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Mamores Ridge 2020 Ridge walking in Scotland can be spectacular and you can incorporate this within a backpacking trip, keeping the weight of your kit down enables proper enjoyment of passing those precipitous drops without a huge backpack to throw you off balance. 2020 has been the strangest year for huge numbers of people around the globe and the UK lockdown brought its challenges. Com …

I find it useful to book accommodation for my first night as it guarantees a good start to the walk, I stayed at the Cruachan Hotel at around £100 a night with breakfast. The campsite in Glen Nevis was an alternative but the weather hadn’t improved as yet and it was getting dark around 7pm. Without the days exertion to put me to sleep early a hotel just seemed the best option. I arrived in …

12 items that ALWAYS make the gear list I've done a lot of backpacking routes over the years and there are some items that always make the gear list. No matter where, no matter when, I don't even need to think about them. Here they are: Gram Counter Gear Mini Firesteel - 12g Most people use gas stoves, a firesteel is more reliable than either matches or a Piezo Igniter (which can br …