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Cadenheads Ben Nevis 25yo Authentic Collection, NC, NCF, 52.2% ABV
Packed with fruity deliciousness, floral notes, strawberries and raspberry jam. Complex flavours, citrussy notes which develop into sweet tropical fruit with brown sugar and spicy black pepper. Juicy, buttery finish with slight herbal notes and cinnamon. Lingering blackcurrants that go on and on.
Simply outstanding.
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This former fishing boat, originally built in 1975 as the MV 'Dayspring' and later undergoing a name change to 'Golden Harvest', lies wrecked on the shores of the Scottish Highland's Loch Linnhe, near Fort William.
The boat ran ashore during a heavy storm on 8 December 2011 and that's where she has been ever since.
The 'Corpach Wreck', as it is known, makes for an arresting sight as it sits on loch's shingle beach against the backdrop of Britain's highest mountain, Ben Nevis.
I have visited and taken photographs at this spot numerous times, but it has been a rare occasion indeed to be able to capture the 'Ben' cloud-free.
In fact, if you zoom in just to the right of the boat's mast, you can make out the mountain's final section of footpath as it zig-zags up to the summit at 1,345 metres (4,413 ft).
#scotland #bennevis #fortwilliam #mountain #highlands #lochaber #boatwreck #monochrome #photography -
Our mate Lydia just summited Ben Nevis and sent us this brilliant footage 🏔️ https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ASVpI_jUe8U
Valley paths → scree slopes → windswept summit. That's 1,345m of Scottish mountain drama.
Her Rab Geon Hoody handled it all. Lightweight warmth when you need it most.
What's your next UK mountain challenge?
#outdoors #OutdoorAdventure #bennevis #scottishhighlands #highlands
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+++ Das Auto auf dem Ben Nevis +++
Warum ein schottischer Autohändler im Jahr 1911 ein amerikanisches Auto auf den Gipfel von Schottlands höchstem Berg, den Ben Nevis, fahren ließ.
https://www.meinschottland.de/2025/05/29/das-auto-auf-dem-ben-nevis/
#MeinSchottland #Schottland #Geschichte #BenNevis #Ford #Auto
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Ben Nevis & Loch Linnhe, Fort William, c.1950 - JB White RP Postcard
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Just read this mind-blowing article about someone summiting the UK’s highest mountain, Ben Nevis, wearing the Hypershell exoskeleton! 🤖✨Helps hikers tackle tough terrain with less fatigue—like having superhuman legs!
Personally, not sure about this, but could exoskeletons be the next big thing in outdoor adventures? 🧐 Whether you’re a gearhead or a purist, crazy to see how tech could change exploration.
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Scotland the Brave in the Highlands Of Scotland
Hark when the night is falling
Hear, hear the pipes are calling
Loudly and proudly calling
Down through the glen.Our Scotty has reached the very country of ‘Scotland The Brave’: the land and the song for which this small brown stuffed little bear wearing trews was named.
Perth, Australia to Scotland: With his Guardians, Scotty flew from Perth to London. He saw Stonehenge and Bath, Plymouth, Glastonbury, Cardiff and Ludlow, Chester and Lake Windermere (Catch up with the story by clicking those links.)
After reaching Gretna Green and Glasgow he marvelled at Loch Lomond. Now he traveled through the astonishing scenery on the road (A82) to Glencoe and Fort William.
Here where the hills are sleeping
Now feel the blood a-leaping
High as the spirits of the old island men.Guardian Mark learnt this song in primary school in New Zealand, a country as far away from these Scottish skies as it is possible to get. Indeed NZ was often referred to by the white settlers as ‘The Antiopodes’ (not ‘Middle Earth’), many of whom were Scottish (not, in fact, hobbits).
And now the Guardian was himself seeing these glens, ridges, mountains rivers and lochs. Above the road rose up the peak Buachaill Etive More that looks almost like a pyramid.
Here is a country barely touched by the Rotten Romans who for four Centuries could take a bath in Bath but could not overwhelm the Pictii and Calendonni who lived up here. Centuries later still these glens belonged to Dalriada and Alba and finally they came under the Kings of Scotland.
The Cluanie Inn is situated in the wilderness of Glen Shiel on the way to Glencoe village. There were mountains all it around called the Brothers of Kintail, or possibly the Sisters. Scotty couldn’t tell which was which, but they all loomed over the highway in magnificent brooding fashion.
High in the misty islands
Aonach Meadhoin, one of the Brothers of Kintail
Out by the purple islands
Brave are the hearts that beat beneath Scottish skies.We passed through Fort William and turned north east to the Commando Memorial (pic below). This honours the World War II British Commando Forces, who trained nearby at Achnacarry Castle.
