Outdoors with Karolina

The alarm went off. Struggled to open my eyes. Just a little snooze. There’s no need to rush today. And then… then I remembered why I was so tired. The night didn’t bring me much needed rest, I was still dealing with the aftermath of a heatstroke. Left my tent before I even had a… Continue reading TGO CHALLENGE 2024 DAY 9- WHITE BRIDGE TO BRAEMAR

There are not many choices for the challengers after Ruigh Aitechain Bothy, the most obvious one is to walk alogside the river Feshie and Geldie Burn in Braemar’s direction. The most popular overnight stops at this section are newly reopened Red Bothy and the White Bridge further along the Geldie Burn. So, almost all of… Continue reading TGO CHALLENGE 2024 DAY 8- GLEN FESHIE TO WHITE BRIDGE

It was one of those lazy mornings when you know you don’t have to rush anywhere. Sipping the coffee I was enjoying the view from my window. I could see Ruthven Barracks in the distance, room filled with the sun. Little things we forget to be grateful for in our day to day lives. Despite… Continue reading TGO CHALLENGE 2024 DAY 7- KINGUSSIE TO GLEN FESHIE

When I woke up, my tent was still standing. It worked, good heavens- it worked! Maybe the tent has lost a little bit of its shape, but it was standing. My challenge has been saved, I could carry on knowing I will be having the roof (or piece of fabric) above my head. Coffee tasted… Continue reading TGO CHALLENGE 2024 DAY 6- DALBEG TO KINGUSSIE

There are sections, when planning your TGO Challenge, that just seem almost impossible to cross. One of the most notorious, and I feel like the most often asked about, are Monadhliath Mountains. Remember, when I was working on my route, couldn’t wrap my head around it- how to put all of those little bits together… Continue reading TGO CHALLENGE 2024 DAY 5- DRUMNADROCHIT TO DALBEG

I didn’t get much sleep that night- not even because I was worried about my tent- my alarm was set to wake me up every couple of hours. I was poking my head outside and checking the sky. Sadly, no sign of the northern lights. But in the night, when the whole world was at… Continue reading TGO CHALLENGE 2024 DAY 4- CANNICH TO DRUMNADROCHIT

It was all my fault! Walking in sunshine, all day between the trees and alongside the loch. Very pleasant but the same beautiful view for hours and hours. ‘What an uneventful day’ I thought. And I jinxed it. But let’s start from the beginning. I woke up early and started my day by taking care… Continue reading TGO CHALLENGE 2024 DAY 3- ALLTBEITHE TO CANNICH

Camping by the river previous night was a right choice- while planning my route I was thinking about camping on the hill by the Falls of Glomach. I’m so glad I stopped when I did! Reaching the falls took me two hours despite it being only 2 miles away. Steep rocky climb with bits of… Continue reading TGO CHALLENGE 2024 DAY 2- FALLS OF GLOMACH TO ALLTBEITHE

I planned to leave Plockton as early as possible, after all, I’ve had a long of walking day ahead of me. Yet, after last few nights of not getting enough sleep, I kept hitting the snooze button. I got to Plockton Hotel, signed off, dipped my feet in the sea and waved goodbye promising to… Continue reading TGO CHALLENGE 2024 DAY 1- PLOCKTON TO FALLS OF GLOMACH

I have first heard about the challenge in May 2022 just outside Kingussie when I bumped into another hiker. ‘Are you on TGO Challenge?’, he asked. ‘I’m just climbing some Munros’, I replied and we shortly parted our ways. TGO? What actually is a TGO Challenge?, I wondered and quickly checked online. Running since 1980,… Continue reading THE GREAT OUTDOORS CHALLENGE