- Peak 28
Schiehallion
- Scotland
- 10km
- 731m ascent
Peaks
A record of the mountains (and big hills) I've climbed. Some with pictures!
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- Peak 41
Meall na Fearna
- Scotland
- 7.6km
- 817m ascent
This weekend we'd been forecast good weather on Saturday, so we decided to get back in the swing of things with a mountain walk.
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- Peak 40
Beinn an t-Sidhein
- Scotland
- 8km
- 587m ascent
Having finally settled into our new home in Scotland, we took advantage of a clear, frosty morning to head up Beinn an t-Sìdhean and take in wide views of familiar and not-yet-climbed Munros.
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- Peaks 38 - 39
West Lawers range
- Scotland
- 9.5km
- 740m ascent
Waiting to move into our new home in the Trossachs, we found a place on Loch Tay to stay for three weeks, so this Sunday we checked out some nearby Munros.
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- Peak 37
Goatfell from Corrie
- Scotland
- 10.5km
- 875m ascent
After waking up with a sore back from the last hike, we spent a couple of days relaxing before hopping over to Arran in the sunshine to enjoy the beaches and tackle Goatfell.
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- Peak 36
Munro number 15
- Scotland
- 19km
- 1,003m ascent
With the weather being pretty changeable, we decided to go for just the single Munro walk of Maol Chean-dearg.
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- Peaks 33 - 35
Triple bagging
- Scotland
- 17.5km
- 1,260m ascent
After ruling out the 5 Sisters of Kintail and the Brother's ridge because we'd need a lift, we decided to take on the three Munros to the north of Loch Cluanie.
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- Re-Peak
Beinn Each again
- Scotland
- 7km
- 693m ascent
Last weekend we just wanted to get out in the hills so we did an 8-hour drive on Friday evening, camped at Inverlochlarig and then got up to go for a hike around Beinn Each.
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- Peak 32
1974 steps up Reinebringen
- Norway
- 5.8km
- 521m ascent
While in Lofoten recently, we decided to do the tourist thing and climb Reinebringen, hoping for a sunset
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- Peak 31
A beautiful day in Torridon
- Scotland
- 12km
- 980m ascent
It's felt like it's been raining for so long that having a day of sunshine in Torridon was a massive surprise.
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- Peaks 29 - 30
2.9 peaks of Quinag
- Scotland
- 13km
- 1,050m ascent
A reminder that mountain weather forecasts aren't as accurate as you would hope...
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- Peak 27
The easy route up Pico Ruivo
- Madeira
- 6km
- 473m ascent
After watching sunset from Pico do Areeiro the evening before, we decided to take a walk to the top of Pico Ruivo to see if the view was better
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- Peak 25
Canisp and a Covid write-off
- Scotland
- 12km
- 710m ascent
A plan to bag 16 peaks during a two-week holiday, soon went south.
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- Peak 24
Monte Pez and Rifugio Bolzano
- Dolomites
- 26.5km
- 1,155m ascent
After a slow start to peak bagging, I jumped at the opportunity to climb a mountain on holiday in Italy. And a mountain with the promise of lunch at the top is a big win!
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- Peaks 20 - 23
Fairfield Horseshoe
- Lake District
- 18.5km
- 995m ascent
A last minute trip to the Lake District gave us the opportunity to check out the Fairfield Horseshoe.
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- Peak 19
Loch Long and The Cobbler
- Scotland
- 11km
- 920m ascent
A wild camp in the woods around Loch Long followed by a walk up The Cobbler on a beautifully clear day.
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- Peak 18
Beinn Each wild camp
- Scotland
- 7km
- 693m ascent
I kicked off the year with an 'easy' climb in the Trossachs. To make it more memorable we set up our first wild camp near the top and watched the sun setting behind Stob Binnein and Ben More.
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- Peak 15
The iconic Suilven
- Scotland
- 20km
- 947m ascent
We've tried to climb Suilven 3 times. This time we made it!
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- Peak 11
Sunset trip up Cùl Mòr
- Scotland
- 13.5km
- 808m ascent
We've become obsessed with sunrise and sunset and there's no better time to be up a mountain.
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- Peaks 9 - 10
The four peaks of the Buachaille
- Scotland
- 13km
- 1,110m ascent
I've stopped and photographed Stob Dearg just about every time I've driven past it.
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- Peak 8
Stac Pollaidh sunrise inversion
- Scotland
- 4.5km
- 510m ascent
Getting up at 5am is rarely something I'm happy to do. But it was worth it!
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- Peak 5
Stob Binnein from the south
- Scotland
- 9.8km
- 1,105m ascent
The first time we visited Scotland, a stranger in a bar told me to try climbing Stob Binnein from the south.
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- Peak 4
Accidental summit of Ben Ledi
- Scotland
- 7.6km
- 781m ascent
A quick dog walk that went a bit further than planned.