The Dublin experience! It’s hard to sum up what we’ve done today! It’s been diverse, sociable, mountainous, urban, relaxing, energetic and a whole lot of fun with some brilliant people. We started off with a brisk hike in Glendalough, which is a beautiful area just south of the city. Daragh and Katrina, having (literally) just… Read more

You’d think I done enough travelling recently, but today we were up well before the sun and off to catch the slow ferry to Ireland! It was a rough crossing, but thankfully we  felt no ill effects. In fact I slept for most of the journey. From Dublin Port, we got a bus then a… Read more

Drove out of Glencoe this morning through the pouring rain. The brief spell of winter all but washed away. A fantastic week with ‘The Mountain Club’ – a great bunch to work with. All in all a successful trip with some good ‘ticks’ achieved!…. And as a bonus, made it back in time to meet… Read more

Final day in the highlands today and a full on thaw is in progress. It was -3 degrees two days ago; today it was +11!  Low cloud, drizzle and a tired group meant that a valley walk was the obvious choice today. Glen Nevis provided the ideal final days activity. It’s a short but spectacular… Read more

Woke with a jolt on the second alarm at 6am this morning. I’d slept right through the first! Given the lack of daylight hours at this time of year, an early start is required for a winter ascent of Ben Nevis. We were pretty fast getting out of the hut and began the walk by… Read more

We managed to time the weather nicely today, by getting up late and letting the snow storm pass by. In its wake was knee deep fresh snow, which made for an exciting (and tiring) day in the highlands. We got dropped off at the top of Glen Coe, intending to take the West Highland Way… Read more