Category Archives: Mountain Treks

Golden Autumn Days

Posted on September 27, 2022 by moselman

At the end of the summer, it never ceases to amaze me how, every year, so many folks look to the approaching winter with a sense of foreboding, quite forgetting that the most beautiful season of the year has yet … Continue reading →

Posted in History & Culture, In Europe, In Scotland, Mountain Treks, Trees & Greenspaces, Wild Places | Tagged autumn, autumn colours, autumn holidays, Caledonian Pine Woods, cultural landscapes, fields, landscapes, nature, outdoors, spirit of place, trees, woodlands | 2 Comments

Ouch – an unexpected Easter break !

Posted on May 6, 2022 by moselman

When you go out for a straightforward hike with your family, you don’t expect to have to be carried out on a stretcher by the local mountain rescue team, bundled into a waiting ambulance, undergo emergency surgery and then spend … Continue reading →

Posted in In Europe, Mountain Treks, Uncategorized, Wild Places | Tagged Bavarian Alps, Garmisch, Karwendel, Krün, Mittenwald | Leave a comment

Around the “Nagelfluhkette”

Posted on November 6, 2021 by moselman

The chances are that you’ve never heard of the Nagelfluhkette – at least I’d be somewhat surprised if you have ! The unusual name refers to a compact mountain range at the northern edge of the Allgäu Alps in South Eastern Bavaria. … Continue reading →

Posted in In Europe, Mountain Treks, Wild Places | Tagged Allgäu Alps, autumn holidays, conglomerate, Corona Pandemic, Hochgrat, Illertal, Immenstadt, Nagelfluhkette, National Parks, Nature Park, Oberstaufen, pudding stone, Sonthofen, sustainable development | Leave a comment

In Alpine Meadows

Posted on April 10, 2021 by moselman

We tend to associate biodiversity with some of our great, undisturbed wilderness areas of the Earth like the Amazon Rainforest or the Rockies. In Europe, however, many of our most species rich habitats are cultural landscapes which have arisen as … Continue reading →

Posted in In Europe, Mountain Treks, Wild Places | Tagged Alms, alpine meadows, alps, Apline plants, biodiversity, cultural landscapes, Iberia, mountains, Picos de Europa, Tyrol | Leave a comment

Hell & High Water: Ecuadorian Andes to Amazon – Part 2

Posted on March 22, 2021 by moselman

This post covers part 2 the “Sangay’89” Research Expedition – The expedition surveyed the natural ecosystems and biodiversity of Volcan Sangay National Park in Ecuador, from the High Andes to the rainforests of the upper Amazon Basin. In Part 1 … Continue reading →

Posted in Mountain Treks, Trees & Greenspaces, Wild Places, World | Tagged Aloa Valley, altitudinal zonation, Amazonia, Andes to Amazon, Baños de Agua Santa, bromeliads, cloud forest, Ecuadorian Andes, El Altar, elphin woodland, Leguna Negra, páramo grasslands, Puyo, Rio Palora, Riobamba, Sangay 89 Expedition, Sangay'89, subtropical rainforest, tree frogs, Tungarahua, University of Wales, Volcan Sangay National Park | 4 Comments

Hell & High Water: Ecuadorian Andes to Amazon – Part 1

Posted on March 13, 2021 by moselman

This post covers part 1 of the “Sangay’89” Research Expedition – The expedition surveyed the natural ecosystems and biodiversity of Volcan Sangay National Park in Ecuador, from the high Andes to the rainforests of the upper Amazon Basin. With … Continue reading →

Posted in Mountain Treks, Trees & Greenspaces, Uncategorized, Wild Places, World | Tagged Amazon, Avenue of the Volcanoes, biodiversity, Chimbarazo, cloud forests, Ecuadorian Andes, Edward Whymper, El Altar, forest ecology, jaguars, mountain tapir, páramo, Polylepis, pumas, puyas, Riobamba, Sangay 89 Expedition, spectacled bear, Tungurahua, UNESCO World Heritage, Volcan Sangay National Park | Leave a comment

Restless Natives

Posted on February 15, 2021 by moselman

We’re all a product of the time and place we come from. Looking back, I think I was lucky to have the freedom to get out and about exploring wild places around Scotland from a comparatively young age. At the … Continue reading →

Posted in In Scotland, Mountain Treks, Wild Places | Tagged Aonach Eagach, Arrochar Alps, Borders, Cairngorms, Cuillins of Skye, dreich, Gaelic, Glen Shiel, Glencoe, hillwalking, Isle of Harris, Knoydart, Loch Lomand and the Trossachs, midges, North West Highlands, Outer Hebrides, Pinnacle Ridge, Sgurr nan Gillean | Leave a comment

Langtang – Paradise Changed

Posted on February 9, 2021 by moselman

There are some natural events which are on a scale beyond our ability to comprehend. The 2015 earthquake in Nepal was undoubtedly one of these events. The Langtang Valley in Central Nepal, located just 50km to the North of the … Continue reading →

Posted in History & Culture, Mountain Treks, Wild Places, World | Tagged 2015 earthquake, Himalayas, Kyanjin Gompa, Lama Hotel, Langsisa Kharka, Langtang Valley, trekking | Leave a comment

Highs and Lows on the Annapurna Circuit

Posted on February 9, 2021 by moselman

Sometimes you just have to grab the opportunities out there when you have the chance. That was very much my mindset when I boarded a less-than-luxurious “tourist” bus from Kathmandu bus bound for Pokhara, in the autumn of 1993 and … Continue reading →

Posted in History & Culture, Mountain Treks, Wild Places, World | Tagged Annapurna Circuit, Besisahar, Besisahar-Manang road, Bhakra Monastery, Braga, Chamje, chortens, Dashain, Daulagiri, Ghyaru, Jharkot, Jomosom, Kagbeni, Kali Gandaki, Machapuchare, mani walls, Marsyangdi, Middle Earth, Mring Taal, Muktinath, Mustang, Ngawal, Paungda Danda, Pisang, Pokhara, Poon Hill, porters, Tatopani, Thorung La, Tibet, Tilicho Lake, trekking, Upper Manang | 2 Comments

Scottish Light and Land:

Posted on January 30, 2021 by moselman

There’s something unique about Scottish light and how it compliments the landforms – just like the Scottish people (and indeed people everywhere), landscapes too have their changing moods, their storms and periods of calm when they shine radiantly like the … Continue reading →

Posted in In Scotland, Mountain Treks, Trees & Greenspaces, Wild Places | Tagged Assynt, Cairngorms, cultural landscapes, Highlands, In Scotland, legends, Loch Lomand and the Trossachs National Park, nature, outdoors, Perthshire, Skye, spirit of place, Stirling, woodlands | Leave a comment