Nepal Himalayas – Everest Base Camp ( 5,364m) + Island Peak/Imja Tse (6,189m)

14th October 2022 People often ask me “How was Nepal, did you have a good trip?” I really stumble with words to articulate my thoughts and feelings around it. So lets give this a go. Grab a cuppa cos this is a long yin. I jetted off…

The Scottish Hill Running Championships 2022 – A mug well earned

April 9th Clachnaben  AM 8.7 miles and 2400 feet of ascent having been a Westie for a few years  but having  never managed more than 3 Scottish Champs races in a season I decided that 2022 was the year to earn a coveted SHR mug,…
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The British Hill Running championships 2022 – A plodders tale

18th June Buckden Pike  AS 3.7 miles and 1594 feet of ascent My original plan had been to travel down and back to the Yorkshire Dales on the day with two fellow Westies but work commitments and covid meant neither of them made it. However…
A rowing boat being prepared for racing
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A Westie on Water?

I remember as a child being scolded by a Sunday School teacher for consuming a boiled sweet in church. While I was unsure at the time what blasphemy I had committed, I had not realised that this might have left me with a taste for the sacrilegious. That…

The Bog and burn diaries of Chris Furse aged 54 years and 19 days- 54 years 4 months and 9 days

Race 1 - Wednesday 20th May Kaim Hill A terrific turnout of 32 Westies made the trip down to the Ayrshire Coast for a trot up Fairlie's favourite hill. At the business end of the race it was a sea of yellow as Harrison Stubbs came out…