Saturday 22 September I went hill walking with the Edinburgh University Hill Walking Club. We took a coach to Arrochar, but our group alighted at Ardlui. We then climbed Ben Vorlich (Loch Lomond), my 15th munro, and walked down and out to […]
Sunday 16th I went on the Edinburgh University Mountaineering Club‘s freshers day trip to Glen Clova. I’m surprised that no-one got hypothermia as they permitted people to climb mountains in jeans and t-shirts. We bused up to Glen Clova and then walk […]
See the album at: http://picasaweb.google.com/richardarthurdavis/MunroBaggingNearBraemarSept2007 http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf
http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=r06c-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=1741042038&fc1=000000&IS2=1<1=_blank&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr&nou=1I’m keen to get out into the hills soon – especially since I have another week before things really get underway at University. I got myself a Lonely Planet Guide called Walking in Scotland. While I have been critical of those foreign […]
On the weekend I was part of an OUTC team that competed in TWALK. With a new strategy over last year’s effort, which earned a top ten finish, we improved our rank to fourth overall. I was very pleased that one of […]
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qp2Q4V4vn8s] See it on the Banff 2007 Tour of New Zealand
I led an OUTC tramp on the weekend up and around Mt Somers in Canterbury. I don’t know why the Club doesn’t head to Canterbury more often as it’s good driving up there with good takeaway options. It was only one tank […]