August 2019 – John Davidson

Mountain Leader assessment week in the Cairngorms

John Davidson August 28, 2019 2 Comments

It’s pitch black, windy and pouring with rain, and we’re at 1150m above sea level wandering through thick cloud on the inhospitable Cairngorms plateau. I can barely see as far…

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Wild camp on way to Sgurr Choinnich, Sgurr a Chaorachain and Maoile Lunndaidh

John Davidson August 13, 2019 1 Comments

Waking up to fierce wind and intermittent driving rain, I knew the day ahead was not going to go exactly as planned. I’d walked in to the Bealach Crudhain last…

I’m a journalist in Inverness in the Highlands of Scotland with a passion for the great outdoors – including walking, cycling and mountaineering.

In my day job I work for Highland News & Media as Content and Commercial Editor, working with the editorial teams across 14 weekly newspapers and associated websites and the HNM app, along with a number of editorial and commercial supplements and tourism publications. I am the editor of the John O’Groat Journal, Caithness Courier and Northern Times, covering Caithness and Sutherland.

I am also a qualified summer Mountain Leader and a member of the Mountain Training Association.

I have written two books of walking and cycling routes around the Highlands and regularly contribute to Scottish Walks & Cycling magazine.

I am also involved in campaigning for better streets for all through calling for a more pedestrian and cycle-friendly environment.

Mountain Leader assessment week in the Cairngorms

Wild camp on way to Sgurr Choinnich, Sgurr a Chaorachain and Maoile Lunndaidh

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