Mark Agnew
My wife and I coming off the summit of Beinn Narnain, in the Arrochar Alps, near Glasgow.
Munro bagging is a great stayventure for all abilities
A Munro is a Scottish mountain over 3,000 feet (914 metres) high. There are 282 Munros, the highest of which is Ben Nevis, near Fort William, at 4,413 feet (1,345 metres), making it the highest mountain in the UK.
Ben Vane is the lowest of the Munro, just making the cut at 915 metres.
"Munro Bagging" is the term that is popularly used for getting to the top of a Munro, and some keen hikers spend a lifetime bagging them all.
The great thing is anyone can bag a Munro. There is such a variety of steepness and accessibility, and each one has a massive variety of routes from easy to technical, that there is something for everyone. No Munro is "easy", but there is one for every ability and experience level.
They are the perfect stayventure. The iconic status of Munros in Scotland gives an added sense of accomplishment and bragging rights in the office: "yeah, just bagged a Munro or two this weekend". But the prize does not have to cost your entire weekend or savings.
An hour from Glasgow, or a couple of hours from Edinburgh, there are countless Munros. Hike up Ben Lomond, or bag two in one trip in the Arrochar Alps, and be back for dinner.
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You can do one in a day trip, or take a week's holiday and go to remote parts of Scotland and stay in the Shenavall Bothy, a free basic mountain hut, and hike up Sgurr Fiona/An Teallach and Bidein a'Ghlas Thuill.
There are round peaks, narrow ridges, steep climbs, remote rough routes and well marked paths. There are groups, so you can bag several in a day, and there are lone summits.
You can scramble, hike, walk, ice climb, winter climb or just walk to the base for a look, of almost any Munro, all over Scotland.
The height is fixed, but the scope of your Stayventure is only limited by your time and imagination - do a day trip or hike them all non-stop?
Keven Woods is the only person alive who has bagged them all in one single winter season! How cool's that?
Once you bag one or two, you'll catch the bug and start planning your weekend's around the nearest Munros, searching for your next peak.
Check the weather, wear an appropriate outfit, bring a map, some water and food. Good luck and stay safe.