Tag Archives: Scottish Highlands

#256 – Craig Bothy

Posted on 23/09/2019 by Paul Shorrock

(Left click images to zoom in, use browser return arrow to go back) Our “stravaiging” (see post #255) continued onwards from Glencoe, with a diversion over to Skye and the Cuillins (see post #252) followed by Torridon, but it was … Continue reading →

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#255 – Duror Bothy and the sad tale of ‘James of the Glen’

Posted on 07/09/2019 by Paul Shorrock

(Left click images to zoom in, use browser return arrow to go back) The Scots have a great word for wandering about –‘Stravaiging’.   The meaning of ‘Stravaig’ is a bit more subtle than just wandering about though, as it implies … Continue reading →

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#254 – Glenmore and Ryvoan Bothy

Posted on 25/08/2019 by Paul Shorrock

(Left click images to zoom in, use browser return arrow to go back) May 2019 – we arrived just after midday at Glenmore near Aviemore, with several options lined up. I had plans on a trip out over the Northern … Continue reading →

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#253 – Cairn Gorm and Ben Macdui, and the Cairngorm Tragedy of 1971

Posted on 12/08/2019 by Paul Shorrock

(Left click images to zoom in, use browser return arrow to go back) Most of my Cairngorm visits over the years have been to the ski slopes, though on one occasion I did do a trip away from the ski … Continue reading →

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#252 – Glamaig and the Northern Hills of the Red Cuillins

Posted on 29/07/2019 by Paul Shorrock

(Left click images to zoom in, use browser return arrow to go back) Several months had passed and the Blog was starting to gather dust.  Writing a blog every two weeks isn’t so difficult a task if you keep it … Continue reading →

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#249 – Invermallie Bothy and the Commandos of Achnacarry

Posted on 13/08/2018 by Paul Shorrock

(Left click images to zoom in, use browser return arrow to go back) On our 2017 Scottish trip, Chris and I (plus Border Collie ‘Mist’) had visited a couple of bothies in the course of our mountain walking (see post … Continue reading →

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#248 – Skye – Kirkibost to Sligachan, the ‘short way’

Posted on 30/07/2018 by Paul Shorrock

(Left click images and maps to zoom in, use browser return arrow to go back) I guess we are all creatures of habit.   I’m prepared to bet that for most of us, our hill days are circular routes starting … Continue reading →

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#247 – Sgurr na Stri and the Cuillin Mountains of Skye

Posted on 17/07/2018 by Paul Shorrock

(Left click images to zoom in, use browser return arrow to go back) Despite having almost perfect weather on our May Scottish trip, our first foray onto Skye produced one of the wettest days of the month.    After a day … Continue reading →

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#246 – Return to Beinn Eighe

Posted on 19/06/2018 by Paul Shorrock

(Left click images to zoom in, use browser return arrow to go back) Our trip to Scotland in 2017 had been blessed (mostly) with good weather, but my day on Beinn Eighe (see post #230) had included a bitterly cold … Continue reading →

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#245 – The CIC Hut, Ben Nevis

Posted on 06/06/2018 by Paul Shorrock

(Some images will zoom – left click to zoom in, use browser return arrow to return) May in the Scottish Highlands is often the best time of year for a visit, with fairly settled weather and no midges, which is … Continue reading →

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