Tuesday, August 20, 2013
Sunday, August 18, 2013
More summer bouldering in Scotland
Perhaps the worst time of the year to boulder in Scotland, July and August: midges still kicking about with the horseflies, the bracken at Jurassic height, the air humid and muggy, the rain biblical when it hits, impassable rivers in spate, the sun baking and lethargy-inducing. If you're not in the higher hills, it's a good time to head to the cooler coastal venues . . .
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A Crow Dictionary
Extract from ‘Cross Country: Nature and Magical Landscapes of The Trossachs’ A Crow Dictionary Feannag – black asterisk of the sky, fithe...

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BROAD LAW The rolling hills east of the modern motorway of the M74 hold much more character and history than they appear from the...
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Viaduct and Beinn Dorain Once you cross the bealach under Beinn Odhar north of Tyndrum, the shapely peak of Beinn Dòrain is a vis...
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'Tha tìm, am fiadh, an coille Hallaig ...' Hallaig - the lost village of Raasay - is a powerful place. Arguably, it has becom...