Rather than go through all the BAM I did to finish off the year, I’ve decided to lump into one post, as I waited too long to get them done. So, month by month: August Back to normal in that it was a last minute late night ride out to the summit of a local …
Long days and warm weather, surely a perfect mix for a bivy night out in July? On the whole yes, though over the years I’ve been less inclined at this time of year, due to the midge levels starting to peak. The best answer is normally to hit the coast or go high and hope …
I had big plans for October, since I was going to be in Nethy Bridge for the first week of the half term holiday as usual. This meant I had the northern Cairngorms as my playground if I could manage to sneak out one night of our stay. I had managed to stuff my bivy …
Having turned 40 the previous September, I decided I wanted to set myself a real challenge as a gift to myself. The challenge in mind was to take part in the Highland Trail 550 group start, but to get to the required fitness level I planned to give myself a year to increase my mileage, …