Challenge Arrochar – 3 Peaks

It’s been a while since I posted my last blog. Now that the snow board season has finished things have been quieter. However the chance to get back on the hills came along with the Beatson charity hike. Around 15 of us friends and colleagues took part in Challenge Arrochar starting with Ben Narnain. The […]

Challenge Arrochar for Beatson Cancer Charity

Together with friends and colleagues #TEAMTRESPASS shall be setting off on 13 June 2015 to take on the Arrochar Alps to raise funds for the Beatson Cancer Charity. Some of us shall be taking on the 3 main mountains in the group, Ben Narnain, Ben Ime and The Cobbler (also known as Ben Arthur). Some […]

Glencoe Hike

  The season is over and the ski centre is closed, but for a while I’ve had the inclination to go snowboarding on my birthday. So, today, I took a day off work and went for a hike up Meall a’Bhùiridh and made it day 23 of the 2014/15 season. The weather was due to […]

A hike too far?

We made an early start on Saturday morning, driving to Ardrossan for the first CalMac Ferry of the day. As is customary I took advantage of the full Scottish breakfast once onboard. The crossing was pleasant and it wasn’t long before we were on Arran and checking in at the Douglas Hotel in Brodick, just […]