I thoroughly enjoyed my first Challenge in 2013 and I was keen to sign up for TGOC 2014. Again, I wanted to revisit old haunts and, in particular, to go back to the bothy at Maol Bhuide. I arranged a renovation of this bothy in 1980 in memory of my pal Danny Garrad, who died in a fall on Beinn Alligan. I also wanted to finish at the ‘classic’ finishing place, St Cyrus.
My route: Strathcarron to St Cyrus
Fundamentally, any route across the Highlands falls into 3 logical parts - the West, between the coast and the Great…
Mainly Dry with Sunny Intervals and Shattered Showers
Challenge blogs from recent years are full of tales of derring-do as Challengers write of their gonad-freezing…
Photographic Impressions
I guess that most Challengers take photos of their walk and there are some great landscape photos on Challenger blogs.…
Reflections on my Crossing
One of the best bits of advice that I’ve come across about the Challenge was to remember that it’s a holiday, not…