
Up and Down Days, Part Eight: Commitment
“…one never quite knows the mountain, nor oneself in relation to it.” “One walks among elementals, and elementals are not … Continue reading Up and Down Days, Part Eight: Commitment
“…one never quite knows the mountain, nor oneself in relation to it.” “One walks among elementals, and elementals are not … Continue reading Up and Down Days, Part Eight: Commitment
I think that when people talk about having ‘adventures’ we generally mean doing something active, bold, possibly a little risky, … Continue reading Up and Down Days, Part Seven: The Bad Day
The day I enjoyed on An Teallach with Doug, Jack and the others was one of the best hill days … Continue reading Up and Down Days, Part Six: Cold Forged
Part Five: The Smiddy and The Forge In the morning gloom of another tiny hut somewhere in the Highlands, I … Continue reading Up and Down Days, Part Five: The Smiddy and The Forge
Cold Mountain’s full of strange sights Men who go there end by being scared. Water glints and gleams in the … Continue reading Up and Down Days, Part Four: Cold Mountain
The annual Burns Night trip to Skye was usually the highlight of the mountaineering club calendar. The third weekend in … Continue reading Up and Down Days Part Three: Zero to Hero
If you’re going to do any hillwalking or mountaineering at all in Scotland, then one of the most fundamental things … Continue reading Up and Down Days, Part Two: Muppets on a Mountain
For many years I’ve liked to tell people that I have an ‘up and down’ relationship with Scotland’s hills. Partly … Continue reading Up and Down Days, Part One: The Bay of Water
Hi. If you’d rather listen to this post than read it, then here is an audio recording. The full text … Continue reading Thoughts on The Darkest Day
A few days ago the first snows of winter arrived on the mountains. There was a hard edged clarity of … Continue reading Today Was a Gift
“Over the garden fence, behind the railway and the cherry trees, the Cairngorms are waiting. They should be more than a mere background to life.” Continue reading Come Further Up, Come Further In
It’s a few days since we launched this new thing called the Caledonia Collective. After months of chat, set-up work … Continue reading Thoughts on Launching the Caledonia Collective
As soon as the man on the phone stopped shouting at me and hung up, I made up my mind … Continue reading The Oaks of Sunart
It occurred to me the other day, while I was walking up a hill through long grass beneath shady birch … Continue reading Land the Person
On a cloudy October morning in 2008, I quietly opened the door of Ling Hut, where we had arrived in … Continue reading Glen Torridon and the Awe of Time
One of the great joys that photography can bring you is the ability to notice things that other people can’t … Continue reading Looking Closely at Things
A while ago I wrote about the wonderful way in which looking at the natural world will teach you to … Continue reading A Portfolio of Water
This is where it all began, the first collaboration between David and Hamish on Hamish’s latest album – The Woods. Continue reading ‘The Woods’ Video – A Collaboration between David and Hamish
Over the course of a year I collected footage from the Caledonian Forest of the Cairngorms National Park to compile into a short film. I wanted to show the unbelievable diverse beauty of Scotland’s ancient woodlands, in every season and type of weather. Continue reading Wood and Water: A Passion Project from the Caledonian Forest
Well hello there! We figured we have to start somewhere, so we decided to write a post about who we are, how we came together, and what this is all about. Continue reading Introducing The Caledonia Collective