Enjoyed reading that Chris, very evocative journey, accompanied by some classic old photies
similar to my love of all hills and associated adventures, whether solo, with my dog, family or pals
and had similar strange reluctant feeling on finishing Munros on Ben Vane at Loch Lomond in 2009
Introduced to hills by my dad in 1982 as an 11 yr old climbing Goatfell, followed Ben Lawers in 1983 and Ben Nevis in 1985.
Still loving it now - did 20 km Carneddau traverse 2 weeks ago whilst on holiday in Conwy.
glad you shared
"do something for wildness and make the mountains glad" J Muir