Poacher's Pilgrimage, by Alastair McIntosh (Birlinn) - Review
ABOUT 20 years ago I made a television programme with an American backpacker who had learned much of his ‘craft’ from native North...
Mixed success at Celtic Connections 2017
It was wonderful to escape the dark news that seems to continually emanate from our tellies and radios for a few days. The insane antics...
In Thrall to Ben Macdui
Ben Macdui from the west WE sat by the view indicator on the summit of Ben Macdhui, Britain’s second highest mountain, and found it hard...
Schiehallion, the Mystical Mountain
Schiehallion from Loch Rannoch IT was a dour day for the high tops but it wasn’t windy and it wasn’t wet. The stillness and silence of...
Visiting A'Mhaighdean
The summit view from A'Mhaighdean DESPITE all the brouhaha of the recent Land Reform debate it was interesting that the legislators...
The Oliver Brown Award
Receiving the awards from Grant Thoms, editor of the Scots Independent newspaper I was delighted to be presented with the Oliver Brown...