#cairngorms — Public Fediverse posts

August 24 on Sgor Gaoith in the Cairngorms. A grand day! #Cairngorms #hillwalking

“Why not indeed? ‘Why not?’ is a motto, by the way, to which I became attached at a very early age.”

PEAK BEYOND PEAK: The Unpublished Scottish Journeys of Isobel Wylie Hutchison (Taproot Press, 2022)

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https://taprootpressuk.co.uk/product/peak-beyond-peak-9781838080075/

#Scottish #literature #20thcentury #womenwriters #hillwalking #mountaineering #cairngorms

Isobel Wylie Hutchison (1889–1982) – author, poet, film-maker, botanist, arctic explorer – was born #OTD, 30 May. A 🎂 🧵

WalkHighlands shares an extract from PEAK BEYOND PEAK, describing how she tackled the Corrieyairack Pass between the Cairngorms & Loch Ness

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https://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/news/peak-beyond-peak-the-unpublished-scottish-journeys-of-isobel-wylie-hutchison/

#Scottish #literature #20thcentury #womenwriters #hillwalking #mountaineering #cairngorms

Photos from a spring equinox walk over Mullach Clach a' Bhlair and the Moine Mhor in the Cairngorms. A superb day. #cairngorms #hillwalking

But in the climbing ecstasy of thought,
Ere consummation, ere the final peak,
Come hours like this…

—Nan Shepherd, “Summit of Coire Etchachan”
published in WANDERERS: A History of Women Walking, by Kerri Andrews

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https://www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poem/summit-corrie-etchachan/

#Scottish #literature #NanShepherd #modernist #modernism #20thCentury #NatureWriting #WomenWriters #poem #poetry #hillwalking #Cairngorms

But in the climbing ecstasy of thought,
Ere consummation, ere the final peak,
Come hours like this…

—Nan Shepherd, “Summit of Coire Etchachan”
published in WANDERERS: A History of Women Walking, by Kerri Andrews

6/9

https://www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poem/summit-corrie-etchachan/

#Scottish #literature #NanShepherd #modernist #modernism #20thCentury #NatureWriting #WomenWriters #poem #poetry #hillwalking #Cairngorms

But in the climbing ecstasy of thought,
Ere consummation, ere the final peak,
Come hours like this…

—Nan Shepherd, “Summit of Coire Etchachan”
published in WANDERERS: A History of Women Walking, by Kerri Andrews

6/9

https://www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poem/summit-corrie-etchachan/

#Scottish #literature #NanShepherd #modernist #modernism #20thCentury #NatureWriting #WomenWriters #poem #poetry #hillwalking #Cairngorms

But in the climbing ecstasy of thought,
Ere consummation, ere the final peak,
Come hours like this…

—Nan Shepherd, “Summit of Coire Etchachan”
published in WANDERERS: A History of Women Walking, by Kerri Andrews

6/9

https://www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poem/summit-corrie-etchachan/

#Scottish #literature #NanShepherd #modernist #modernism #20thCentury #NatureWriting #WomenWriters #poem #poetry #hillwalking #Cairngorms

But in the climbing ecstasy of thought,
Ere consummation, ere the final peak,
Come hours like this…

—Nan Shepherd, “Summit of Coire Etchachan”
published in WANDERERS: A History of Women Walking, by Kerri Andrews

6/9

https://www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poem/summit-corrie-etchachan/

#Scottish #literature #NanShepherd #modernist #modernism #20thCentury #NatureWriting #WomenWriters #poem #poetry #hillwalking #Cairngorms

“In Shepherd’s writing… true learning—like hill-walking—is arduous. True knowledge of the mountains is only possible through the suffering of the body brought on through the relentless motion of the feet.”

—Kerri Andrews on Shepherd’s nature poetics, via @literaryhub

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https://lithub.com/on-the-nature-poetics-of-the-great-nan-shepherd-bard-of-the-highlands/

#Scottish #literature #NanShepherd #modernist #modernism #20thCentury #NatureWriting #WomenWriters #Cairngorms #hillwalking

“In Shepherd’s writing… true learning—like hill-walking—is arduous. True knowledge of the mountains is only possible through the suffering of the body brought on through the relentless motion of the feet.”

—Kerri Andrews on Shepherd’s nature poetics, via @literaryhub

3/9

https://lithub.com/on-the-nature-poetics-of-the-great-nan-shepherd-bard-of-the-highlands/

#Scottish #literature #NanShepherd #modernist #modernism #20thCentury #NatureWriting #WomenWriters #Cairngorms #hillwalking

“In Shepherd’s writing… true learning—like hill-walking—is arduous. True knowledge of the mountains is only possible through the suffering of the body brought on through the relentless motion of the feet.”

