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Dark Skies

Two days walking part of the Southern Upland Way from Balgrennan to Dalry with Paul and James. Our camp near White Laggan bothy looking towards Loch Dee, a peak at just how “dark skies” that part of the world is, and our morning view as the sun was hitting Craiglee. A belter of a trip.…

12/10/2020

Kevin Johnston

Bothies, Camping, Coronavirus, Kev’s Hill Walking Challenges, Photos, Southern Upland Way

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Do you take your swimming goggles for a walk?

This is a question you won’t often ask yourself. Although stranger things do happen I suppose. My mum used to take her cats for a walk (yes, all 4 of them) and it was always a thought that made me smile, the somehow odd idea that felines needed a lead to leave their home. One…

24/08/2020

Kevin Johnston

Coronavirus, Film making, Kev’s Hill Walking Challenges, Microadventures, Outdoor Swimming, Photos, Writing and Musings

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Shall I have Summit to Eat?

Cairngorm summit, early yesterday. I’d have stopped for lunch if it wasn’t for the following reasons: The wind was gusting at about 50mph. The temperature/windchill was around -5C. The views were non existent. It was only 10am…

10/11/2019

Kevin Johnston

Kev’s Hill Walking Challenges, Photos

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Stob Ban and Mullach nan Coirean

I haven’t been up a Munro in more than a year, so yesterday I went a wander up Stob Ban and Mullach nan Coirean in the Mamores. The weather was warm, but what you don’t see in the pictures is the 40-50mph wind. The Salomon Skyline race was on this weekend too, I could see…

22/09/2019

Kevin Johnston

Kev’s Hill Walking Challenges, Photos

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Ambling the Annandale Way

Two days walking and camping the fantastic Annandale Way from Moffat to Hoddom Castle with Adventure Man and Gav. The weather was glorious and the scenery was even better. People forget the south of Scotland, assuming the North is where the WOW moments occur. But the south has the x factor if you know where…

22/04/2019

Kevin Johnston

Annandale Way, Camping, Film making, Kev’s Hill Walking Challenges

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Lochnagar and Gelder Shiel Bothy

A trip to Lochnagar this week from Crathie rather than Loch Muick. And a night in Gelder Shiel Bothy. Brilliant. And the film below:

21/10/2018

Kevin Johnston

Bothies, Film making, Kev’s Hill Walking Challenges

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Ben Nevis and the CMD Arete

This trip took place on 30th June, so exactly half way through my atempt to walk 1000 miles in a full year. At the end of the day, I was sitting on 473.7 miles, a little under where I need to be, but not much. I considered myself very lucky on this trip. I’d wanted…

03/07/2018

Kevin Johnston

#walk1000miles, Film making, Kev’s Hill Walking Challenges

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Looking for the Fairy Cave

A wee climb up Schiehallion and then a scramble down to Uamh Tom a’Mhor-fhir, the fairy cave.

05/05/2018

Kevin Johnston

Caves, Kev’s Hill Walking Challenges, Nature at its Best

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