Monday 1st April 2019 Ben Vorlich Ben Vorich was our chosen Munro of the day. It is pretty easy to access, situated just above Loch Earn in Perthshire which has beautiful surroundings. The name “Ben Vorlich” can be translated into “Hill of the Bay”. This Munro can sometimes be slightly overshadowed by some more famous…

Saturday 30th March 2019 The Ochils range Today felt like a spring day. The weather was sunny and bright and the air felt fresh. With the ‘picnic’ made up we seized the opportunity to get outside and decided to keep it local once more and head to Norman’s Law. Norman’s Law is the final eastern…

Saturday 23rd March 2019 The Lomond Hills Today we decided to keep it local and head to the Lomond Hills for a short walk including some practice with rope work on the crags. The Lomond Hills, also known out with the locals as the ‘Paps of Fife’ lie in western central Fife and Perth and…

Tuesday 12th-Wednesday 13th March 2019 Wales Area Storm Gareth hits Wales! Tuesday evening during the night was wet and windy, the rain poured downed constantly and the wind hammered against the windows…it felt good to be tucked up in bed, in a nice warm room! On waking up on Tuesday morning we were being told…

Sunday 10th – Monday 11th March 2019 Llanberis Snowdon Mountain Sunday We arrived late Sunday evening in Llanberis and this is where we will base ourselves until Wednesday before returning home. Llanberis is a village in Gwynedd, northwest Wales at the foot of Snowdon, the highest mountain in Wales. It is a popular destination for…

Saturday 9th & Sunday 10th March 2019 Chester Why Chester……. So Chester for those that do not know is a picturesque City on the River Dee in Cheshire, in the North West of England. We are actually here only as a stopover on our way to Wales as it is close to the border but…

Sunday 3rd February 2019 Stuchd an Lochain It’s the right time of year here in Scotland to be out and about practicing some winter mountaineering. So the weather forecast on Stuchd an Lochain predicted nice views at the summit as it was going to be a sunny kind of day, cold with snow on the…

Saturday 12th & Sunday 13th January 2019 Glenshee Saturday 12th January – Glas Maol & Creag Leacach So it was time to dust off the old cobwebs and get out for our first hill walk of 2019…It could be a sore one. The plan was, due to darkness hitting us here right now around 4.20/40pm,…

West Coast of Ireland Saturday 15th December – Wednesday 19th December 2018 A visit to Ireland is always like home from home…very scenic and green with some beautiful land…similar to that of Scotland. As we are here for only a short surprise stay there are a few plans but not too many…a definite plan was…

Ben Aán, The Trossachs Saturday 1st December 2018 Today we decided to either get into the Christmas spirit or flee the Christmas madness, or maybe even do a bit of both. We were heading to the hills. It had been a while and as John Muir once wrote “The mountains are calling and I must…