FAST TRACK TO NOWHERE IN PARTICULAR. Assorted stuff about things that pop into my head and things I do or at least might do! And the odd RANT. Although that is on a different Blog now. Image is Angle Tarns Lake District 14th Feb 2015. TGO 2012 Morar to St Cyrus Complete. 19th to 21st March 2015. Strictly speaking 18th to 22nd. But only the main dates were walking. Javier Vinas 2nd Chance - Pure Genius.

Welcome to the website of British writer and editor Alex Roddie. Set in the 19th century with a strong flavour of adventure. I am fascinated by the early days of mountaineering in Britain and the Alps, and my fiction reflects the legendary atmosphere of that heroic time. To learn about my books, or check out the blog. I am also a freelance editor.

Locus Gear Khufu and inner tent first look.

Thursday, 15 March 2018. Dense mist, black night in the Cairngorms. The headlamp beam bounced back off the dense mist. Where was I? I thought I knew. Really? Where were the buildings? A glimpse of blue above Cairn Gorm. Then came the long dark trek back to Coire Cas. Friday, 9 March 2018. In the Lake District; James Urquhart wa.

Sunday, 31 December 2017. So, that was 2017. Conall did well in his first set of exams last summer and is now studying hard for the next set.

Wednesday, 27 May 2015. As well as being an adventure, this trip was a fundraiser for the John Muir Award. On the subject for details of what the award entails. The evening between the two asce.

Nick Bramhall is an electrical engineer, amateur astronomer, hillwalker, geek and indie-music fan. Oh Inverted World is his site. And logs of observing sessions. The picture above was taken from stalkers path which climbs to the summit of Gleouraich looking west over Loch Quoich towards the mountains of the Rough Bounds of Knoydart. Hosted by Where Did The Tiger Go? .

To convey my impressions whilst wandering about Scotland. Saturday, 17 March 2018. Cnoc Coinnich and The Brack. Dense ranks climb steep hillsides, logging roads and military vehicles, lochs with deep detours and always dampness, seeping out of everything, sour tasting water and metallic schistose. Which way upwards will I choose? No, sod that.

Hillwalking and Backpacking Trips in the Scottish Highlands. Wild camp between Luinne Bheinn and Meall Buidhe.

Monday, February 26, 2018. By 1790 the community was abandoned, only crumbling walls remain. Ancient memories, however, still dance amongst the stones, the trees, and the grasses, in tune with the ever-present birdsong. Thursday, February 15, 2018.