Kev’s Hill Walking Challenges
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Rainy Camusdarach
The rain parked up near Arisaig as Dave and I arrived at the Camusdarach campsite. It never really moved on again until the morning we left. A beach I’d always wanted to visit and I campsite I’d always heard good things about. We weren’t disappointed, despite the constant wetness. Best picture was probably taken by…
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Swimming in the Lagoon
This evening Neil and I went along to see my favourite singer of the last few years, Beluga Lagoon, at the Albert Halls in Stirling. Totally outdoors related as the main guy, Andrew O’ Donnell, is an outdoor film maker and adventurer who writes his own tunes. You should check them out if you haven’t…
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Grid Square Journeys no. 6 – NS 6690 (Gourley’s Burn)
My first hill day in a while! The sun would be shining, some of the time at least. The forecast told me so. The wind would be light and the chosen spot for a grid square journey was one I’d had my eye on for a while. A wander around the grid square which included…
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Gilmour’s Linn
A wander up to Gilmour’s Linn with Neil and Gav. Second time I’ve been but first time for the other duo. An amazing spot for a dip, although both times I’ve been it’s been windy and raining, this time catching the tail end of Storm Isha. The back of the cave behind the falls was…
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More New Year Bothy Therapy
The last time I made a plan of adventures for the year ahead was 2020. And you’ll remember how that year turned out. New adventure ideas present themselves all the time and I find it easier now to make one or maybe two plans at a time for the months directly in front of me.…
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Storm Babet’s Bothy
A photo of my grandad can still be found on the wall in the restaurant area of the Cross Keys Hotel in Ettrick Bridge. What he is doing in the picture I can’t quite remember as I saw the picture about 12 years ago on a quick stop through the village. The Ettrick Valley was…
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When can I go back to St Kilda?
What do you do when you’ve been on that “Top of my Bucket List” adventure? A trip to the St Kilda archipelago has been at the top of my adventure wish list for years. My 4am alarm call on Friday last week fired the gun on my excitement for the day ahead, while also giving…
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Grid Square Journeys no. 5 – NN 9931 (Montreal)
I’ve never been to Canada, but when I do I hope it’s as lovely as Montreal in Perthshire in the sun. Yes, that’s right, Montreal in Perthshire. It’s no metropolis but rather is an old croft near Harrietfield with the same name as the largest city in Quebec. And yet for such a lovely area,…
