The longer days mean that it's possible to get out onto the hill after work and that is exactly what I did on Friday. At the moment I'm carrying my full overnight gear although I've not stayed out yet this year - but I thought it wise to start getting used to the extra weight. I'm using the new Black Diamond Speed 55 backpack and I have to say that to date it has been excellent (I will put a review up soon). I had the hills to myself for pretty much the whole walk so it was perfect for popping my iPod on and just relaxing into the walk. Towards the end of the walk I found a nice sheltered spot and brewed up. It was great sitting with a hot chocolate and just looking out over pretty much the whole of Edinburgh. A great start to the weekend.
Saturday was supposed to be a nice easy day doing pretty much nothing but a text message from Caroline asking if I fancied hitting the hills changes all that. We went back onto the Pentlands but this time went in a different way. That's something I've discovered about the Pentland Hills - they are huge and you can pretty much walk on them all day and not go over the same ground twice. We had both layered up because the weather forecast was for rain and wind but we got a really nice afternoon and enjoyed a great walk. The hills are starting to show there different colours and they look stunning. We got to the top of Allermuir Hill (493m) and where rewarded with great views over pretty much the whole of Edinburgh - we even spent a bit of time identifying landmark buildings within the city. The folk of Edinburgh are so lucky to have these fantastic hills right on their doorstep (I can actually walk from my backdoor to the hills). We dropped down a wee bit and spent some time just sitting and enjoying the environment.I'm pleased to say that my endurance fitness is starting to build back up after months side lined with injury. All good news as I have just three weeks before I head to Fort William for a weekend of scrambling and some easy climbing.
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