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Snakes and Ladders

April 26, 2020April 14, 2021 / Sirri / 4 Comments

Keen for a game of Snakes and Ladders? This one requires some ropes and climbing skills.

Enjoying the outdoors – Before it was forbidden

March 29, 2020October 27, 2020 / Sirri / Leave a comment

Bouldering at Simonside, England, before lockdown forced us all indoors.

An icy trail run

February 12, 2020October 22, 2020 / Sirri / Leave a comment

Since Southern Finland still has no snow, winter sports are off-limits. Luckily, we can keep doing summer sports, and head to the forest without snowshoes.

No destination – snowshoeing in Lapland

January 5, 2020October 27, 2020 / Sirri / 5 Comments

Ambling through a snowy forest in Lapland in midwinter when sun doesn't rise above horizon.

North Ridge of Tryfan

November 13, 2019October 22, 2020 / Sirri / Leave a comment

As the car crosses the Welsh border, I unfold my map. Lake District. Damn, wrong map. This one is going to be useless if I want to walk up Tryfan, a little 900m peak in North Wales.

Bothy full of joy – Lookout Bothy

September 18, 2019October 22, 2020 / Sirri / 2 Comments

Sometimes it is necessary to turn to plan B. We have to abandon our hopes of walking and climbing the Cuillin Traverse on the Isle of Skye but end up having a joyful and memorable evening in a lovely little bothy overlooking the North Atlantic.  

On top of the UK – Ben Nevis

November 18, 2017October 22, 2020 / Sirri / 1 Comment

A promising forecast and an interesting hill is a powerful combination. It is time to walk up Ben Nevis, the highest mountain in the UK.

Busy and baffling Tongariro Crossing

November 10, 2017October 22, 2020 / Sirri / Leave a comment

20 kilometre Tongariro Alpine Crossing goes by quickly because the view is so great. In the end of the day, every single trekker is tired, happy and covered in dust.

Backroad to town

October 23, 2017October 22, 2020 / Sirri / Leave a comment

Forget the fastest route, take a nice scenic stroll in Stirling and stop by Cambuskenneth Abbey.

Winter in the North

January 9, 2017October 22, 2020 / Sirri / 6 Comments

HBO has copyrighted the phrase “Winter is coming”. How selfish is that? But then again, it seems like we do not really need that phrase as nowadays everyone seems to be just saying “Winter is late”.

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