Congratulations to Fraser McKie, who finished his round of the Munros on Saturday (23rd May). Well done, you might agree, is there anything remarkable about that? Well, on the very same day, Fraser also climbed his last Corbett… and his last Graham… and his last Donald. It is a rare feat indeed to complete all four lists, and unique to have contrived to have finished them all on the same day. “We started just after midnight from Loch Chiarian bothy on Saturday morning and climbed Beinn na Cloiche (my Last Graham) in fantastic conditions,” said Fraser. “The sky stayed bright…

The Cowal Way has recently been extended and now runs all the way from Portavadie to Inveruglas on Loch Lomond. As there is a ferry service from Inveruglas across to Inversnaid, making it possible to join with the West Highland Way, this new extension completes a missing link making possible Scotland’s longest official long distance walk – stretching from the Mull of Kintyre all the way to Inverness! This monster route begins with the Kintyre Way, then a ferry from Tarbert to Portavadie joins the Cowal Way. This is followed to Inveruglas before a second ferry leads to the West…

The Kintyre Way, long distance walking route, is set to receive £150,000 over the next three years which will allow upgrading and ongoing publicity work to continue. The funding includes contributions from Scottish Natural Heritage, Argyll and the Islands Leader, Highlands and Islands Enterprise, Argyll and Bute Council and the East and West Kintyre Windfarm Trusts. The funds will allow more of the 88 mile route, which runs from Tarbert to Southend, to become off road. Recent improvements mean that most of the route now runs along paths and forestry tracks, however the section from Campbeltown to Machrinhanish still runs…