Threading the Eye of the Needle

The first weekend following the easing of lockdown…


Superb Winter Light at Loch Glascarnoch

A frozen Loch Glascarnoch and winter hills in full snow…


A gentle paddle on the Cromarty Firth

Rob and Fiona, staying in the area provided an opportunity…


A Sea Kayaking Journey around Troup Head

We'd paddled around Troup Head a few years ago and, given…


A sea kayaking exploration of the Sutherland coastline

Launching from Clachnessie beach, the idea was to paddle…


A peaceful paddle into lonely Loch Teacuis

Staying at Resipole campsite this Easter provided Tania and…


A superb viewpoint from Beinn Enaiglair

A day out on the hills, just after New Year. Beinn…


Cul Mor High Mountain Phototour

May Bank Holiday weekend and a plan that had been several…


A sea kayaking journey around Tarbat Ness

I've wanted to paddle around the Tarbat Ness peninsula for…


Spectacular sunsets

A weekend away in September, at Finechty, over on the Moray…


Islands in the Minch

A sea kayaking journey into the Minch from the north end of…


Sunrise and silhouettes

Sunrise on Skye

The end of an Easter sea kayaking break on Skye saw Tania…


Glen Brittle Beach

Situated at the foot of Glen Brittle on Skye, Glen Brittle…


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…


Exploring the Arisaig coast by sea kayak

A few days sea kayaking in Arisaig, exploring the Knoydart…


An introduction to 360 mountain photography

At 1084m high, Beinn Dearg, near Ullapool is one of the…


The Traverse of Liathach

July and the height of summer saw Tania, Mick and me…


A Winter Day In Kintail

Friday evening and time to make plans for the hills for the…


Dundonnell MRT Winter Training Week

A week of winter mountain rescue training, based in the…


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.…


Winter Light at Strathconon

There’s not a lot of daylight in mid December in the north…


Magical Winter hills – Cairngorm and Ben Macdui

A winter stomp over Cairngorm and out to Ben Macdui with…


Floors Castle

Floors Castle, near Kelso in the Scottish Borders, is the…


Culbin Sands

Culbin Sands, an expanse of coastline and forest on the…


Images of Castle Stalker

A short series of photographs taken looking on to Castle…


Shiant Islands

Cruising the Minch with the Coastguard

The 3rd annual Emergency Services Open Day at Stornoway and…


A day on the hills in Glenshee

A long day out on Carn an Righ and Glas Tulaichean but with…


A round of the Corrour Hills

A weekend with pals on the Corrour hills. Dropped off by…


Images of Slioch

Late Autumn light on Slioch with blues, golds and greens,…


Rippled sands at Findhorn Beach

Enjoying the light at Findhorn

A day to enjoy the light at Findhorn…


Beech Trees and shadows at Randolph's Leap

Autumn Colours at Randolph’s Leap

Randolph’s Leap, by the River Findhorn is named after…


Clava Cairns, Inverness

Clava Cairns or the Prehistoric Burial Cairns of Bulnuaran…


Above the clouds on Ruadh Stac Mor

The weekend of the annual Great Wilderness Challenge was…


Ballachulish

A late summer evening with full sun on the hills above…


The Grey Cairns of Camster

Camster Cairns in the Caithness Flow Country - a pair of…


Behind the Scenes on Ruadh Stac Mor

Safety cover for the Great Wilderness Challenge. A personal…


DMRT Exercise with the RAF

A day of exercising with the RAF Search and Rescue…