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Munro Microadventures @munromicroadventures.uk · 19/03/2026

There are worse views to wake up to than Ben Lui

A sun lit rough field surrounded by trees on a hillside slope. Behind the trees, the silhouette of Ben Lui sits beneath a blue sky. The sun is visible in the top centre above the hills.

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Munro Microadventures @munromicroadventures.uk · 13/02/2026

It's a lovely day in Fort William. Almost sad I don't have my boots to go up Ben Nevis.

Snow-topped Ben Nevis under a clear blue sky

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Munro Microadventures @munromicroadventures.uk · 09/02/2026

I'll be at the Fort William mountain festival later this week. Thought I should put all the events I'm going to into my calendar. I'm now worried that I booked too much! 😂

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Munro Microadventures @munromicroadventures.uk · 07/02/2026

Today's plan mostly involves watching films. Blue and Red.

Tour magazine for the Banff mountain film festival

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Munro Microadventures @munromicroadventures.uk · 30/01/2026

Disappeared north into the Scottish Highlands in my van for a few days this week. Weathered a storm by Creag Meagaidh, hiked into the snow in the Fannichs, and felt the burn hauling myself up the slopes of Glen Shiel. Three great days away.

Snow-covered mountain ridge showing Sgurr nan Spainteach and neighbouring peaks under a dramatic winter sky, with rocky crags breaking through the snow cover and dark clouds overhead.

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Munro Microadventures @munromicroadventures.uk · 26/01/2026

Came away in the van for a few nights. Made a point of packing my tripod and charging the Nikon batteries. I'm very rusty with my photography, so this seemed a good opportunity to practice. My wife confirmed that the Nikon is still sitting by the door, whilst I'm now here at Creag Meagaidh 😭

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Munro Microadventures @munromicroadventures.uk · 19/01/2026

First Scout camp of the year done and dusted. Here's the dishwashing station they built (I may have tightened the lashings when they weren't looking). It was built to Scout height, but I ended up doing the dishes so the Scouts could go sing songs at the campfire. My back will take days to recover!

A wooden structure built from brush handles and tied together with rope. At either end is an A-frame built from three poles. The A-frames are joined together by four horizontal poles to form a long shelf. On the shelf sit three washing basins. Two dish towels are draped over poles extending from the right-side of the structure.

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Munro Microadventures @munromicroadventures.uk · 05/01/2026

A fun trip up Beinn Dòrain with Leon yesterday. Managed to do some crampon practice on the frozen ground.

A hiker walking along a snow-covered plateau. The sun is showing weakly through an overcast sky.

A hiker in an orange jacket and black trousers wearing crampons, standing on a patch of ice. Snow covers the ground behind, with tufts of brown grass poking through the snow.

Silhouette of rounded mountains with an orange sunset visible behind.

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Munro Microadventures @munromicroadventures.uk · 01/01/2026

Happy New Year to everyone. I hope 2026 brings you all the adventures you wish for.

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Michael Li (李之樸) @mcpli.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

The final Calvin and Hobbes, which appeared in papers 30 years ago today.

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Munro Microadventures @munromicroadventures.uk · 30/12/2025

A Christmas cold laid me low for the past couple of days. Took a trip up to the Drumochter Pass today and got paid back beautifully with the view down Loch Ericht, from the back of Geal-charn. This view more than made up for two days being ill!

Mountain landscape showing Loch Ericht stretching into the distance, surrounded by multiple ridges and peaks with patches of snow. Brown heather moorland covers the hillsides, with a dark coniferous plantation visible in the middle distance. The foreground shows frosty ground on the hillside, and the scene is lit by bright sunshine under clear blue skies

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Munro Microadventures @munromicroadventures.uk · 25/12/2025

I'm not the target demographic for K-pop Demon Hunters, but I loved Derpy, and wanted one for my van dashboard. Et voilà!

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Munro Microadventures @munromicroadventures.uk · 24/12/2025

Pressies all wrapped. Time to properly start Xmas. Merry Christmas, everyone! 🎅🎄☃️

A bottle of port, glass, and a Christmas mince pie sitting on a table in front of a TV. The TV shows the character John McClain from the Die Hard series. To the left is a Christmas tree decorated with lights.

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Munro Microadventures @munromicroadventures.uk · 24/12/2025

I should really be wrapping up pressies. Instead I wrote up my camps of the year. Possibly a little bit of cheating to pad out the numbers this time around. Enjoy. munromicroadventures.substack.com/p/my-camps-o...

