Bothies, boats and backpacks: climbing the Knoydart Three Munros

Bothies, boats and backpacks: climbing the Knoydart Three Munros

Sixteen years ago, I set out on a 5-day winter backpacking trip to climb three Munros in Knoydart, a remote peninsula in northwest Scotland. It turned into an epic that I was lucky to survive. Earlier this year, unexpectedly, I found myself with a chance to make amends.

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The Dubh Slabs: the most iconic scramble in the British Isles

The Dubh Slabs: the most iconic scramble in the British Isles

We decided to continue our Cuillin reconnaissance. But what to reconnoitre? Our guide Karl suggested climbing the Dubh Slabs and staying overnight at Camasunary. I’d known about the Slabs for years, but never imagined I would ever climb them myself

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