Up and Down Days, Part Six: Cold Forged
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
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Up and Down Days, Part Five: The Smiddy and The Forge
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
Up and Down Days Part Three: Zero to Hero
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
Up and Down Days, Part One: The Bay of Water
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
Lost in the Highlands
Scotland’s mountains have the power to make you feel a certain way, a way many describe as magical. The way … Continue reading Lost in the Highlands
The House of the Father, in the Valley of the Mother
David Lintern makes a personal journey to the oldest surviving Celtic ritual site in Europe, and bags a few Munros … Continue reading The House of the Father, in the Valley of the Mother
Thoughts on The Darkest Day
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 Winter Camp in the Cairngorms
The night was cold but still as we left the Sugarbowl, crossing the rushing Allt Mor in darkness. Nothing stirred … Continue reading A Winter Camp in the Cairngorms
Adventures in Miniature
No no nooooo! Arms windmilling wildly, I pull my left foot out of the thick goopy bog and try to … Continue reading Adventures in Miniature
Today Was a Gift
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
A Glorious Cairngorms Trip Above The Clouds
Sometimes tiny details in the weather forecast are worth pursuing. Towards the end of last week the gloomy outlook was … Continue reading A Glorious Cairngorms Trip Above The Clouds
Come Further Up, Come Further In
“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
The Oaks of Sunart
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
Glen Torridon and the Awe of Time
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
Looking Closely at Things
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 Portfolio of Water
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
