The Stats

You asked for it, so here it is. Actually, you probably didn’t ask for it, but hey ho…
Average ascent per hour: 389m
Average distance walked per hour: 4.1km
(these are averages over the whole walk, so present a skewed impression of ascent and walking speeds, but they allow for a pretty accurate account of how long a [...]

Camping Diet

I was curious how much I ate (in terms of weight and calorie intake) while out on a moderate three-day expedition. This is a list of what I ate each day, the energy content, and the weight carried.
To Drink
Water from the nearest stream (2 litres)
Breakfast
Alpen Original (80g) + powdered semi-skimmed milk (20g) = 350kcal
Morning Snack
7 [...]

Moidart Plan

My work is taking me north this Friday to Moidart, and I plan to take in a few hills, test out my tent, and generally have a wonderful time. Let’s hope the weather co-operates.
Just had the new tent pitched in the garden. Since it arrived last Tuesday this is the first chance I’ve had to [...]

In the beginning there was the tally

Once upon a time I climbed mountains. Little ones, big ones, but never with very much enthusiasm. and certainly never regularly.
Then came the tally: 284. The Munros, just 284 mountains in Scotland over 914.4m in height. And so I began inching up the tally, much as I inched ever upwards to this or that elusive [...]