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Skye April 2026  

This April we went to Skye for some amazing weather: We watched some Dolphins on a costal walk from Kilbride along Loch Slapin & Loch Eishort Marsco (736m) from Sligachan A nice little costal walk from Portree Sgurr na Connich (739m) & Beinn na Caillich (733m) from Bealach Udal near Kylerhea Bruach na Frithe (958m) » read more »

Aviemore February 2026  

This February we spent a week in Aviemore after a few days with friends in the Lake District. Weather was mixed  so we didn’t achieve as much as we wanted but here is what we did. Helm Crag and Steel Fell from Grasmere Low level walk around Grasmere and Rydal water from Ambleside Short walk » read more »

Madeira 2025  

For a bit of a change we got a cheap TUI package trip to Madeira this September. It was really quite good ;-) Day 1: We took the Funchal Cable car and had a walk around some gardens including Jardim Botanico Distance: 8km, Ascent: 200m, Descent: 200m Day 2: Levada do Norte (South)  We set » read more »

Austria 2025  

This summer we spent 2 weeks in Austria.  The first week we went to Matrei am Brenner and from there we did the following multiday hutting trip. Day 1 – Vals (1345m) to Geraer Hütte (2326m) Train from Matrei to Steinach then a bus to Vals.   Started at Touristenrast Inn, took then Central Alpine Way » read more »

Kyle of Lochalsh Easter 2025  

This Easter we got a cottage in Kyle of Lochalsh to get into Kintail and Skye. Beinn na Caillich 732.1m (2402ft), Beinn Dearg Mhòr 709.3m (2327ft), Beinn Dearg Bheag 582m (1909ft) Glamaig – Sgùrr Mhairi 775m (2542ft) via An Coileach 673m (2208ft) Five Sisters of Kintail (classic 3 Monros) The Saddle 1011.5m (3318ft), Sgùrr na Sgine 946m (3103ft) and » read more »


Author: Phil Newby