Looking over towards Blairdenon Hill and a golden sky.

Stob Binnein and Ben More covered in snow.

Me smiling at the summit of Ben Ever, my first hill of 2026. There is a dusting of snow on Ben Cleuch in the background.

A typical Clackmannanshire view, looking through some houses with lights to see the Ochils in silhouette, towering over behind them.

January 2026 is over. It’s a Happy (Ben) Ever After story. 🥳 #BenEver #Ochils #DonaldBagging #PercyBagging @walkhighlands.co.uk

An icy path near the Afton Reservoir.

The Afton Reservoir reflects the hills.

It me at the summit cairn of Blacklorg Hill.

A view over to Windy Standard and Cairnsmore of Carsphairn with a rare patch of blue sky above.

Ice after the Halestorm. #MeikledoddHill #BlacklorgHill #DonaldBagging #PercyBagging

The Manor Water with a blue sky and reddish early-morning hill behind it.

A gate and fence at the summit of Blackhouse Heights.

Me at the summit of Dollar Law, my half-way(!) Donald.

A herd of sheep causing a traffic jam in the Manor Glen.

Finally reached halfway through the Donalds, via an eight-hill day and a sheep traffic jam. And just in time for the clocks going back. Punctual. #DollarLaw #DonaldBagging @walkhighlands.co.uk

A big river at the start of the walk at Hearthstane, in the Scottish Borders.

My friend looking at one of the many weird contraptions near the summit of Broad Law.

Me at the summit trig point (finally!) of Broad Law. We got round three of the four Donalds, so the other one can wait for less awful weather.

A glen (or do you just call them valleys in the Borders?) on the way up Hunt Law, before heading over to Cramalt Craig.

Munros cancelled thanks to the weather warning, so we finally climbed the highest hill in the Borders. Broad Law and Order restored. #BroadLaw #CorbettBagging #DonaldBagging #FridayNight🥳 @walkhighlands.co.uk

Glen Artney, which is pretty much the only glen I know that sits right on the Highland Boundary Fault (as in, it doesn’t just pass through it - it *is* it).

Yeah, it wasn’t all this steep, thank goodness.

It me.

Stuc a’Chroin and Ben Vorlich. These are the only Donalds that lie in the heart of Munro country, so the views were even better than normal

First time in Glen Artney, four Donalds climbed and the church let you use the car park. How Great Thou Artney! #UamhBheag #DonaldBagging

Lochcraig Head and Loch Skeen.

Someone *reeeeeeally* wanted to walk through the snow (not me).

8 (EIGHT) Donalds in a day. They’re not Munros tbf.

Talla Reservoir.

It’s been 84 years (6.5 months). But finally Spring has sprung, so it’s time to exorcise the demons of my “interesting” last hillwalk, and climb eight Donalds! #FridayNight🥳 #OneTeamInTalla #WhiteCoomb #CorbettBagging #DonaldBagging