The Great Outdoors

LADHAR BHEINN

“I walked through the hills from Loch Quoich and climbed Ladhar Bheinn from Barrisdale, the most westerly peak over 3,000 feet on the Scottish mainland. I had climbed its neighbours first, Meall Buidhe and Luinne Bhein, so the sun was westering as I topped the twin buttresses and looked on a world ablaze from Ardnamurchan to Torridon, and from Skye to the Outer Hebrides.” Tom Weir, The Western Highlands (1973)

JAMES JOYCE, walking with a friend by the River Ill near Zürich in 1933, turned to his companion and commented of mountains and rivers that “they are the phenomena that

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from The Great Outdoors

The Great Outdoors3 min read
1 Muckle Roe Shetland SCOTLAND
17.5km/10.9 miles/6 hours Ascent 635m/2080ft THE SHETLANDS have their roots in both Scotland and Norway, and both traditions have influenced this ‘Big Red Island’ (translation of the more lyrical Muckle Roe). Yet, big it is not at only 172m high and
The Great Outdoors1 min read
Wild Walks
When the hillwalking gets hot, there’s no finer tonic than the sound of water running through the landscape or the chance to remove your shoes and cool off your tired feet. Luckily, Mother Nature provides in our high places. From flowing falls to tuc
The Great Outdoors2 min read
In This Issue
Phillipa Cherryson has been a magazine, newspaper and television journalist for more than 30 years and has lived in Bannau Brycheiniog National Park for almost as long. She is Vice Chair of the park’s Local Access Forum, an OS Champion, South Wales o

Related