1 May 2021
Threading the Eye of the Needle
The first weekend following the easing of lockdown restrictions and an…
11 February 2021
Superb Winter Light at Loch Glascarnoch
A frozen Loch Glascarnoch and winter hills in full snow cover - a rare…
6 October 2020
A gentle paddle on the Cromarty Firth
Rob and Fiona, staying in the area provided an opportunity for a socially…
23 July 2019
A Sea Kayaking Journey around Troup Head
We'd paddled around Troup Head a few years ago and, given the weather and the…
17 April 2019
A sea kayaking exploration of the Sutherland coastline
Launching from Clachnessie beach, the idea was to paddle across to Eilean…
5 April 2018
A peaceful paddle into lonely Loch Teacuis
Staying at Resipole campsite this Easter provided Tania and me with an…
7 January 2018
A superb viewpoint from Beinn Enaiglair
A day out on the hills, just after New Year. Beinn Enaiglair sits just above…
27 May 2017
Cul Mor High Mountain Phototour
May Bank Holiday weekend and a plan that had been several months in the…
21 January 2017
A sea kayaking journey around Tarbat Ness
I've wanted to paddle around the Tarbat Ness peninsula for a while now and here…
17 September 2016
Spectacular sunsets
A weekend away in September, at Finechty, over on the Moray coastline and an…
17 April 2015
Islands in the Minch
A sea kayaking journey into the Minch from the north end of Skye taking in the…
18 April 2014
Sunrise on Skye
The end of an Easter sea kayaking break on Skye saw Tania and me heading back…
13 April 2014
Glen Brittle Beach
Situated at the foot of Glen Brittle on Skye, Glen Brittle campsite is a…
7 October 2012
The view from the Old Man of Storr
One of the best known landmarks on Skye and possibly one of the most…
28 July 2012
Exploring the Arisaig coast by sea kayak
A few days sea kayaking in Arisaig, exploring the Knoydart and the Arisaig…
11 April 2009
An introduction to 360 mountain photography
At 1084m high, Beinn Dearg, near Ullapool is one of the highest hills in the…
27 July 2008
The Traverse of Liathach
July and the height of summer saw Tania, Mick and me heading for Liathach and…
16 March 2008
A Winter Day In Kintail
Friday evening and time to make plans for the hills for the weekend. We agreed…
6 March 2008
Dundonnell MRT Winter Training Week
A week of winter mountain rescue training, based in the Aviemore/Newtonmore…
1 March 2008
Winter Mountain Leader Training
A windy week in the Cairngorms - and how I met my wife....!
12 January 2008
A winter day on the Glenfeshie hills
Mid January and the forecast setting fair for the weekend. Sitting at lunch in…
16 December 2007
Winter Light at Strathconon
There’s not a lot of daylight in mid December in the north of Scotland…. So…
3 February 2007
Magical Winter hills – Cairngorm and Ben Macdui
A winter stomp over Cairngorm and out to Ben Macdui with magical long distance…
23 September 2006
Floors Castle
Floors Castle, near Kelso in the Scottish Borders, is the largest inhabited…
17 September 2006
Culbin Sands
Culbin Sands, an expanse of coastline and forest on the Moray Coastline. Scenic…
26 June 2006
Images of Castle Stalker
A short series of photographs taken looking on to Castle Stalker and the Appin…
25 June 2006
Cruising the Minch with the Coastguard
The 3rd annual Emergency Services Open Day at Stornoway and a visit to the…
23 April 2006
A day on the hills in Glenshee
A long day out on Carn an Righ and Glas Tulaichean but with fabulous views…
19 March 2006
A round of the Corrour Hills
A weekend with pals on the Corrour hills. Dropped off by the train at Corrour…
23 October 2005
Images of Slioch
Late Autumn light on Slioch with blues, golds and greens, captured from Grudie…
15 October 2005
Autumn Colours at Randolph’s Leap
Randolph’s Leap, by the River Findhorn is named after Thomas Randolph, later…
10 October 2005
Clava Cairns, Inverness
Clava Cairns or the Prehistoric Burial Cairns of Bulnuaran are a group of three…
20 August 2005
Above the clouds on Ruadh Stac Mor
The weekend of the annual Great Wilderness Challenge was approaching and…
21 July 2005
Ballachulish
A late summer evening with full sun on the hills above Ballachulish, with time…
9 July 2005
The Grey Cairns of Camster
Camster Cairns in the Caithness Flow Country - a pair of Neolithic tombs and…
9 February 2005
Behind the Scenes on Ruadh Stac Mor
Safety cover for the Great Wilderness Challenge. A personal perspective by Bill…