Dave Hewitt (writer)

Dave Hewitt
Hewitt on the Arrochar Alps
Born (1961-07-10) July 10, 1961 (age 63)
Derbyshire

Dave Hewitt (born 1961) is editor of The Angry Corrie, a hillwalking magazine. He is editor in chief of TACit Press, author of Walking the Watershed, his account of the first continuous walking of the Scottish watershed,[1] editor of A Bit of Grit on Haystacks, a celebration of the life of Alfred Wainwright,[2] and editor of the Sport and Outdoor sections of the online Scottish newspaper Caledonian Mercury.[3]

He contributes to the ongoing debates surrounding access to the wild land of Scotland, bagging of hills, conservation issues etc. via radio, the print media and The Angry Corrie. Hewitt finished his round of Munros on The Saddle on 22 July 2007, accompanied by about 50 friends. This was also his 1000th Munro.[4] He has a keen interest in cricket and politics, and is also a competitive chess player, known in Scottish chess for his love of the Trompowsky Attack and his high-risk attack-minded style.

On 25 July 2017 he was on 1712 Munros and 1239 Ben Cleuchs (3755 for the nine Ochil Donald Tops combined). He has now completed the Wainwrights.

On 28 July 2021 he completed his ascent 1500 of Ben Cleuch.

  1. ^ Dave, Hewitt. "Walking the Watershed: The Border to Cape Wrath along Scotland's Great Divide". gdl.cdlr.strath.ac.uk.
  2. ^ "Bit of Grit on Haystacks". Archived from the original on 16 February 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2010.
  3. ^ "caledonianmercury.com - Resources and Information". outdoors.caledonianmercury.com. Archived from the original on 31 January 2010. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
  4. ^ "Scottish Mountaineering Club". www.smc.org.uk.