Met Office website facelift is a godsend for hill walkers

July 20, 2012 Opinion and advice beinn dorain, met office, scotland, tumblr post, weather forecasts 0 Comment

Met Office website facelift is a godsend for hill walkers

For a while now I’ve been using the excellent Mountain Weather Information Service (MWIS) website before I head for the hills, but that may be about to change now that the Met Office website has had a revamp. Standard regional

Backpacking in the Black Mount: a high level route for midges

July 18, 2012 Trip reports backpacking, black mount, britain, camping, hill walking, loch etive, met office, midges, munro bagging, munros, rannoch moor, river crossing, scotland, scottish highlands, walking guides, weather, weather forecasts, wild camping, wildlife

Backpacking in the Black Mount: a high level route for midges

The most talked about subject in Britain at the moment isn’t the upcoming London Olympics, but the crap weather we’ve been having. First it was the wettest April on record, then it was the wettest May on record. I happened