Monthly Archives: February 2026

The Pentland 5: 10 Miles Across The Pentlands

Posted on February 27, 2026 by jester1970

10 Miles (or 16km if you will), taking in 5 hills in the Pentlands (West Kip, East Kip, Scald Law, Carnethy Hill and Turnhouse Hill). This video had been languishing in the video archive for over a year, and I … Continue reading →

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Hillspotting

Posted on February 26, 2026 by jester1970

I’ve now written up my walk from Nine Mile Burn to Currie and you can find the complete trip report HERE. In it I take a look at some of the far off hills you can see from the Pentland … Continue reading →

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A Winter Ramble Across The Pentlands

Posted on February 25, 2026 by jester1970

My latest video is now on Youtube at the link above. In it, I approach the Pentlands from a fresh angle, fron Nine Mile Burn to Currie, taking in Monks Rig, West Kip, East Kip and Scald Law. Let me … Continue reading →

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Goodbye to Dave and The Angry Corrie

Posted on February 20, 2026 by jester1970

The final issue of The Angry Corrie, in memory of Dave Hewitt, is now available to download online at https://archive.org/details/tac-79. It was nice to see so many moving tributes to Dave, and he has undoubtedly left a legacy in the … Continue reading →

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The Pentlands in the Snow

Posted on February 14, 2026 by jester1970

I was itching to get out on the hills yesterday, but with a yellow weather warning in place I decided not to go too far and went to my old faithful, the Pentland Hills. There was a nice coating of … Continue reading →

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Navigation Video

Posted on February 11, 2026 by jester1970

It’s been a while since I was out, so I headed to Caldercruix to walk over the hills, past the Lilly Loch, taking in some rights of way and doing a bit of map reading refresher training in the process. … Continue reading →

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Right of Way SM1 Update: Mollinsburn to Annathill

Posted on February 10, 2026 by jester1970

I try to update my North Lanarkshire Right of Way guides when I can, and today I visited SM1 Mollinsburn to Annathill (also Core Path 146), and the short video of the trip can be found above. I noticed a … Continue reading →

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