Foothills of Bla Bheinn

The start of this walk was the John Muir Trust Car Park on the B8083 Torrin to Elgol Road, south of the headwater of Loch Slapin, on the Isle of Skye. The car park was surprisingly empty on my arrival as it is mainly used by those heading for the[…]

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Cuillin Munros

We met our guide, George Yeomans, opposite the Youth Hostel in Glen Brittle, accessed from the B8009 south-east of Carbost. Once geared up we set of along the path on the south side of the Allt a’ Choire Ghreadaidh, the same starting point as the previous day when we ascended[…]

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The Rum Cuillin

We had arranged for an early self-service breakfast at our accommodation in Kinloch on the Isle of Rum, before setting out at 7am for a traverse of the Rum Cuillin. It was a beautiful sunny morning with a touch of frost as we walked round the outskirts of Kinloch Castle[…]

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