Something For The Weekend #9

This weeks rather propelled by so far! Monday shot by in a flash and then we had Jules our North Face rep pop in yesterday for a bit of enlightenment on their new Autumn/Winter ranges, before we knew it the clock had struck 5-30pm and another day at Outdoorkit HQ had passed. But enough about the week at work, let's look forward to those two shining beacons that fall just after Friday, that we like to call plurally, The Weekend.

If your up in Bonny Scotland this weekend, why not go and say hello to a certain Mr Ben Cruachan. Situated south of Fort William and north westerly of Glasgow, it's a classic Pyramid Peak which dominates the surrounding areas of Loch Awe and Lock Etive. The Mountain actually has a hydroelectric powerstation inside one of it's caverns with a reservoir located down the bottom of the horseshoe shaped ridges.

One of the favoured routes brings you full circle around the peaks, starting off at Loch Awe, on to Ben Cruachan itself, over to Stob Diamh and then back down past the reservoir back to the Loch. It's about an 8 mile walk in all (No Eminen references please) and has been graded as 'Easy'. Giving you enough time to thoroughly enjoy the walk and get a few magnificent photo snaps along the way, 5 hours will see you round nicely.

Not into that? Try this...

It's 2020 Cricket Finals day! If your not a fan of watching test match cricket, then 2020 might well be the tournement to get you into the sport! Essentially each match consists of 40 overs, with each team getting 20 overs to bat and smash as many runs as possible. It's all a lot more fast paced compared to test match cricket, plus there's fielding restrictions in place to encourage higher scoring games. As a day out it's fantastic. This year it's at Edgbaston and theres loads to keep you occupied inside the ground if you fancy a stretch of the legs. There's beer and fast food stalls galore as well as other activities going on around the ground.

The absolute highlight of the day however has to be the mascot race with David 'Bumble' Lloyd running round the assault course commentanting as mayhem ensues. There are still tickets left, so it's not too late to get in there! I'll be there, and if the sun comes out to play as well, It should turn out to be one heck of a day! Coverage on the Box starts at 10.30am on Sky Sports 1.

This weeks product of the week, to make sure you get round Ben Cruachan on steady feet, The Lowa Stirling GTX Boots.