Croagh Patrick is billed as "Ireland's Holy Mountain", as its' summit is the setting for the legend of St Patrick c...

Stone Haggis!

At the risk of over-simplification, the 20th Century movement demanding equality for African-American people had two main focal points, ...

" Ouch !" - Reading Alan Hirsch's "The Forgotten Ways" was an uncomfortable experience. This is a rich and tho...

So, with my Munro chart looking quite healthy (219 climbed), I think for the first time I might actually do them all. Anyone want to join...

Williams first came to my attention as the compiler of the Eyes on The Prize reader, a remarkable compilation of speeches and documents ...

I love the tender melancholy of Midlake, Antiphon is a wonderful album - it drifts into Camel and BJH territory rather beautifully.

Gerard DeGroot's "Sixties Unplugged" is a fast-paced, lively account and shrewd analysis of key events that took place in t...

After a lovely day-off, wandering about in Plockton and reading, I had one day left to enjoy the hills. The weather forecast, however, was ...

The essential silliness of Munro-bagging is exemplified in this: Carn Aosda and Mullach nan Dheiragain, are each weighted equally as "...

Time, weather, busyness and tragedy have meant that I haven't climbed or walked much in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland for several...