Bothy Tips number 1
You find yourself in a remote bothy. Your only meal is in a tin can and you suddenly realise you have lost your tin opener. Here I demonstrate my solution […]
You find yourself in a remote bothy. Your only meal is in a tin can and you suddenly realise you have lost your tin opener. Here I demonstrate my solution […]
The Pennine Way is a game of numbers – 268 miles, over 11,000m of ascent, and as many pints of real ale as you can handle. But the most significant […]
I don’t normally write about my feet. I’m quite fond of them but I don’t expect my readers to share my interest in them. This blog is different. My feet […]
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It’s hot for May. On the small station platform at Edale, the air is filled with bird song and the scent of flowers from the surrounding meadows. Walkers, dressed in […]
Come and join me on my trek to this distant bothy. Listen to my audio commentary by clicking the link below. Faindouran Bothy or Bust Follow me on my new […]
Want to spend a night in your first bothy but not sure how? Here are my top tips for your first bothy. A night in a bothy is a unique […]
‘Where the hell is it?’ I probe the darkness with the fading beam of my head torch searching for the bothy. In the dwindling light everything gets distorted, from a distance […]
Normally, when I’m out in the hills, I don’t worry too much about what the ground beneath my feet feels like. The earth I stand on is just sort of […]
If you are thinking of visiting a Highland bothy, and if it’s something you’ve not experienced you definitely should take the opportunity for at least one bothy night, here’s a […]