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  • When the Route Changes: Why I Need More Than a Line on My Watch

    I normally create a route in Strava and transfer it to my watch before heading into the mountains. It gives me a planned line to follow and a convenient way to check my progress without repeatedly taking out my phone. But my outing on Beinn Ghlas brought an important question into focus: what happens when…

  • Why Turning Back Is Sometimes the Best Mountaineering Decision

    The summit will still be there another day. The important thing is making sure you are too. In mountaineering, success is often measured by reaching the summit. We spend time researching routes, studying weather forecasts, preparing equipment and travelling long distances, all with one objective in mind: standing at the top of a mountain. But…