East Highland Way – the end

The next morning, I inspect the angry raised rash and realise that blisters have started to form – similar to the allergic reaction that took me off the Pyrenees High Route for 10 days. I panic slightly as I remember the course the reaction took, getting much worse before it eventually got better. I’m also […]

EHW/WHW Day 4

An Dubh Lochan to Fort William – 35km It rains during the night but I stay nice and dry under my new tent. With my old one, heavy rain would splash back from the ground and get through the mesh, and I would wake up with either a damp footbox or a damp sleeping bag […]

EHW/WHW Day 3

Pattack Falls to An Dubh Lochan – 32km I wake up later than yesterday, not really having slept well as it was so cold last night. Another speedy pack up and I am hiking by 7:45, at first along the River Pattack on a beautifully soft grassy track for a short while, and then along […]

EHW/WHW Day 2

Kingussie to ~Pattack Falls – 32km I am woken in the morning by the sound of birds, but not so much in an ‘idyllic forest scenery’ kind of way, rather a ‘huge honking geese shattering the peaceful dawn’ kind of way. I manage a fairly speedy pack up, feeling all of my sore spots from […]

EHW/WHW Day 1

Aviemore to Kingussie – 33km I arrive in Aviemore after a brutal overnight journey. What’s all the more brutal is that, despite knowing I would arrive around 11am, I have still planned for myself a 32km day of walking, ending near Kingussie. Let’s see how this goes. Over the next few days, I will be […]