhuidhe My original plan – which is reflected in the map – was to camp the night somewhere near Carnach and start the day on
This was to be the “day of crossings”. Of 13 days of walking Day 2 was the one I was most nervous about. If the rivers were in spate several parts of the route could become impassible requiring long diversions. Dealing with wide and deep streams with a heavy pack and walking solo could be risky, and
TGOC 2014 #2: Craig to Maol-bhuidhe bothy via Lurgh Mohr & Bidein a’ Choire Sheasgaich Read More »
You can pull the route map for this walk around inside the box below and zoom in and out. Usually a click on a picture will zoom it to full screen, and there is a link to more pictures of this walk at the bottom of the post. Loch Torridon To reach Torridon from The
TGOC 2014 #1: Torridon to Craig via Sgorr Ruadh and Fuar Tholl Read More »
Easter week brought fine weather – blue skies and sunshine. I dashed to North Wales for my first expedition of the year and the last before I move to Scotland for the TGOC. This was a chance to test equipment and review fitness. North Wales is a popular destination at school holiday time, but more
Easter days in Eyri – Wild camp in Wales Read More »
There has been some strange happenings with my access to OS mapping. After a couple of weeks it suddenly became unavailable. At first I thought it was a service problem, but other sites continued to work normally. Without help from OS Technical Support all I could do was set up a new user ID and
TGOC 2014 route day by day Read More »
Scarpa Rebel Lite On the last long walk my feet suffered badly from Scarpa SLs. There’s half a size or a bit more difference between my feet, and getting a perfect fit is impossible. Walking long in Scotland means walking with wet feet, and good fitting shoes and thoughtful foot-care is essential. There are many
New light weight boots from Scarpa Read More »
The Snake Pass Inn is in an excellent location between two of the highest masses in the Peak District – namely Kinder and Bleakhow. The room decor is bizarre, but people aren’t coming here a 4 star hotel experience. Several of my companions in fact decided to forego the room experience altogether and camped
Wrecks challenge the TGO ers on Shelf Moor Bleaklow Read More »
I bought the Harvey maps for Dark Peak and White Peak in 2012. I’m not sure why. I suppose I want to support this small company with just 8 employees as they compete with Ordinance Survey for our custom. The scale 1:40000 is better for walking than OS’s 1:50000. In most cases it is also
First peek at the Peak District – Kinder from Edale Read More »
Anti-blister kit My new anti-blister kit! Keeping feet in good shape is essential for a walking trip long or short. Blisters and foot pain comes from friction. Reduction of friction must be a priority – and is something Compeed and the newer specialist blister plasters do not address. Also a priority is to keep dressings
Begone Bad Blisters! (or Compeed is Not Enough) Read More »