You might not be able to tell from the weather but it's summer holiday time and everyone's jet-setting to far-flung mountain ranges. For those of us left behind - big sigh - here's a virtual journey to the most scenic (if not always the sunniest) locations that OM members have visited in the last couple of weeks. Just in case anyone suffers from long distance phobia we should warn you that the journey is about 25,593 miles long, according to the OM milometer, and we plan to cover it in, ooh, about five minutes. You can't say fairer than that:-)
Lifejackets are located under your seats etc. Now, let's get going ...
Starting Point: Sgurr na Stri, Isle of Skye
Further Information: Small Isles and Skye album, by Richard G
Loch na Cuilce and Coruisk, by Richard G
Leg One: Isle of Skye to Eikesdalen, Norway
Distance: 948 miles
Via: Shetland, Lots of Fjords, Bergen
Further Information: Norway album, by Highlander
Goksøyra & Eikesdalen, by Highlander
Leg Two: Eikesdalen to Sydkoster, Sweden
Distance: 428 miles
Via: Oslo
Further Information: Sweden album, by Highlander
Sydkoster, by Highlander
Leg Three: Sydkoster to Estany de Sant Maurici, Pyrenees
Distance: 1626 miles
Via: Malmo, Hamburg, Frankfurt, Lyon, and a suggested Alpine detour
Further Information: Pyrenean Peregrinations by Dingus Magee
Estany de Sant Maurici, by Dingus Magee
Leg Four: Pyrenees to Annapurna Circuit
Distance: 4643 miles
Via: Barcelona, the Afghan Mountains, Pokhara
Further Information: Worldwide travels album by Paul Robertson
Annapurna Circuit, by Paul Robertson
Leg Five: Annapurna Circuit to Patagonia
Distance: 10,915 miles
Via: The Pacific
Further Information: Patagonia album by Yael L
Patagonia, by Yael L
Leg Six: Patagonia to Oxfordshire
Distance: 7033 miles
Via: The Atlantic, numerous temporary UK inland waterways, dotted with floating cars and other flotsam
Further Information: the H album by Hamish Fenton
A little bit of flooding, by Hamish Fenton
That's all for now. Upload your photos here - we love looking through them - and if you want some inspiration for places to take your camera, try the
routes
section of the site. Also, the new, the wonderful, and the downright weird, from the world of outdoor gear, is always up for comment in our gear
reviews. Or you could just while away the afternoon chatting in the forum ...