—Kerri Andrews on Shepherd’s nature poetics, via @literaryhub

3/9

https://lithub.com/on-the-nature-poetics-of-the-great-nan-shepherd-bard-of-the-highlands/

#Scottish #literature #NanShepherd #modernist #modernism #20thCentury #NatureWriting #WomenWriters #Cairngorms #hillwalking

“In Shepherd’s writing… true learning—like hill-walking—is arduous. True knowledge of the mountains is only possible through the suffering of the body brought on through the relentless motion of the feet.”

—Kerri Andrews on Shepherd’s nature poetics, via @literaryhub

3/9

https://lithub.com/on-the-nature-poetics-of-the-great-nan-shepherd-bard-of-the-highlands/

#Scottish #literature #NanShepherd #modernist #modernism #20thCentury #NatureWriting #WomenWriters #Cairngorms #hillwalking

“In Shepherd’s writing… true learning—like hill-walking—is arduous. True knowledge of the mountains is only possible through the suffering of the body brought on through the relentless motion of the feet.”

—Kerri Andrews on Shepherd’s nature poetics, via @literaryhub

3/9

https://lithub.com/on-the-nature-poetics-of-the-great-nan-shepherd-bard-of-the-highlands/

#Scottish #literature #NanShepherd #modernist #modernism #20thCentury #NatureWriting #WomenWriters #Cairngorms #hillwalking

Currently available on BBC Sounds – Robert Macfarlane celebrates Nan Shepherd’s intrepid literary spirit by embarking on an autumnal poetic pilgrimage right into the heart of her favourite wild places in the Cairngorms

2/9

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03mfndd

#Scottish #literature #NanShepherd #modernist #modernism #20thCentury #NatureWriting #WomenWriters #Cairngorms

Currently available on BBC Sounds – Robert Macfarlane celebrates Nan Shepherd’s intrepid literary spirit by embarking on an autumnal poetic pilgrimage right into the heart of her favourite wild places in the Cairngorms

2/9

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03mfndd

#Scottish #literature #NanShepherd #modernist #modernism #20thCentury #NatureWriting #WomenWriters #Cairngorms

Currently available on BBC Sounds – Robert Macfarlane celebrates Nan Shepherd’s intrepid literary spirit by embarking on an autumnal poetic pilgrimage right into the heart of her favourite wild places in the Cairngorms

2/9

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03mfndd

#Scottish #literature #NanShepherd #modernist #modernism #20thCentury #NatureWriting #WomenWriters #Cairngorms

Currently available on BBC Sounds – Robert Macfarlane celebrates Nan Shepherd’s intrepid literary spirit by embarking on an autumnal poetic pilgrimage right into the heart of her favourite wild places in the Cairngorms

2/9

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03mfndd

#Scottish #literature #NanShepherd #modernist #modernism #20thCentury #NatureWriting #WomenWriters #Cairngorms

Currently available on BBC Sounds – Robert Macfarlane celebrates Nan Shepherd’s intrepid literary spirit by embarking on an autumnal poetic pilgrimage right into the heart of her favourite wild places in the Cairngorms

2/9

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03mfndd

#Scottish #literature #NanShepherd #modernist #modernism #20thCentury #NatureWriting #WomenWriters #Cairngorms

#SilentSunday #iphonephotography #myphoto #scotland #cairngorms #munro

25 Breathtaking Places to Visit in Scotland: “Best sights for tourists” by Scotsman readers

Scotland dominates a lot of travellers’ bucket lists and if that includes you then here are 25 of the best Scottish locations worthy of a visit according to Scotsman readers.

#Schotland #highlands #Scotland #Schottland #scotch #Scotsman #urlaub #vakantietip #Glencoe #barra #BenNevis #Inverness #Luskentyre #KyleOfLochalsh #Cairngorms #melroseAbbey

https://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/travel/25-breathtaking-places-to-visit-in-scotland-best-sights-for-tourists-by-scotsman-readers-4098238?page=1

@im the Cairngorms should definitely on your travellist if you travel to Scotland. They are beautiful, the A93 through the Cairngorms is one of the most beautiful roads we ever travelled.

#Cairngorms #cairngormMountains #naturereserve #Glenshee #Braemar #Balmoral #Ballateer #Tomintoul #Schotland #highlands #Scotland #whisky #distillery