by samwhyte » Wed Nov 06, 2013 2:45 pm
Hi there
I'm a 26-year-old based in Edinburgh (Portobello). I've moved onto hill-walking and Munro-bagging from a past of walking and hiking - although with a hectic work-life I don't get to escape the office and get into the mountains as often as i'd like.
The aim - along with everyone elses I imagine - is to spend the years to come climbing Scotland's mountains and seeing more of the great country while I do it. So far, my favourite areas i've visited are Glen Etive/ the Fort William area and Morar... it seems the west is definitely where it's at - there's nothing up north except heathland!
So far (including walks, hills and mountains) I've done what I would imagine are the usuals - The Merrick, Galloway Forest, The Pentlands (literally dozens of times as it's on my doorstep), Goatfell, Ben Hope and Ben Nevis (which managed in 2hrs 26mins - it WAS the pony track but it was to show that although i'm new to tackling Munros I'm not a complete duffer! haha!)
As i'm not yet overly experienced with winter walks i'll be sticking to the Pentlands and similar trails in the meantime and pick things back up Munro-wise again next year.
My targets for next year are Stac Pollaidh, An Teallach, Buchaile Etive Mor, Schiehallion, Ben Lomond and the Cuillins to name but a few.
But I'm also hoping to get into actual climbing (ropes, harnesses, etc) - I'm therefore looking to join a club/group who will be able to help with the correct training/guidance and then team up on future climbs.
I'd love to meet someone/people in the Edinburgh area who share my thoughts and would be up for teaming up for a few walks (but we'll go for a drink first though or something and get to know each other!)
Cheers everyone, speak to you's soon!
Sam