Wrightway Hillwalking

Out on the Western Ochil’s today - Colsnaur Hill , Blairdennon Hill & Meikle Corum.
Excellent walking conditions and visibility.
A grand day to spend the first Monday of the year.

Back out in the Ochil’s today:
Colsnaur Hill
Blairdenon Hill
Meikle Corum

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c72py4xg2w4o

The couple behind Scotland's most popular walking site

A fine day on Ben Ledi today .

An enjoyable day journeying along The Fife Coastal Path .

Midge alert: Surge in number of tiny biting insects after warm spell Scottish Midge Forecast says a 'mega second-generation' can be expected if wet and warm weather conditions persist.

The replacement Bracklinn Bridge is now complete - providing a safe place to view the spectacular Bracklinn Falls and allowing walkers to complete the full Bracklinn Circuit route once again.

Stuart Mearns, our Director of Place, said: “More than 70,000 people visit Bracklinn Falls every year and the new bridge will allow them to fully enjoy the site and the opportunities it offers for health and wellbeing.”

https://www.lochlomond-trossachs.org/things-to-do/walking/short-moderate-walks/bracklinn-falls-circuit/

Yesterday on the Monadh Liath an extensive area of moorland and plateau above the Speyside valley .

A very enjoyable but tough going at times 24km route which included the two Munro’s of
Carn Sgulain and A’ Chailleach.

A message for climbing and walking groups.

Please, please do not walk on the lift uptracks, the footprints you leave can cause the snow to collapse and melt much quicker and can mean the difference between us being able to open for skiing and not.

Picture from the Main basin uptrack this afternoon.

Well worth a read.

Over ambitious on CMD | Mountaineering Scotland An account of a potentially serious misjudgment on a winter ascent of Carn Mor Dearg

A bit driech and overcast in the Ochil’s today but an enjoyable loop around Glen Sherup & Innerdownie Hill.

Happy new year everyone!

For those interested in The Munro’s and Scotland’s other hills here are some interesting and indeed fascinating facts (provided by with courtesy & permission of the Munro Society).

At the end of 2022 there were 7383 Munroists on the Scottish Mountaineering Club ‘List of Compleators’.

Of those 7383 people:
9.4% have also completed the Munro Tops
10.5% have completed the Corbetts
9.2% have completed the Furths (3000ft hills in Wales, Ireland and England)
3.3% have completed the Grahams
3.8% have completed the Donalds
1% have completed a Full House (Munros, Munro Tops, Corbetts, Furths, Grahams and Donalds).

Anecdotally, it is believed that approximately 15% of Munro completers choose not to register their completion with the SMC.
There is no Munroist No. 284 on the list, this number is dedicated to ‘The Unknown Munroist’, all those people who choose not to register.
Munroist No. 5639 is N. O Body, allocated when a double registration was removed.
The male/female split on the list is 79%/20% with 1% unknown.

361 of the listed completers are multiple Munroists:

254 people have completed 2️⃣ rounds
64 have completed 3️⃣ rounds
19 have completed 4️⃣ rounds
9 have completed 5️⃣ rounds
5 have completed 6️⃣ rounds
3 have completed 7️⃣ rounds
1 person has completed 8️⃣ rounds
4 have completed 🔟 rounds
1 person has completed 1️⃣2️⃣ rounds
1 person has completed 1️⃣6️⃣ rounds

Notable achievements:
- In 1901 Rev A. E Robertson became the first person to complete the Munros.
- In 1923 Rev R. Burn became the first person to complete the Munros and Munro Tops.
- Paddy Hirst (No.10) was the first female completer in 1947.
- Steve Fallon (No. 1045) is the current record holder with 16 completions and he is well on his way to 17.
- Hazel Strachan (No. 3438) is the female record holder with 12 completions.
- Stewart Logan (No.327) has completed 10 rounds of Munros and 10 rounds of Munro Tops. A total of 5100 summits over 3000ft (allowing for reclassifications). He has also completed a Full House.
- Richard Wood (No. 88) has climbed over 8300 Munros and 3650 Corbetts.
- Bert Barnett (No. 3112) has completed 5 rounds of Munros, 3 rounds of Munro Tops, 3 rounds of Furths, 4 rounds of Corbetts, 3 rounds of Grahams and 3 rounds of Donalds. A total of 4150 summits.
- In 2020 Donnie Campbell completed the fastest Munro round in 31 days, 23 hours.
- 15 dogs are known to have completed a round of Munros.