Training for Kinabalu
Properly started training for Mt Kinabalu now!
As well as cycling to work 4 times last week (which feels great – try it!), just spent a long weekend in the Scottish Highlands – on the far north-west coast – which is absolutely stunning.
Did two mountains – of course nowhere near the scale of Mt Kinabalu yet, but hey, building up slowly to November!
On the first day, went up Stac Polly – steep climbing in the heat of the sun and definitely a bit scary up on the craggy top.
On the second day, my Dad and I (and Sadie, our dog, who is also a great mountaineer), went up Mt Arkle – a long, hard and very rocky ascent up to 787m, where we were rewarded with spectacular views.
Great thing about the far north of Scotland is it only really slightly hints at getting dark, so we were walking until about 9pm, which felt like late afternoon!
It’s also stunningly beautiful and very wild and remote. I thoroughly recommend it to anyone who likes the outdoors.
That was 787m. In November, our challenge with Mt Kinabalu is 4100m. It’s going to be tough.
