Stefan Durkacz

I've created a slideshow complete with field recordings of the long walk I did earlier this year. It's about 14 minutes long - enough time to get your headphones on and settle down with a cup of tea to enjoy a cross-section of the sights and sounds of Scotland's magnificent countryside. Inspiration for this came from David Lintern's slideshow of his trip along the Haute Route Pyrenees , and Rucksack Rose's Pennine Way slideshows . A walk around the River Tay watershed from Stefan Durkacz on Vimeo . I walked in aid of two great charities, Scottish Wild Land Group and Venture Trust . If you're inspired by what you see and hear, and like what these charities do, you can still donate. Visit https://mydonate.bt.com/ fundraisers/ taycatchmentwalkswlg to donate to Scottish Wild Land Group, and https://mydonate.bt.com/ fundraisers/taycatchmentwalkvt to donate to Venture Trust.

I've wanted to get in amongst these hills for a long, long time. A work engagement in Glasgow towards the end of the week provided the excuse. It's fascinating frontier country on the cusp of the Highlands. One of the last ever clan battles took place in Glen Fruin between the respectable lowland Colquhouns and the MacGregors, true Highland tearaways. Nowadays the MoD encroaches with a firing range and, in Glen Douglas, possibly western Europe's biggest munitions store. It's a good place to hide things: stolen cattle, hi-tech weapons, yourself. I tried out quite a few new bits of gear on this outing, which I may talk about in a separate post. As far as the trip report goes, I thought I'd try something a bit different this time and tell the story through sound and vision rather than verbiage, so here it is: The rough and the smooth: A two-day walk across the Luss Hills, April 2014 from Stefan Durkacz on Vimeo .