Movie maker, mountaineer and musician Kevin Woods has introduced the Scottish cinema launch of “Winter 282”, which follows his journey round all 282 Munros in a single winter.

The movie discusses the problem, situations and legacy left by those that have beforehand walked a continuous spherical of the Scottish mountains with a peak of 3000ft (914.4m) or extra. Within the movie, Kevin reveals his personal try in late 2019 and early 2020, in what transpired to be a really stormy winter.

Thus far, there are 4 screenings (and extra to be introduced).

Thursday April 27: Las Cinema, Portree, Isle of Skye

Tuesday Could 9: Glasgow Movie Theatre

Wednesday Could 17: Dundee Up to date Arts Centre

Thursday September 7: Birks Cinema, Aberfeldy.

• Kevin has funded the 90-minute movie himself. To ebook see Kevin Woods.

The thought for a winter Munros spherical

Kevin accomplished a steady spherical of Munros in 98 days in the summertime of 2013 and in addition turned it into a movie. He says: “That summer time was a large studying curve, though I had a good time.

“The winter spherical, as accomplished by the likes of Martin Moran and Steve Perry, felt like a pure horizon to goal for.

“It takes the physicality of a three-month interval on the hills, and lays down every kind of additional challenges, the likes of which make it extremely tough to plan for. All you are able to do is be reflexive to the climate, put in as a lot effort as attainable and see the place you find yourself.”

100 days on a winter Munro spherical

Kevin doesn’t declare any data for his spherical and whereas he would have preferred to have accomplished it in a quickest time, he described the winter as “one of many stormiest I can bear in mind”.

He says: “By two-thirds of the best way via, I used to be really slightly bit forward of Martin Moran’s tempo and all accomplished in stormy westerly winds, in addition to nearly all self-supported.

“However February 2020 was one of many worst months of climate I’ve ever seen, which, mixed with the panorama of the Northwest Highlands, made time slip away in methods which you can’t make again.

“Regardless, I used to be completely over-awed by the entire problem earlier than beginning it. To get to the top in a single piece was the objective and any report would have been good luck with climate.”

Challenges of a winter Munros spherical

The problem was to cross all of the Munros in a single winter and this extends to 2000km of mountain terrain, with all of the challenges that entails.

Kevin says: “It goes with out saying you basically don’t get a day without work, so no matter what situations do, it’s important to draw a straight line of progress via some wild conditions the place issues are altering on a regular basis.

“The winter spherical is a mix of the endurance problem, with the calculated risk-taking of mountaineering and climbing. This places the ultimate lead to an area between bodily potential, urge for food for danger, alternative and luck.”

Highlights of Kevin’s winter spherical

He describes “two profound ranges of enjoyment”. He says: “Firstly, the tactical, aware setting of a plan, and – hopefully – its profitable completion.

“The second was way more visceral and felt: The moonlit nights spent on winter summits – there have been many – the knot within the intestine of the incoming storm and the necessity to maintain transferring on to security.

“Added to this was the startling calm of a single day of perfection following weeks of wind and snow.”

Covid and Kevin’s winter Munros spherical

Kevin couldn’t have predicted when he set out for his winter spherical in December 2019 that Covid would blight the top of his problem.

He sys: “Covid, which had not even been a factor once I began, was ballooning in seriousness within the UK as quick as I may make progress towards the top.

“I couldn’t imagine that having come via some loopy situations for 3 months, I used to be about to be denied the top. It was as near the bone as you could possibly make it and I accepted I’d not end.

“That is handled within the movie in full.”

The making of a movie: Winter 282

Whereas Kevin’s Munros spherical passed off a number of years in the past, the movie is barely launched this month. He explains: “I may have launched a movie two years in the past, however the time was by no means fairly proper. In fact no person was going to the cinemas and I didn’t need an online-only launch.

“Additionally it is the end result of a working relationship with many individuals who joined the hassle. They made the movie one thing excess of simply my private winter spherical, or something I’d have made alone.

“Some conferences had been simply wonderful coincidences. I met musician Jarlath Henderson in Glasgow final January, whose music I’ve been listening to for years. Having met by probability, he was sort sufficient to supply his catalogue of music to the movie, which actually accomplished the entire arc.

“These alternatives take time and constant effort to indicate and I’m glad I didn’t push for a launch any sooner.

“I actually hope that via the movie folks will respect the entire scope of the winter surroundings to the depths that I may myself.”

In addition to the cinema screenings, Kevin plans to launch an on-line model. You may regulate his web site – and I’ll goal to announce this on social media as soon as it occurs.

Who’s Kevin Woods?

Kevin has been lively within the mountains for greater than 15 years. He grew up in Glasgow and began strolling on the native Highland hills, step by step increasing his expertise to rock and winter climbing.

Though he has accomplished some guiding within the Scottish hills, he had had parallel careers in tv and movie, as a drummer and as a musician.

He says: “My view on the outside is to all the time take pleasure in it, even when (to cite Mark Twight) it doesn’t must be enjoyable to be enjoyable.

“Getting concerned within the mountains additionally gave me an final method to find out about my dwelling nation, for which I’ll all the time be grateful.”