Its been a very busy spring and start to the summer at Highland Guides with plenty of courses running and getting out climbing and...

I was recently on the top of Ben Nevis and took a look inside the summit shelter. It’s in an appalling state. Having worked, walked,...

A simple piece aimed at the second and what to carry when climbing traditional rock climbs. Seconding is a pretty vital job in the...

'Lost in this white landscape surrounded by towering peaks, the skier becomes aware of his smallness. He revels in the joys of the...

Ben Nevis has always been a favourite mountain of mine if not the favourite. I can honestly say I am happy just pottering up to the hut...

Multi activity over the recent weeks as 2024 gets underway. It's got underway with a varied mix of conditions but all wintery, bluebird...

Happy New Year, into 2024 we go, blown into the New Year seems fitting as high winds and stormy weather brought us to the end of 2023....

A busy week in the hills both getting out climbing for ourselves and very windy day on the hill with clients. Conditions in the hills...

Its great to be back in the Highlands and we seemed to have repeated our pattern almost exactly to last year returning to a good dose of...

Tricky business running rock courses during the heaviest rains in Kenya reportedly since 1997. Thank goodness someone built a climbing...

As we left home in Inverness Storm Babet was about to make landfall bringing with it strong wind and rain. Making our way to Kenya we...

The first wintry day out of the coming season with a good stride round the Northern Corries of the Cairngorms. We are hoping to make...

We have had a busy few weeks in the Highlands. Its definitely had a shift in seasons in the last week with the leaves turning and the...

A quick catch up post as we have been pretty busy nipping about on different things since being back from the Alps. Its not been the best...

We have had a great couple of weeks in the Alps on holiday. Always nice to head back to the Chamonix valley a place full of possibilities...

The setting for Robert Louis Stephens ‘Kidnapped’ couldn’t be a more idyllic spot. The isle of Erraid a small island off the end of the...

Hot hot hot!! Its been a great heatwave over the last couple of weeks with widespread sun and heat over the Highlands and we have...

Since getting back to the Highlands at the start of the month its been a great start to the spring. Great clear skies and warmer temps...

Popping shorts on a bit bleary eyed after a long day in a plane seat. We read the note in Nicks guest house with accompanying car key...

A change in the slightly early arrival of spring seems to be on the cards in the coming days. Although it has felt springlike I think...