AN UPHILL STRUGGLE
WALKING TO IMPROVE MY PHYSICAL & MENTAL HEALTH
West Lomond evening walk
I went for a short walk on the West Lomond a couple of nights ago. It was around 7pm when I started out so decided to walk for an hour then turn round and head back to…
Still no hills
I had planned to do Ben Chonzie this week, however, Friday the 13th of june had other ideas. After a fall at work I have a wedge fracture on my T12 vertebrae and a…
Long time, no posts…
Hello, it’s been a while since I’ve posted here, mainly because I’ve done no walking since 2021. After I did my last 2 hills in Glencoe I stopped for…
East & West Lomond 30/12/2021
My last walk of 2021, just over a year after I started hill walking. I started in the Lomonds last December then graduated to Munro’s in May 2021. Once again this…
Buachaille Etive Mòr 23/07/21
This is the walk I did to raise money for 3 charities. The amounts raised are SAMH – £300, Glencoe MRT – £78.54 and JDRF – £80. I’d like to…
Ben Lomond 09/07/2021
This is my trip up Ben Lomond on the ‘tourist route’. Don’t be fooled by that, it’s no tourist route, in fact, I think it’s the hardest…
Beinn Ghlas and Ben Lawers 07/06/21
The route on the map above has some gaps. I’m not sure why, one is right at the top of Ben Lawers, when my phone should have been picking up satellites…
Càrn Aosda, Càrn a’ Ghèoidh & The Cairnwell 03 June 21
This was a really great day out, a bit steep to begin with but at least the car park is at a decent elevation. I was quite happy with the stats on these as well. I…
Mayer & Driesh 15 May 2021
According to some sites on the net Mayar & Driesh are two of the easier Munro’s. I’ve read they are usually done on one day. so I decided to give them a…
Schiehallion 7th May 2021
Shiehallion is my first Munro, and the hardest walk I’ve done so far. I walked at around 1mph and the walk took 6.5 hours, I Had hoped to do it in around 4.5…
Loch Leven 28th April 2021
Not much to say about this trip really, it was a wee bit wet and I started and ended at Burleigh Sands rather than Vane Farm as the car park there has been closed….
West & East Lomond 26th April 2021
My last walk on the Lomonds before I tackle Schiehallion. I walked the West hill first this time, then the East. Once again I went up the steep sides of the summit…
Loch Leven Heritage Trail – Cycle 16/04/21
Another early morning cycle around Loch Leven. It was really cold at the outset but wasn’t too bad when I warmed up a bit. I’m quite enjoying these trips,…
East & West Lomonds 10 Apr 2021
I wasn’t sure how far I was going to walk today after yeaterdays 12 mile cycle, I intended to do the East Lomond as a minimum. When I got to the foot of the pap…
Loch Leven Heritiage Trail (Bike) 09 April 2021
This time I went counter clockwise, I took a wrong turn near the start and didn’t take any images on the way round so went a bit quickers. I only stopped for a…
Loch Leven Heritige Trail – by bike
This was my first cycle in years. I thought it was going to be tougher than it was, however, I am quite happy with the distance & time, which included a few stops…
Charity Walk Update
For various reasons I’ve changed the date I intend to do my charity walk. I was going to do it on my 60th birthday in May, but with the lack of opportunity to get…
East & West Lomonds 20th Feb 2021
This is my first walk, apart from walking at work, that I’ve done since my leg & snow stopped me completing the West Lomond at the end of January….
West Lomond Fail 28 Jan 2021
During my walk on the 10th Jan I tweaked my right calf muscle. It started to hurt the next day when i was at work and has taken ages to clear up. This walk was probably…
West Lomond first snow walk
This walk up the West Lomond was my first in snow, although there was more ice than snow. The track was treacherous due to all the snow compacted by people walking on…
East & West Lomond
I missed doing a walk last week, I had intended to do a second walk up the East Lomond but missed it. So today when I got the chance to get out I decided to do both the…
West Lomond 10/12/2020
My second trip from Craigmead to the West Lomond and back was on a foggy/low cloud day so there wasn’t much to see, hence the lack of images. I tried to get…
East Lomond 07/12/2020
For this walk I returned to the Lomonds & Craigmead car park. This time though I was going to tackle the East Lomond before returning to the car. Crossing the road…
My first Walk
My first walk was from Craigmead car park to the West Lomond summit and back to Craigmead. I decided on this because, apart from the summit peak (is that correct…