Dolphins of the Moray Firth

Photographs from an evening watching the dolphins at Chanonry Point. Feeding, broaching, playing – they’re always a…


Threading the Eye of the Needle

The first weekend following the easing of lockdown restrictions and an opportunity for a sea kayaking journey following…


Superb Winter Light at Loch Glascarnoch

A frozen Loch Glascarnoch and winter hills in full snow cover - a rare combination of perfect conditions, no wind and…


A gentle paddle on the Cromarty Firth

Rob and Fiona, staying in the area provided an opportunity for a socially distanced paddle on one of my days off. The…


A Sea Kayaking Journey around Troup Head

We'd paddled around Troup Head a few years ago and, given the weather and the conditions, it made perfect sense to…


A sea kayaking exploration of the Sutherland coastline

Launching from Clachnessie beach, the idea was to paddle across to Eilean Chrona and from there, tuck round the north…


A peaceful paddle into lonely Loch Teacuis

Staying at Resipole campsite this Easter provided Tania and me with an opportunity to explore Loch Sunart and the…


A superb viewpoint from Beinn Enaiglair

A day out on the hills, just after New Year. Beinn Enaiglair sits just above Braemore Junction between the Fannaichs…


Cul Mor High Mountain Phototour

May Bank Holiday weekend and a plan that had been several months in the making... Fliss, Viv and Rob had booked on a…


A sea kayaking journey around Tarbat Ness

I've wanted to paddle around the Tarbat Ness peninsula for a while now and here was the opportunity for our first…


Spectacular sunsets

A weekend away in September, at Finechty, over on the Moray coastline  and an amazing sunset. Rich colours, layered…


Islands in the Minch

A sea kayaking journey into the Minch from the north end of Skye taking in the islands of Eilean Trodday, Fladaigh…


Sunrise on Skye

The end of an Easter sea kayaking break on Skye saw Tania and me heading back to the Black Isle from the campsite we’d…


Glen Brittle Beach

Situated at the foot of Glen Brittle on Skye, Glen Brittle campsite is a stunning location with views to the Skye…


Eilean Donan Castle

Views towards iconic Eilean Donan Castle at Loch Duich


The view from the Old Man of Storr

One of the best known landmarks on Skye and possibly one of the most photographed feaures in Scotland, the Old Man of…


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…


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…


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…


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…


Dundonnell MRT Winter Training Week

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


Winter Mountain Leader Training

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


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…


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…


Magical Winter hills – Cairngorm and Ben Macdui

A winter stomp over Cairngorm and out to Ben Macdui with magical long distance views in every direction.


Floors Castle

Floors Castle, near Kelso in the Scottish Borders, is the largest inhabited castle in Scotland. It's the family home of…


Culbin Sands

Culbin Sands, an expanse of coastline and forest on the Moray Coastline. Scenic sands and forest, rich in birdlife and…


Images of Castle Stalker

A short series of photographs taken looking on to Castle Stalker and the Appin skerries.


Cruising the Minch with the Coastguard

The 3rd annual Emergency Services Open Day at Stornoway and a visit to the Shiant Isles in the Minch courtesy of HM…


A day on the hills in Glenshee

A long day out on Carn an Righ and Glas Tulaichean but with fabulous views northwards to the Cairngorms. 27km over 9.5…


A round of the Corrour Hills

A weekend with pals on the Corrour hills. Dropped off by the train at Corrour station we had a superb winter weekend on…


Images of Slioch

Late Autumn light on Slioch with blues, golds and greens, captured from Grudie by the shores of Loch Maree.


Enjoying the light at Findhorn

A day to enjoy the light at Findhorn…


Autumn Colours at Randolph’s Leap

Randolph’s Leap, by the River Findhorn is named after Thomas Randolph, later Earl of Moray, who was pursuing a rival…


Clava Cairns, Inverness

Clava Cairns or the Prehistoric Burial Cairns of Bulnuaran are a group of three Bronze Age cairns located near…


Above the clouds on Ruadh Stac Mor

The weekend of the annual Great Wilderness Challenge was approaching and Dundonnell MRT was preparing to assist with…


Ballachulish

A late summer evening with full sun on the hills above Ballachulish, with time to stop and to enjoy...


The Grey Cairns of Camster

Camster Cairns in the Caithness Flow Country - a pair of Neolithic tombs and two of the oldest stone monuments in…


Behind the Scenes on Ruadh Stac Mor

Safety cover for the Great Wilderness Challenge. A personal perspective by Bill Amos, Dundonnell Mountain Rescue Team…


DMRT Exercise with the RAF

A day of exercising with the RAF Search and Rescue helicopter