Monthly Archives: October 2013

On the hopelessness of trying not to climb a hill

Posted on October 27, 2013 by cairngormwanderer

Apologies to regular inhabitants of the ukbothies forum, but I just came across this wee story I posted on there two or three years back and, in my own modest way, rather liked it. So here it is, for your … Continue reading →

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Balaneasie – the bothy that never was

Posted on October 23, 2013 by cairngormwanderer

Ever stayed in Balaneasie Bothy? Thought not. Balaneasie is the bothy that never was. It’s a small ruined cottage in Glen Tilt, at NN 910719, a kilometre east of Marble Lodge and on the ‘wrong’ side of the river. But … Continue reading →

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The mystery of the bath

Posted on October 1, 2013 by cairngormwanderer

There are many legends of bothy lore, but who could have guessed an old zinc bath could be one of them? When I started writing about the Tarf Hotel so many people recalled that, in its wilderness years before the … Continue reading →

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