2001 was a bitty year for me. FMD kept me from doing anything at Easter for the first time for over 20 years. Seven trips over the border during the year to attempt to boost the year's tally finished with no view in the forest on top of White Top of Culreoch. A visit to Bardsey (at the fourth attempt), seeing some Welsh choughs to match the ones on Islay, was a highlight, as was the magical two days south of Barra in July, meeting so many of the well-known names in the Hall of Fame for the first time. Suddenly to find 20 people thrashing around at the summit was a complete contrast to the majority of my recent hills, when seeing one person in the week was a rarity. Possible sighting of capercaillies in very rough moorland on Nutberry Hill in October was another highlight.
Purchase of a home computer meant list revision, including finding an extra hill (behind Quiraing) that I had not included before. That meant my total at the end of 2001 was exactly 900, without my having known it at the time. A tremendous delight to find Ann Bowker's website, which contains the most amazing pictures to view at leisure from the comfort of your armchair.
