For my last hill walk of 2020 I decided to take advantage of the good winter conditions and walk up my favourite Corbett in the Cairngorms, Sgòr Mòr. One of the reasons for choosing this hill was that I would be able to quickly summit one of the tops along the wide ridge to take in the sunrise.

How do you solve the litter problem? I did a blog on this a couple of years ago but thought I’d refresh the issue after spending yesterday cleaning up Bennachie for the Real3Peaks Challenge.

This week is our birthday at Hillgoers! I’d like to send a huge thank you to everyone for your support so far! I’ve had a fantastic time over the last year, meeting many of you, hopefully inspiring outdoor adventures and building your love for our beautiful land.

I've been itching to get up to the Cairngorms after watching the justified social media buzz from last week. The weather last week was amazing, with blue skies, fogbows, brocken spectres and unicorns (joking) I couldn't wait to get into the higher hills.

It was far too bright and fresh today to sit inside typing emails and doing chores so I headed for a hill nearby. Carnferg up the Fungle road from Aboyne is a great wee walk, with the sun beaming through the trees and crunching iced turf below my feet, a pleasant 3 hours it was!

A loo with a view! Corrour bothy in the Lairig Ghru, Cairngorms.

Last year I completed my first TGO Challenge, the across Scotland backpack hosted by The Great Outdoors magazine.

Yesterday I decided to dig out my winter gear and go on a test run up Morven. I'd been watching the social media frenzy about snow on the hills and I was beginning to feel the need for some of that fresh cold air on my face!