Camping

I once spent three hours in a sodden valley in the Cairngorms, trying to explain to a group of increasingly miserable hikers why we couldn’t …

I remember sitting in a sodden valley in the Cairngorms three years ago, listening to the rhythmic thwack of a poorly tensioned flysheet struggling against …

I remember a night in the Cairngorms back in 2014, huddled under a tarp in a relentless sleet storm, listening to the rhythmic, hollow thud-thud …

I’ve spent twenty-two years watching people make the mistake of buying gear based on a shiny brochure rather than the reality of a damp tent …

I remember sitting in a damp tent in the Cairngorms back in 2012, listening to the wind whip against the flysheet and realizing that my …

I remember waking up on a ridge in the Cairngorms three years ago, shivering not because of the temperature, but because my sleeping bag felt …

I remember standing on a ridge in the Cairngorms back in 2012, watching a group of hikers try to “outsmart” a sudden deluge by huddling …

I remember a night on the edge of the Cairngorms back in 2012—I was leading a group of three, and we’d all made the mistake …

I once spent four hours in a sodden hollow near the Cairngorms, shivering in a downpour because I’d prioritized finding a flat spot over checking …