Blencathra from Threlkeld, skyline circular

September 4, 2023 / Peter J Gordon

WHW Challenge Race 2023

May 30, 2023 / Peter J Gordon

Ardgartan Trail Race 2023 on the 04 February 2023

February 6, 2023 / Peter J Gordon

Run the Blades 2022 50km

July 18, 2022 / Peter J Gordon

WHW Challenge Race 2022

June 1, 2022 / Peter J Gordon

Ben Dorich, 27 February 2022

March 1, 2022 / Peter J Gordon

WHW Challenge Race 2021

June 1, 2021 / Peter J Gordon

Conic Hill Training Run 25112020

November 27, 2020 / Peter J Gordon

Personal training with Lisa

November 19, 2020 / Peter J Gordon

Forgandenny Circuit, Perthshire 05/07/2020

July 5, 2020 / Peter J Gordon

Christian tract on Ben Bouie, Helensburgh

May 19, 2020 / Peter J Gordon

Vango Tempest 200 inner tent seam repair

February 4, 2020 / Peter J Gordon

Beinn Chaorach – Graham

December 31, 2019 / Peter J Gordon

Run the Blades – The Night One 2019

October 18, 2019 / Peter J Gordon

East Highland Way Run 2019

July 30, 2019 / Peter J Gordon

Run the Blades 1019

July 19, 2019 / Peter J Gordon

Ben Nevis 14 June 2019

June 14, 2019 / Peter J Gordon

WHW Challenge Race 2019

June 1, 2019 / Peter J Gordon

Cobbler, Beinn Ime and Ben Vane

May 12, 2019 / Peter J Gordon

Beinn Narnain to A’ Chrois – 21 April 2019

April 21, 2019 / Peter J Gordon

LIVE from Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc® TDS 2018

August 29, 2018 / Peter J Gordon

WHW Challenge Race 2018

May 28, 2018 / Peter J Gordon

Fort William to Kinlochleven and back 2018

May 6, 2018 / Peter J Gordon

Mountain run up Beinn Narnain 6 August 2017

August 6, 2017 / Peter J Gordon

Run the Blades 2017

July 22, 2017 / Peter J Gordon

GTC Triathlete of the month June 19, 2017

June 19, 2017 / Peter J Gordon

WHW Challenge Race 2017

May 27, 2017 / Peter J Gordon

Kintyre Way ULTRA – 2017

May 7, 2017 / Peter J Gordon

Bridge of Allan to Tillicoutry via Dumyat

April 21, 2017 / Peter J Gordon

Balmaha to Tyndrum run 2017

April 5, 2017 / Peter J Gordon

John Muir Way Ultra Marathon 2017

April 2, 2017 / Peter J Gordon

Testimonial For Chris Bowman Fitness

December 29, 2016 / Peter J Gordon

Dunoon Ultra 2016

October 8, 2016 / Peter J Gordon

Cycle Helensburgh to Forgandenny – September 2016

September 11, 2016 / Peter J Gordon

Run the Blades 2016

July 23, 2016 / Peter J Gordon

Midsummer Highland Relay -18 June 2016

June 18, 2016 / Peter J Gordon

Scotland Outdoors magazine May 2016

May 1, 2016 / Peter J Gordon

John Muir Way Ultra Marathon 2016

April 24, 2016 / Peter J Gordon

Balloch to Clydebank Half Marathon 2016

March 13, 2016 / Peter J Gordon

Buchlyvie 10K 2016

January 23, 2016 / Peter J Gordon

Conic Hill

January 3, 2016 / Peter J Gordon

Wednesday night short run

October 14, 2015 / Peter J Gordon

Trail Hill Afternoon Run

October 11, 2015 / Peter J Gordon

Wednesday Afternoon run Faslane and Glen Fruin

October 7, 2015 / Peter J Gordon

Beinn nan Imirean

September 30, 2015 / Peter J Gordon

Yippee did my first 30km

September 28, 2015 / Peter J Gordon

Home

I am a Husband to Debbie Gordon and father.

I am a carer for my Son who is autistic. I enjoy walking with the HWD Ramblers Scotland.

Interested and member of Ramblers Scotland. I enjoy training with Glasgow Triathlon Club and Chris Bowman Fitness.

This site is to help encourage you to take the step and get outdoors, to enjoy Scotland and it’s beautiful majestic views and become addicted to going the distance to get these times of pleasure.

I hope to post up clear descriptions of routes with GPS mapping and OS maps numbers to buy and take with you.

I hope you can add to this site and share with others the places you have visited.

More of my story….

Views are my new addiction

The motivation to get fit for his young son and the desire for a good view led to Peter Gordon’s weight loss and addiction to walking.

My life changing experience has been a journey over three years with a drastic attempt to lose weight.  My motivation was to get more mobile for my seven year old son Rodrick who has autism.  I was nearly 18 stone, eating unhealthily and living a lifestyle that could lead to a heart attack and deep down I really wanted to change.

One summer at a theme park I wanted to go on the teacup ride with my son but when we got on the ride I was squashing him and felt embarrassed.

The easiest thing I could do was walk. I was too fat to run so attempted walking up Ben Bouie in Helensburgh. What should have been a 40 minute walk took me an hour and a half with lots of stops and gasping for breath. I came to one of the ridges near the top and the view was mind blowing.  I could see Ben Lomond and the Arrochar Alps in the distance.  This is how I got the bug for walking and dreamed of climbing these mountains for the view as well as losing weight.

My wife was attending Slimming World and I went along to give her support but I enjoyed the challenge of losing weight every week. I started the diet but got into the walking. Every morning I walked up towards Ben Bouie and got fitter and fitter. In two months I lost nearly three stone.

I bought an OS map and planned my route up Ben Bouie. One day I reached the summit and could see the Arrochar Alps and I thought to myself the Cobbler is my next one.  I faced the Cobbler on a wet, blustery day and I stopped at every corner of the zigsag path but with determination I did it. I saw Narnain beside me and the other Munros and with a map and proper gear I tackled them losing weight till I was down to 12 stone.  Eventually I was doing two or three Munros and the views were my new addiction.

I have since joined the Ramblers and have enjoyed being able to lead walks and encourage people to get out walking. I was a footpath officer for a while – it’s a dream to be able to fight for better access for walkers and get people out enjoying the views that got me addicted to walking.