#multiday

I suspect most of those reading this have never heard of John Fleetwood. Recently someone described John as 'quietly getting on with doing extraordinary mountain journeys with zero fanfare', which about sums him up. Behind that 'extraordinary' hide a few other adjectival phrases, of which perhaps the most important is 'preferably in winter', yet his accounts of these ventures are a bit understated. So here is one mortal's peripheral story of the Strathfarrar Watershed. »

Bothies are, in my mind at least, a national treasure, capturing something of the very essence of the Scottish character and generous attitude to strangers. They are more than shelters, they provide for chance encounters of likeminded folk, to share stories (and drams) the old fashioned way, their logbooks testimony to whatever it is that drives us out of our sterile urban existences. And for the runner, they are an excellent resource for multi day trips, cutting on the amount of kit required, as well as extending the window of opportunity beyond the summer months. »