The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
Hillwalking with a body hardwired for spasticity and rigidity is tough, but the mental and physical payback make it more than worthwhile, says cerebral palsy sufferer Christy Keeley. This is his story as told to
meish dot org (Free subscription) | 05/30/2008
I’m no prophet, and last time I went hillwalking, no-one gave me any tablets (except ibuprofen, for a sore knee), but it strikes me that it’s time for some new rules to live by. Or rather, time to express some moral and ethical codes which will suit and shape the way we live today. How about these, [...]
News Scotsman (Free subscription) | 05/18/2008
SHE'S played tennis most of her life, took up golf in her fifties and hillwalking in her sixties. But just when most septuagenarians would be thinking of leading the quiet
BBC News (Free subscription) | 05/05/2008
A hillwalking Gaelic teacher is to lead a four-week class on pronouncing mountain names.
Travelblog (Free subscription) | 02/26/2008
We continue to enjoy the great outdoors and canrsquot offer up too many complaints about the weather. The last two weekends have been filled with some phenomenal hiking. Two weeks ago we went to a small village named Luss on the banks of Loch Lomond and did a bit of hill walking. This past weekend we spent the weekend in Pitlochry. This village is further up north in the Highlands. It was a grea
Chris Townsend Outdoors (Free subscription) | 10/25/2007
Appearing in Aboyne, Hilltrek Event This Saturday, October 27th, I’ll be at Hilltrek in Aboyne on Deeside to talk about gear, hillwalking, backpacking and anything else anyone is interested in. I’ll also be signing copies of my books. Hilltrek is a specialist outdoor clothing company who make their own products from Ventile, Nikwax Analogy, Pertex and other fabrics as well as selling products
a sibilant intake of breath (Free subscription) | 06/05/2007
Once you reach a peak, a bit of a rest is surely in order. Actually, Rob and Sarah were ill during the whole trip, so their fellwalking demonstrated particular persistence. Walkers atop Wetherlam. The hiking boot: noble symbol of our determination. Which isn't to say we never take them off… If you can shear a sheep, you can arm [...]
