Supporting a Duke of Edinburgh Award Expedition.

We have been over in the Perthshire hills over the weekend.

We have been working with a group taking on their D of E qualifying expedition. Well done girls you did so well. The weather behaved and it certainly was alot better than we were expecting.

 These fine hills and quiet glens around Lednock, Almond and Turret are very attractive and picturesque offering wonderful walking for all levels of fitness and ambitions.

 Thanks again to Beyond Adventure, always a pleasure.

Guiding a German group on Rannoch Moor.

Last Wednesday we were working with a group of visiting staff and college pupils from Germany. They  were very keen to explore the vastness of Rannoch Moor. We were rewarded with beautiful conditions and fine vista's.

Technical Advice Training in the River Minnoch.

On  Thursday and Friday I was working on behalf of Hebridean Pursuits at the Dolphin House in South Ayrshire. A day of discussion based around facilitating adventure activities and Standard Operating Procedures was followed by an exciting explore of a new venue for the Dolphin House staff and myself,  The Water of Minnoch. It is in the Galloway hills near to Glen Troon.  It offers fun jumps and swimming in lovely deep pools and gentle slides down rapids. A very productive couple of days and excellent wee adventure.

Back into the mountains.

On Tuesday we were out walking with Graham in Perthshire. We had a blustry but enjoyable day on lower summits above Comrie. On Friday and Saturday we were climbing on Buachaille Etive Mor in Glencoe. We managed to dodge  the worst of the

weather each day. On Friday we climbed the classic North Buttress with Kirsty and Steve. It was Kirsty's first mountain route lead, well done Kirsty.  On Saturday Andy, Mark , Dave and Scott headed onto the very interesting D Gully Buttress. It is a fabulous way to ascend and join up to Curved ridge and so to the summit of the iconic Buachaille. A great few days in tremendous situations.

Recent travels in Scotlandoutside.

Compared to the mainland of the UK, the last two weeks have been beautiful in The Hebrides. Hebridean Pursuits have been working in the Hebrides for 27 years and it never ceases to amaze me just how privileged we are to have such an environment to offer our adventure courses in.

 We surfed, kite surfed, walked and explored on North and South Uist over the last two weeks and every day was just fantastic! Here are some shots of the unique landscape of the Outer Hebrides. It doesn't get much better anywhere in the world.

Roses Project Residential on Mull and mixed weather in Glencoe.

It has been another interesting week of work with Hebridean Pursuits out on Mull and in Glencoe.

We were running a residential at Tavool House Outdoor Centre for a group of very young, young carers from Edinburgh.

The young people totally put one hundred percent into their time on Mull. But most importantly they were able to relax. Tavool House and the environment around it enables respite unlike anywhere else. The four days were a challenging mix of personal and group activities. A powerful experience for all involved.

On Friday we were guiding a group from a community school from Peterbourough on Buachaille Etive Mor in Glencoe. The weather was unseasonal but the young pupils and their staff dug deep to reach the summit in the very windy and wet conditions.

We are out again tomorrow guiding on Ben Nevis and with the weather looking better the group should have a great day out in the mountains.    

Rock Climbing on Mull.

Working on Mull which is always exciting and varied. We had an awesome week with a group of young people from Fort William Fusion Caol project.

During the week myself and one of our instructors James headed to the beautiful pink granite of Fidden on the Ross of Mull. A sunny warm evening, a super low tide and perfect hand jamming all added up to a marvellous climbing experience.

Working hard and playing hard is the Hebridean Pursuits experience.