We were up early (again!!) as this stage was meant to be a tough day. Last night had been a very cold night. We had slept in all our gear including our waterproofs – they’ve came in handy after all but my bones still felt cold this morning. On exiting the tent it was still cold…

The day starts with an easy and unbelievably levelish walk through the woods. It’s a pleasure just to be able to walk effortlessly. This is a day to savour. There are views between the trees, back towards Paglia Orba and Monte Cinto, as well as down the forested valley and ahead to the mountain called…

It was cold again all through the night and getting out of the tent this morning was a real effort as it was still cold. We quickly made a coffee, packed up and started our decent downwards.  We came across a cleaner refuge where we had some coffee and cake for breakfast.  From here we…

Feeling as refreshed as we could be we were up and away and back on the trail with no real thoughts of ‘the escape route’ and no mention of our route being closed. Although we had only spent two nights in the tent previously it felt like more and believe you me we are so…

We happily left this camp. Straight away we were scrambling over rocks making our way to a swing bridge called Spasimata catwalk.  It felt like something out of Indiana Jones and would not disappoint thrill seekers.  This is a great spot for a swim, but there was no time for that unfortunately.  Once across, we…

Last night up in the mountains  the wind howled.  The positive was it kept things cool in the tent, the negative was we felt at times throughout the night we were going to either get blown off the mountain or our tent was going to be ruined.  Neither happened and we survived another day. Yesterday…

The high-mountain GR20 trail is routinely described as the toughest long-distance hiking trail in all of Europe.  I guess this could be due to the fact that underfoot you could be dealing with anything from loose rock to snow.  There is also the extreme heat and cold that comes with that – or the climbing….

Corsica is a mountainous Mediterranean Island in France.  Although its been part of France for hundreds of years, it retains a distinct Italian culture. Nicknamed the ‘Isle of Beauty’, it’s an excellent resort destination as it presents a mix of stylish coastal towns, dense forest, craggy peaks and prestine beaches. It is the fourth-largest island…

Often referred to as just the ‘Easains’ or ‘This Yin and That Yin’, Stob Coire Easain and Stob a’Choire Mheadhoin are the Munro peaks on high ground running above the deep glacial trough of Loch Treig. Stob Coire Easain in particular is a fine bouldery peak and offers superb views. They are quite hidden away…

The Ring of Steall is a real classic circular mountain route combining the traverse of four Munros. The route takes in An Gearanach, Stob Choire a Chàirn, Am Bodach and then follows the Devils Ridge which involves some scrambling along a narrow, rocky Ridge taking us to Sgùrr a’Mhaim. Situated between Ben Nevis and Loch…