John Davidson, author and journalist, shares his love of the great outdoors from Inverness in the Highlands of Scotland
I had booked a week off over the Easter holidays intending to do some decorating in the house, but when you live in a place like the Highlands it’s difficult not to be tempted outside…
Here’s a taster of what I got up to when I should have been painting (which I am now having to catch up with!):
Cycling up Glen Tilt to climb Carn a' Chalamain from Blair Atholl
These two fine Munros in the Fannichs made a superb winter outing on Saturday. Peter and I had seen the ridge leading up Sgurr nan Clach Geala on a previous outing in these hills with Meg a few years back, and it looked dramatic enough in summer.
Continue reading ‘Sgurr nan Clach Geala and Sgurr nan Each’
This picture seems to have gone down well – see this week’s Active Outdoors to find out where it is and follow the great walk to get there!
Continue reading ‘A new year – time for new adventures!’
View west from A' Mhaighdean over Fionn Loch to Loch Ewe
What a weekend we had in Wester Ross! Peter was down to his last three Munros, and two were in the remote Fisherfield Forest – an 11-mile trek to the start of the climb from the nearest village, Poolewe.
Continue reading ‘Ruadh Stac Mor and A’ Mhaighdean’
Posted from Poolewe, Scotland, United Kingdom.
I’ve never been on a mountain with so many people on it! To be honest, I was glad to get off the top of Ben Nevis and head down to the CMD Arete for the bit of the day we’d really come for – the scramble between the Ben and Carn Mor Dearg.
Continue reading ‘Ben Nevis and Carn Mor Dearg via the CMD Arete’
Posted from Fort William, Scotland, United Kingdom.
John Davidson's Guide to Walking and Cycling in Inverness and the Highlands
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I'm a journalist in Inverness in the Highlands of Scotland who specialises in the great outdoors - including walking, cycling and mountaineering. I write a regular Active Outdoors feature for the Inverness Courier as well as contributing to other publications, including leading hillwalking magazine TGO.
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