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Paddling around Islay

27/10/2022

Sea kayaking during the first week in May (2022) with good friends. We took five days to circumnavigate Islay, one of many […]

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North Face annual album (3)

27/10/2022

A yearly view of the north face. Third album, started April 16th, 2021

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North Face annual album (2)

18/10/2022

A yearly view of the north face. Second album, started April 16th, 2020

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Mull of Galloway to Dunnet Head

04/09/2021

Cycling in Scotland. Farthest south to farthest north on the Scottish mainland. Over two weeks and 557 miles, traversing an inspiring and […]

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Speyside Way Cycle

08/08/2021

Or ..’Nowhere near the Speyside Way Way’.. as one local described it! Our two-day cycling trip started in the village of Newtonmore […]

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Ben Nevis safety aids

02/05/2021

A bit of history on cairns and safety aids on Ben Nevis. This sparked my interest around 1996, when the LMRT placed […]

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Glen Loy routes

31/03/2021

My local glen. Glen Loy is very quiet, sparsely populated and surrounded by forest and 700m hills, north and south. The River […]

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Loch Oich circuit

26/12/2020

A short ten mile circuit of Loch Oich Not far from Fort William. Garmin Map link.

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A Cairngorm cycle loop

25/10/2020

Cycling, mostly off-road around the Cairngorm mountain group. A decent autumn weather forecast, supported the four-day journey. A hard-tail mountain bike, Surly […]

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