A return to the Black Cuillin of Skye

From an old tower, near this place, is an extensive view of … the Cuillin, a prodigious range of mountains, capped with rocky pinnacles in a strange variety of shapes. Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, James Boswell

A few years ago I walked into an outdoor shop in Aviemore to buy a rain cover for my Garmin GPS.

‘You don’t need a rain cover for a Garmin GPS,’ said the shop assistant. ‘It’s waterproof.’

‘But I’m going hill walking in the Cairngorms. It’s not likely to be waterproof enough for...