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Long Distance Paths

Day Eight: West Highland Waving goodbye to the trail
20 Apr 2017

Day Eight: West Highland Waving goodbye to the trail

by Timothy J Basham | posted in: Long Distance Paths, The West Highland Way, United Kingdom, Walking | 0

As Ash and I wanted to get started on our final 15 miles to Fort William at 8 am, the morning ritual of bag packing started at its usual, ridiculously early time with the customary undoing of Gigantor’s disgorging from the … Continued

Day Seven: Taking the stairs all the West Highland Way to the top
19 Apr 2017

Day Seven: Taking the stairs all the West Highland Way to the top

by Timothy J Basham | posted in: Camping, Long Distance Paths, Scotland, The West Highland Way, United Kingdom, Walking | 0

My first look out of the Hobbit Hut at 7 am showed a landscape bereft of the mountains of the previous night. Somebody had clearly stolen those to the left, right and centre of me and if it wasn’t orcs or hobbits, … Continued

Day Six: A huge West Highland Weight off my back
18 Apr 2017

Day Six: A huge West Highland Weight off my back

by Timothy J Basham | posted in: Camping, Long Distance Paths, Scotland, The West Highland Way, United Kingdom, Walking | 0

So, although yesterday was hard both physically and mentally, the luxury of two showers in the space of twelve hours, fluffy white towels, someone else cooking breakfast and the slim, but still potential, chance of seeing a troll as I … Continued

17 Apr 2017

Day Five: West Highland Way, hey, hey, it's magic

by Timothy J Basham | posted in: Camping, Equipment, Long Distance Paths, Scotland, The West Highland Way, United Kingdom, Walking | 0

And the way to get your own back on the people that keep you up all night? Firebomb them with a burning Jetboil at 6am. Boom! (Not literally, thankfully). I am not entirely sure what happened, but my beloved camping … Continued

Day Four: Hoping not to lose my West Highland Way
16 Apr 2017

Day Four: Hoping not to lose my West Highland Way

by Timothy J Basham | posted in: Camping, Long Distance Paths, Scotland, The West Highland Way, United Kingdom, Walking | 0

Exciting day on the trail: I get to change my socks for the first time. I mean, obviously, I am still wearing the same pants and T-shirt, but if I packed too many of those, I wouldn’t be able to … Continued

Day Three: The Wet, Wet, West Highland Way
15 Apr 2017

Day Three: The Wet, Wet, West Highland Way

by Timothy J Basham | posted in: Camping, Long Distance Paths, Scotland, The West Highland Way, United Kingdom, Walking | 0

The morning started as it meant to go on: with extremes of weather: inside my tent, dry, warm and calm; outside, wet, cold and windy. This was a pity as it meant I had to overcome an overwhelming desire to … Continued

Day Two: What's the West Highland Way that could happen?
14 Apr 2017

Day Two: What's the West Highland Way that could happen?

by Timothy J Basham | posted in: Camping, Scotland, The West Highland Way, United Kingdom, Walking | 0

Oh the Irony should it be raining at the end of this day’s walk, then there wouldn’t be a dry woman, let alone Drymen in the house. Well, it would be ironic if it wasn’t for the fact that it … Continued

Day One: Doing it my West Highland Way
13 Apr 2017

Day One: Doing it my West Highland Way

by Timothy J Basham | posted in: Equipment, Long Distance Paths, Scotland, The West Highland Way, Walking | 0

Day One travelling to Milngavie for the start of the West Highland Way.

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The West Highland Way
27 Mar 2017

The West Highland Way

by Timothy J Basham | posted in: Camping, Equipment, Scotland, The West Highland Way, Walking | 0

So, here’s the thing: in a mere 17 days time on the 13th April 2017, I will be travelling up to Glasgow and then on to Milngavie to start The West Highland Way – a 95 and a half mile journey … Continued

The Thames Path (Ultra) Challenge
12 Sep 2016

The Thames Path (Ultra) Challenge

by Timothy J Basham | posted in: Long Distance Paths, Thames Path, Thames Path Challenge, United Kingdom, Walking | 0

This isn’t a walk I was particularly looking forward to.  In my training, I decided that my preferred distance, depending on the terrain, is between 15 and 20 miles in a day, with anything over 25 becoming a definite slog.  Imagine, … Continued

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