Rain is forecast all day. Perfect for a wild camp on the remote Morvern Peninsula. Waiting in the stone shelter for the ferry across Loch Linnhe to Corran Lighthouse, six raucous women appear in huge overcoats over swimming gear, clutching […]
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The Ring of Steall is a classic hike along ridges linking four Munros in the Mamores. Cal is my guide once more for the scramble across Devil’s Ridge. Ascending 5,603 feet, we will burn a few calories. Leaving the car
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This time last year, I wild camped across the southern coastline of Mull, woken by the sounds of bellowing stags. I’ve barely progressed north, still captivated by the breathtaking landscape through Glen Coe, across Rannoch Moor, up to Fort William.
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For the past 23 years, we have holidayed with the Bain family in various places in England and Wales, our children growing up together in a healthy environment of hiking, board games and irresponsible parents drinking too much wine. This
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The Coast to Coast Path runs for 192 miles from St Bees to Robin Hood’s Bay, passing through some of the finest landscapes in northern England, including the Lake District, Yorkshire Dales and North York Moors. Hayley and I are
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Ben Macdui is the second-highest mountain in Britain, oft-shrouded in mist, silent apart from the footsteps of the Big Grey Man stalking lone explorers. Should I be worried? To avoid adding six miles of road walking to the official hiking
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