Ben and I, and his good friend Zach, are headed back to Scotland in an attempt to finish the Scottish National Trail (https://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/scottish-national-trail.shtml). In 2015 Ben and I completed Kirk Yetholm to Pitlochry. If everything goes according to plan we will complete the section from Pitlochry to Cape Wrath after eighteen days of challenging trail and conditions.
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| Ben and Zach - Training Hike #1 |
Amanda and her best hiking buddy Kirsten, are also headed for Scotland to complete TGOC 2019 (https://www.tgochallenge.co.uk/). This event is a West to East coast crossing of Scotland, on a self-crafted route. Amanda and Kirsten will start in Oban and end at Dunnottar Castle just south of Stonehaven. This will be Amanda's second TGOC crossing, and Kirsten's first. I sure hope Kirsten has been practicing her camp cooking skills - she has some big hiking boots to fill in that department!!
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| Amanda and Kirsten - Training Hike #134 |
When Ben, Zach, and I finish our walk, we will head to Fort William the next day to meet Amanda and Kirsten, and transfer some essential kit to them. They will then hop on a bus to Oban a couple of hours later to get ready for their walk which will start the next day. A two-hour window to end one trip and start another - no pressure, right??
We both hope to keep a blog as our hikes progress, so please check back if you are interested in following along. Thank you for reading!
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