A winter wonderland above the Bridge of Orchy

April 3, 2013 Trip reports beinn a chreachain, beinn achaladair, beinn an dothaidh, beinn dorain, beinn mhanach, ben lui, black mount, bridge of orchy, britain, duncan ban macintyre, hill walking, munro bagging, munros, rannoch moor, scotland 5 Comments

A winter wonderland above the Bridge of Orchy

It might be April and the beginning of spring, but the conditions on Scotland’s hills are still distinctly wintry. I checked the avalanche forecast before spending Easter in the hills above Bridge of Orchy, home of the poet Duncan Ban MacIntyre, famous for composing an Ode to Trousers.

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