Wild are the winds to meet you
Staunch are the friends that greet you
Kind as the love that shines from fair maidens eyes.From there we could see Ben Nevis (the UK’s highest summit) and Aonach Mòr. The winds that met us are certainly wild. We had to lean into the wind to stand up. It was so cold. The pic shows the Guardian clutching a dram of whiskey in an effort to stay warm.
Land of my high endeavour
Land of the shining river
Land of my heart forever
Scotland the brave.“The Ballad: if you would like to hear again the famous song, listen to this version on You tube..)
Where Will Scotty Go Next in Scotland: In the next posts Scotland speeds by bonny bus to the Isle of Skye, stays in the Cairngorms mountains, and rushes with great excitement around the castles of Blair Athol and Edinburgh. Stay tuned.
BOOKS with Scotland in them (our Scotty, that is)
Scotty is the star of a very special book called When A Brave Bear Fights Cancer: A Get Well Soon Gift by Carola Schmidt. In the book, Scotty a little bear who gets a bad sickness called cancer. He’s worried and often scared because cancer is scary. But the doctors and nurses and other patients help him. The book is to help kids feel much more brave when they are getting treatment. It’s available in paperback and Kindle. Look for the brave little bear wearing trews on the cover.
Scotty in books by Mawson
You can also see Scotty in all the books by Mawson. One is called It’s A Bright World To Feel Lost In (in that one he delivers the post) and another is She Ran Away From Love (he delivers the post again.) In Dreamy Days and Random Naps you can see him being a king and also a superb guitarist. Don’t miss that one! You can find Mawson’s books on this Link here, and on his Writer-Bear Page on Amazon.This is what the books look like:
You have wandered into Mawson Bear’s web-den. Mawson is the Writer-Bear of It’s A Bright World To Feel Lost In and Dreamy Days and Random Naps and She Ran Away From Love. Mawson’s Guardian is co-creator of When A Brave Bear Fights Cancer, by Carola Schmidt
#BenNevis #commandoMemorial #glencoe #mountains #scenery #Scotland #ScotlandTheBrave #tourist #travel -
"Burt had thought it the height of absurdity when some of his fellow officers 'took it in their fancy' to try and scale #BenNevis; and the #Wordsworths would surely have frowned on anyone aspiring to a perspective which dwarfed the contours of their inspiration."
John Keay, "Highland Drove", 1984.
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The 'Corpach Wreck', as it is known, was a fishing boat that ran aground during a heavy storm in 2011. It lies in the shadow of Ben Nevis, making for an arresting sight on the shores of Loch Linnhe in the Western Scottish Highlands.
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West Highland Way (IV): Ben Nevis and home
Having reached Fort William in 5 days, I was definitely hoping to climb Ben Nevis but was a bit unsure whether it would be a good idea after the days spent hiking. After my first ‘full’ breakfast of the trip at the BnB, I decided to first deal with where my ‘no plan plan’ was going to meet the rigid schedule of the railways…
#hiking #Scotland #WestHighlandWay #WildCamping #BenNevis #PersonalBlog
https://coffeenow.moomop.uk/post/2024/08/west-highland-way-iv/
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West Highland Way (III): Bridge of Orchy to the end
As we left the story of my adventure on the West Highland Way (WHW), it was 10 pm and I had just set up for the night in the wild camping zone at the Bridge of Orchy having covered 104.3 km of the 154 km trail from Milngavie to Fort William in 3 days of walking…
#hiking #Scotland #WestHighlandWay #WildCamping #BenNevis #PersonalBlog
https://coffeenow.moomop.uk/post/2024/08/west-highland-way-iii/
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Today's poem:
from Lochaber for Ever
- by Alice Claire Macdonnellhttps://www.tumblr.com/ukdamo/747557227800526848/from-lochaber-for-ever?source=share
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Today's reflection, #BenNevis over the #CaledonianCanal
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Aww, woke up to a lot of heilan coo love this morning 😍
Here's a close-up shot showing that shaggy fringe in all its glory.
What a beauty.
#photography #Scotland #landscape #BenNevis #highlandCow #heilanCoo #moo
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Heading off for the evening, and leaving you with one of the most Scottish photos I have, to compensate for having had a bit of a moan and spread my annoyance around earlier.
Have the best of cows standing in front of our biggest mountain, with sun shining while the rain hammers down.
Scotland is ace.
'night!
#photography #Scotland #landscape #BenNevis #highlandCow #heilanCoo #moo
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Yet another #Photo from last weeks #Wander in the #Scottish #highlands; A gorgeous morning on #Caol #Beach, with the #Shipwreck of The #Corpach standing in front of #FortWilliam, #BenNevis and #AonachMor
#Scotland #Landscape #LandscapePhotography #Sunflare #Sunburst
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