Will Ellwood
@unleashtheginger.bsky.social
Mountain runner, lapsed climber, occasional writer, and sometimes engineer.
November 27, 2025 at 2:35 PM
November 26, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Some scenes from cross country skiing in the Clashindarroch forest last Friday. It's difficult to concentrate this week.
November 25, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Some scenes from cross country skiing in the Clashindarroch forest last Friday. It's difficult to concentrate this week.
Snow has arrived in Aberdeen, but I already enjoyed a short dook into the snow on Carn An T-Sagairt Mor last Saturday.
November 19, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Snow has arrived in Aberdeen, but I already enjoyed a short dook into the snow on Carn An T-Sagairt Mor last Saturday.
The valley north of Carn Bhac is likely infrequently visited for a reason.
October 8, 2025 at 1:24 PM
The valley north of Carn Bhac is likely infrequently visited for a reason.
Ben Macdui Tour. September 14th. Included a quick trip to the Shelter Stone.
September 24, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Ben Macdui Tour. September 14th. Included a quick trip to the Shelter Stone.
Yesterday, running (and hiking and chatting) through the Lairig Ghru with two other runners from the @cairngormclub.bsky.social. Everyone else walked, so missed out on coffee & cake at the end.
September 8, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Yesterday, running (and hiking and chatting) through the Lairig Ghru with two other runners from the @cairngormclub.bsky.social. Everyone else walked, so missed out on coffee & cake at the end.
Visited Tap o' Noth yesterday. Short outing that'd I'd not normally visit unless my coach hadn't set a short long run. Visited the new coffee and bookshop in Dufftown.
August 25, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Visited Tap o' Noth yesterday. Short outing that'd I'd not normally visit unless my coach hadn't set a short long run. Visited the new coffee and bookshop in Dufftown.
I don't know why my Wordpress site doesn't forward images, so here's two of the photos from the post and a couple more. Spent Saturday night at Sandy Loch before climbing the Stuic with Jen on Sunday morning. A short, comfortable night's sleep, but impatience meant dehydration & mild hunger.
July 16, 2025 at 10:12 AM
I don't know why my Wordpress site doesn't forward images, so here's two of the photos from the post and a couple more. Spent Saturday night at Sandy Loch before climbing the Stuic with Jen on Sunday morning. A short, comfortable night's sleep, but impatience meant dehydration & mild hunger.
Sunday. Yesterday. 30km out and back into the Larig Ghru in 3h40m. Chatted with @countrysideben.bsky.social at the car park. Passed a DoE group heading towards Corrour Bothy. Listened to one Om album for three hours. Ate lots of gels. Birthday cake anyone? A good dress rehearsal for in two weeks.
June 16, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Sunday. Yesterday. 30km out and back into the Larig Ghru in 3h40m. Chatted with @countrysideben.bsky.social at the car park. Passed a DoE group heading towards Corrour Bothy. Listened to one Om album for three hours. Ate lots of gels. Birthday cake anyone? A good dress rehearsal for in two weeks.
Two hours of thoughts & no thoughts to get here then two more hours to get back to Balmoral with a few diversions in the forest.
June 13, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Two hours of thoughts & no thoughts to get here then two more hours to get back to Balmoral with a few diversions in the forest.
A vaguely disappointing long run yesterday. Four hours in total. Feel slow. While I regret not going to the summit this time, I did manage to be in the forest by the time the hail started.
June 9, 2025 at 4:13 PM
A vaguely disappointing long run yesterday. Four hours in total. Feel slow. While I regret not going to the summit this time, I did manage to be in the forest by the time the hail started.
Leg still hurts. Immensely pissed off with this. Tried running a tempo session and had to bail. Bought music on Bandcamp to feel better. Added @jamesreeves.co's Midnight Radio to my iPhone properly. Skulking off to the library. A vaguely organic post-modern cube that overlooks the sea.
March 7, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Leg still hurts. Immensely pissed off with this. Tried running a tempo session and had to bail. Bought music on Bandcamp to feel better. Added @jamesreeves.co's Midnight Radio to my iPhone properly. Skulking off to the library. A vaguely organic post-modern cube that overlooks the sea.
I found these two sequential paragraphs an interesting contrast to consider.
February 18, 2025 at 4:11 PM
I found these two sequential paragraphs an interesting contrast to consider.
Dalvorar Township, next to the Dee.
January 30, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Dalvorar Township, next to the Dee.
Turned into an afternoon wander to a ruined township then haggis and singing. (I cannot sing.)
January 27, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Turned into an afternoon wander to a ruined township then haggis and singing. (I cannot sing.)
Saturday morning's running bimble up a rarely visited roadside coire.
January 27, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Saturday morning's running bimble up a rarely visited roadside coire.
Craig Leek & the Honka Hut. That was a nice run.
January 19, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Craig Leek & the Honka Hut. That was a nice run.
Found on Mastodon.
January 17, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Found on Mastodon.
Some images from yesterday's @cairngormclub.bsky.social annual winter walk up Lochnagar. Enjoyable. I'm now fifty-fifty on reaching the top during the January trips.
January 13, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Some images from yesterday's @cairngormclub.bsky.social annual winter walk up Lochnagar. Enjoyable. I'm now fifty-fifty on reaching the top during the January trips.
Merry Christmas!
December 25, 2024 at 2:03 PM
Merry Christmas!
In particular, I really rate Mountaineering: Freedom of the Hills, but also of note is the chapter on clothing and nutrition in the Will Gadd book which is excellent. (Mostly because I struggle with nutrition on long days. I'm a chronic under fueller and drinker.)
December 22, 2024 at 4:20 PM
In particular, I really rate Mountaineering: Freedom of the Hills, but also of note is the chapter on clothing and nutrition in the Will Gadd book which is excellent. (Mostly because I struggle with nutrition on long days. I'm a chronic under fueller and drinker.)
After last weekend, J asked me for references about moving on ice and snow, so I annotated a few books. :)
December 22, 2024 at 4:20 PM
After last weekend, J asked me for references about moving on ice and snow, so I annotated a few books. :)
Càrn Mòr, near Braemar this morning. 12km, 1h30m, 394m. Blustery. Hopefully not my last Scottish hill of the year, but maybe.
December 20, 2024 at 6:10 PM
Càrn Mòr, near Braemar this morning. 12km, 1h30m, 394m. Blustery. Hopefully not my last Scottish hill of the year, but maybe.