The demise of the mountain bothy March 19, 2013John D Burns 38 There is something special in the stillness of a winter’s night, when frost renders the burns silent and dusts the grass with transient [...]
Hey dude, pimp my bothy! March 10, 2013johndburns 15 Looking down through the ice that masks the surface of the river Kingie I marvel at the clarity of the water. I can [...]
Kinbreack Bothy – Audio blog March 2, 2013John D Burns 2 My latest audio podcast. a virtual walk into Kinbreack Bothy http://johndburns.podomatic.com/player/web/2013-03-02T01_06_49-08_00 [...]
Exploding Ice February 24, 2013johndburns 14 I’m afraid there’s no way round it. I’m going to have to tell you, and you, dear reader, are just going to have [...]
Of Lochs and Snow February 5, 2013johndburns There is one activity us mountaineers don’t talk about much. It gives us such joy that we’re afraid that if we let the [...]
A night in Two Hat Bothy January 28, 2013johndburns I’m late, an hour late arriving on the ridge that overlooks Bearnais bothy. An hour shouldn’t matter much, but this hour does because [...]
Protest about Cairns January 20, 2013johndburns I posted this on the UKClimbing website and thought you might enjoy it Mountain climbing is such fun I think I’ll do it [...]
I’m so excited – I’ve been benighted! January 17, 2013johndburns It finally happened, after over thirty years on the hills, an enforced bivi! I think I’m pushing back the frontiers of incompetence now. [...]
Lunch at Corrimony January 15, 2013johndburns I took my primus stove for a walk last Sunday, the weather forecast having dramatically changed for the worse and ruling out the [...]
Lost on the Hills – A Confession December 16, 2012johndburns I wasn’t going to tell you about this but, after giving the matter some thought, I decided that, in the interests of [...]