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My Camps of 2025

It was around this time last year, prompted by Ash Routen and Chris Townsend, that I wrote up my camps of 2024. I decided to review 2025 off my own back this time around to see how the year compares w...

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Munro Microadventures @munromicroadventures.uk · 15/12/2025

Figured I would blog about my unexpectedly long journey to Mountain Leader. munromicroadventures.substack.com/p/ending-a-s... Pictures borrowed from @grahamuney.bsky.social since I was far too busy stressing to take any myself.

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Ending a Seven Year Journey

A Simple Question

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Munro Microadventures @munromicroadventures.uk · 28/11/2025

Completing a journey that started in 2019, I sat my Mountain Leader assessment over the last two weekends and passed! Thanks @grahamuney.bsky.social for making the unavoidably stressful assessment as enjoyable as it could possibly be.

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Ben Dolphin 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿❄️⛰🌲 @countrysideben.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

I was followed around by robins everywhere I went today. I found this one in my cab after I left the door open, and it was very glad of the few scraps of food I found in my pocket. #rangerdailydiary

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Munro Microadventures @munromicroadventures.uk · 25/10/2025

Plenty of wind up Ben Gulabin this afternoon. Out with Leon, having a slight Blues Brothers vibe.

Two hikers with red and orange waterproof jackets on, wearing sunglasses. Both have hoods up making it look like it's cold. In the background are Scottish hills under a grey sky.

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Munro Microadventures @munromicroadventures.uk · 23/10/2025

Starting my long weekend away in the best possible way.

Top down photo of a wooden table. On it is a mug of black coffee and a copy of New Mountain Magazine.

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Munro Microadventures @munromicroadventures.uk · 23/10/2025

I find myself in Glen Isla for a few nights. Cottage, not tent. I heard an owl earlier. So relaxed... 😴

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Munro Microadventures @munromicroadventures.uk · 14/10/2025

On Sunday, the summit of Glas Maol proved atmospheric. It was nice to get out and introduce someone new to hillwalking in the Cairngorms. Oh, views were had later. This was just a thin bank of cloud around the summit.

A moody black and white photo of two hikers and a dog walking through the mist towards the sun.

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Munro Microadventures @munromicroadventures.uk · 11/10/2025

The stars have aligned. I'm finally getting back to the hills tomorrow. It's been too long. Will do something from Glenshee Ski Centre to introduce a neighbour's son to the hills. Will pick east vs west when we get there. ⛰️🥾

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Munro Microadventures @munromicroadventures.uk · 08/10/2025

In case you missed it at the weekend. Here's chapter 5 of my Iceland trip.

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Munro Microadventures @munromicroadventures.uk · 05/10/2025

The first thing I spotted was that Stefan’s tent was entirely gone. Not collapsed. Gone. munromicroadventures.substack.com/p/stormy-wea...

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Stormy weather and flattened tents

This is part 5 of my Iceland series.

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Munro Microadventures @munromicroadventures.uk · 28/09/2025

Happy Sunday evening folks. Here's how I'm celebrating running the Linlithgow 10k today.

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Cairngorms National Park @cairngormsnews.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

News just in! Scottish Ministers have today approved a seasonal fire byelaw for the Cairngorms National Park, banning recreational fires and barbecues between 1 April and 30 September annually. Find out everything you need to know at cairngorms.co.uk/news/new-bye...

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New byelaw boosts wildfire mitigation in National Park

A seasonal fire byelaw for the National Park has been approved by Scottish Government ministers.

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Munro Microadventures @munromicroadventures.uk · 25/09/2025

I finally bought a rack to take the bikes to the hills. It's only taken 18 months... I didn't miss the good weather, did I?

The back of an orange transit van with a bike rack fitted. On the bike rack are two mountain bikes, one red and one black.

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Munro Microadventures @munromicroadventures.uk · 24/09/2025

Given the vanishingly few views it's had, posting this on a Saturday evening probably wasn't the best idea. He's another go munromicroadventures.substack.com/p/to-the-obs...

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To the Obsidian Skerries

Part 4 of the Iceland series

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Munro Microadventures @munromicroadventures.uk · 20/09/2025

The weather wasn't looking too great today. I decided to get another post out about the Iceland adventure. Enjoy. munromicroadventures.substack.com/p/to-the-obs...

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To the Obsidian Skerries

Part 4 of the Iceland series

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Munro Microadventures @munromicroadventures.uk · 12/09/2025

Scout camp this weekend. Makes for an important choice: which tent to take. 🤔 (I'm still waiting for the Big Agnes replacement inner to arrive)

Close-up view of a shelf stuffed with several bags containing tents.

