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Munro Microadventures
@munromicroadventures.uk
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👋 I'm Iain Watson.
🚶‍➡️You might find me stravaiging through the hills of Scotland. ⛰️
📽️Some trips appear on my YouTube channel
📝Others, I write about on Substack

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Plenty of wind up Ben Gulabin this afternoon. Out with Leon, having a slight Blues Brothers vibe.
Two hikers with red and orange waterproof jackets on, wearing sunglasses. Both have hoods up making it look like it's cold. In the background are Scottish hills under a grey sky.
October 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Starting my long weekend away in the best possible way.
Top down photo of a wooden table. On it is a mug of black coffee and a copy of New Mountain Magazine.
October 23, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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On Sunday, the summit of Glas Maol proved atmospheric. It was nice to get out and introduce someone new to hillwalking in the Cairngorms.

Oh, views were had later. This was just a thin bank of cloud around the summit.
A moody black and white photo of two hikers and a dog walking through the mist towards the sun.
October 14, 2025 at 8:22 AM
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Happy Sunday evening folks. Here's how I'm celebrating running the Linlithgow 10k today.
A firepit with a few logs burning.
September 28, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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I finally bought a rack to take the bikes to the hills. It's only taken 18 months...

I didn't miss the good weather, did I?
The back of an orange transit van with a bike rack fitted. On the bike rack are two mountain bikes, one red and one black.
September 25, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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Scout camp this weekend. Makes for an important choice: which tent to take. 🤔

(I'm still waiting for the Big Agnes replacement inner to arrive)
Close-up view of a shelf stuffed with several bags containing tents.
September 12, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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I went paddleboarding with my family to Lochore in Fife. We had a great day out on the water. My wife now wants an inflatable kayak with a comfy, padded seat.

I've started thinking about what adventures could be unlocked. If I do get one, it needs to be able to carry two people plus camping gear...
A lake under a clear blue sky. Many people are on the lake on paddleboards, or swimming, and also standing.
August 17, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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Returned safely from the Iceland trip.

Weather was challenging—locals even said it was bad! Strong gusts flattened our tent around our faces. Advised to skip the Fimmvörðuháls trail, so we had an extra day to explore Þórsmörk. Not a bad thing.

The house is a bombsite with gear airing everywhere! 😆
Me and Leon standing on an elevated position with Þórsmörk laid out behind us. The vivid green moss contrasts with the rugged, rocky terrain in the background.
August 10, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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I'm not convinced I can muster up the motivation to go out in this.
A rain-soaked car park surrounded by trees. Large puddles litter the rough surface.
June 14, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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I've been writing again. munromicroadventures.substack.com/p/the-rise-o...
Words saying, The rise of AI or, What Not to Bot
May 7, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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This is what May in the Cairngorms can look like. I was loving it.
A head and shoulders photo of a bearded man wearing a black woolly hat and an orange waterproof jacket. His hat and facial hair are coated in windblown snow.
May 6, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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Good morning, folks. What a morning to wake to in the Cairngorms!
An orange tent with the doors wide open. Beside sits a large black dog. All around is countryside, with bleached grass, dark heather, distant rounded mountains. All under a blue sky with broken white clouds.
May 5, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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I finally found gas powered street lights in London. Mission: Success.
A gas street lamp, in a black metal frame, against a dark sky with the silhouette of branches in the background.
February 27, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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Looks like I'm heading in the wrong direction (South) again this week.
The very front of a yellow-nosed LNER train arriving at a platform in Edinburgh's Waverly train station.
February 24, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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Lazy weekend at home for the first time in a while. Figure I can use the time to explore this unfamiliar map ahead of my ML refresher with @grahamuney.bsky.social next month.
OS map of the northeastern Lake District showing the area around Hartsop. On the map sits a dark coffee mug.
February 22, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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This weekend saw me and Leon above Glen Shiel. This picture was taken looking back to the summit of Sgùrr a' Bhealaich Dheirg, one of the Brothers of Kintail.
A snowy mountain view. In the foreground is a sharp ridge leading to a peak. A person dressed in a red waterproof jacket with their hood up stand on the ridge. Rocks peek out of the snowy down each slope of the ridge. In the background, other snowy hills are visible, leading down to valleys below the snow-line.
February 17, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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Campervan breakfast of champions.
Two white plates edged with a black pattern of lines. On each plate is a roll containing a slice sausage, black pudding, topped with ketchup. One roll has the top left off to display the contents.
February 16, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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Aberdeen beach always looks fantastic, even under an overcast February sky. We stuck the van heating on and enjoyed the views with a coffee.
A wide-aspect photo of Aberdeen beach under an overcast sky. The beach stretches away into the distance while waves crash on the shore.
February 9, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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Ah'm awa doon sooth again.
View out of a train window with several bare trees visible. Reflections of a red seat are also visible.
February 3, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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In addition to letting me play in the snow, Sunday's trip to Cairngorm gave me the words I needed to finish this weekend's Substack post. Enjoy.
February 3, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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We finally found some snow today. Not really firm enough for crampons, but Leon had fun learning ice-axe arrests. I also had fun practising them. Thank you, Cairngorm.
This is a black-and-white photo of a silhouette of a person walking across a snowy plateau towards a wide, distant peak. The sun is visible almost directly above the summit.
February 2, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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A late start at Cairngorms tomorrow means a cheeky wee wine while I sort out the map this evening.
A glad of red wine with a computer screen showing a partial map of the Cairngorm mountains
February 1, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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It looks like windy.com is suggesting "West is Best" if I want to get up high tomorrow. Pictures show 9am and 12pm.
Windy speed forecast for 9am on Sunday, showing the west of Scotland in green for low speeds and the east in purple for high speeds. Windy speed forecast for 12pm on Sunday, showing the west of Scotland in green for low speeds and the east in purple for high speeds. Purple starts much further east than the other picture.
February 1, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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How to cope with this power-cut in Scotland. A tale in one picture.
A dark photo with a wine glass and bottle of Prosecco on either side of a red, lit lantern
January 24, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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I realised the first sentence could go in a very, very different direction than I intended. I assure you, this post is about plotting an adventure.

open.substack.com/pub/munromic...
A background showing snow-covered rocky mountains under a mostly clear blue sky. Snow lies on the ground in the foreground. Over the image is a heading of "Birthday Conflict" and the content of "'What do you want to do for your birthday?' my wife asked as we lay in bed. As always, the question immediately triggered a panic in my head-the fear of choosing something no..."
January 14, 2025 at 5:41 PM