Grey Mare’s Tail

Ian & I on a warm sunny Sunday a round up and over White Combe.Usually I'm half - way thro' something tasty for lunch stop, and it's " Right is that us off then" from his nibbs.Not this day. He was getting the ground sheet out,…

Chris and JD Roll Around in the Snow

THURSDAY 31 DECEMBER 2009A fantastic plod round the Ochils with Chris. We ran, walked, crawled, slid and generally floundered about in masses of deep snow having a wonderful time on the last day of 2009. Up Kings Seat from Dollar, skirted round…

Captain Chris on the GR11

We met Captain Chris at Espot (Spanish Pyrenees) last Friday, in the middle of his GR11 "sprint". He is covering phenomenal distances every day. We were supposed to meet him on the trail, but we were sitting having a leisurely breakfast when…

Loch Katrine circumnavigation

Why? Ye canny ask that. Yes, this another Struthers monumental extravaganza of hill,trail,road walk a mere blip in the eye from Glasgow.It was either a) From Trossachs Pier by courtesy of The Sir Walter Scott cruising to Stronachlachar Pier…