Winter Light at Strathconon

There’s not a lot of daylight in mid December in the north of Scotland…. So sometimes it makes sense to plan for a smaller day in the hills…


A winter day on the Glenfeshie hills

Mid January and the forecast setting fair for the weekend. Sitting at lunch in the office on Friday, looking out of the window, discussing…


Winter Mountain Leader Training

A windy week in the Cairngorms - and how I met my wife....!


Dundonnell MRT Winter Training Week

A week of winter mountain rescue training, based in the Aviemore/Newtonmore area.


A Winter Day In Kintail

Friday evening and time to make plans for the hills for the weekend. We agreed that Sunday was to be the day, with Mick suggesting the…


The Traverse of Liathach

July and the height of summer saw Tania, Mick and me heading for Liathach and the full traverse of arguably one of Scotland's finest…


An introduction to 360 mountain photography

At 1084m high, Beinn Dearg, near Ullapool is one of the highest hills in the local area. Approached from Inverlael and then up Gleann na…


Exploring the Arisaig coast by sea kayak

A few days sea kayaking in Arisaig, exploring the Knoydart and the Arisaig skerries. Making use of great weather and time to explore, we…