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Munro Microadventures @munromicroadventures.uk · 17/08/2025

I went paddleboarding with my family to Lochore in Fife. We had a great day out on the water. My wife now wants an inflatable kayak with a comfy, padded seat. I've started thinking about what adventures could be unlocked. If I do get one, it needs to be able to carry two people plus camping gear...

A lake under a clear blue sky. Many people are on the lake on paddleboards, or swimming, and also standing.

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Munro Microadventures @munromicroadventures.uk · 10/08/2025

Welp. Tent survived 80 kph winds in Iceland only to have the inner ruined by my cats. Anyone know if Big Agnes do spares? #bigagnes #tent #oops

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Munro Microadventures @munromicroadventures.uk · 10/08/2025

Returned safely from the Iceland trip. Weather was challenging—locals even said it was bad! Strong gusts flattened our tent around our faces. Advised to skip the Fimmvörðuháls trail, so we had an extra day to explore Þórsmörk. Not a bad thing. The house is a bombsite with gear airing everywhere! 😆

Me and Leon standing on an elevated position with Þórsmörk laid out behind us. The vivid green moss contrasts with the rugged, rocky terrain in the background.

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Munro Microadventures @munromicroadventures.uk · 30/07/2025

Made it to Reykjavik. Read about my amateur preparation in my latest blog post. munromicroadventures.substack.com/p/iceland-ad...

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Iceland Adventure Prep

Part 1 - Iceland Awaits

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Munro Microadventures @munromicroadventures.uk · 29/07/2025

Who thought 6 am flights were humane? Worse still, 4 am taxis? I guess it must be Iceland tomorrow! If I did it right, the map I put together should show my progress once I hit the trail. munromicroadventures.uk/laugavegur/

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Laugavegur and Fimmvörðuháls track

Live map tracking the Laugavegur and Fimmvörðuháls hiking trails in Iceland with GPS updates.

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Munro Microadventures @munromicroadventures.uk · 23/07/2025

YouTube just told me that my videos have hit 500 hours of watch time. It's not a lot by YouTube standards, but I'm proud. Most importantly, my mum has seen them all! Counting the total running time for all my videos—nearly 7 hours! Interested to watch? My channel is www.youtube.com/@munromicroa...

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Munro Microadventures

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Munro Microadventures @munromicroadventures.uk · 19/07/2025

It's been a couple of months since I had anything to write about, but now I've something exciting coming up. Here's how it starts. munromicroadventures.substack.com/p/iceland-aw... #iceland #adventure #laugavegur #hiking #camping

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Iceland Awaits

An adventure a long time coming

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Munro Microadventures @munromicroadventures.uk · 03/07/2025

My three-day wild camp with Floki. Filmed at the end of May, in the Cairngorms, where we still had snow falling. youtu.be/wSQzlpNBTiU?...

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Late Spring Snow | Three days Stravaiging in the Cairngorms

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Munro Microadventures @munromicroadventures.uk · 14/06/2025

I'm not convinced I can muster up the motivation to go out in this.

A rain-soaked car park surrounded by trees. Large puddles litter the rough surface.

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Munro Microadventures @munromicroadventures.uk · 07/05/2025

I've been writing again. munromicroadventures.substack.com/p/the-rise-o...

Words saying, The rise of AI
or, What Not to Bot

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Munro Microadventures @munromicroadventures.uk · 07/05/2025

This is what May in the Cairngorms can look like. I was loving it.

A head and shoulders photo of a bearded man wearing a black woolly hat and an orange waterproof jacket. His hat and facial hair are coated in windblown snow.

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Munro Microadventures @munromicroadventures.uk · 05/05/2025

Good morning, folks. What a morning to wake to in the Cairngorms!

An orange tent with the doors wide open. Beside sits a large black dog. All around is countryside, with bleached grass, dark heather, distant rounded mountains. All under a blue sky with broken white clouds.

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Munro Microadventures @munromicroadventures.uk · 11/04/2025

For the first time in too long, I find myself camped in the van with a weekend in the hills ahead of me. Completely unfamiliar hills, at that. Tomorrow will be my first time hiking in the Lake District.

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Munro Microadventures @munromicroadventures.uk · 16/03/2025

Decided to up my running, back to the 10 km distance I used to enjoy. Went out three times this week—11 km; 8 km; 5 km. Strava reckons I'll have recovered in two weeks! 😅

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