Ever since first reading about Diapensia lapponica in Scotland I was interested in going to find it. The more you learn about it the more fascinating its story becomes. My first trip searching for it didn’t go very well and I was too late to see it flowering. After further research and speaking with other…
I enjoyed a fabulous trip backpacking a Highland coast to coast walk with Duncan at the end of April. We had been planning it for a while and intended a couple of nights camping while walking from west to east. After meeting up at the Forest Way Bunkhouse the night before we changed our minds….
In the amazing winter of 2010 I went snowholing on snowshoes in the Cairngorms with my friend Simon. Our plan was to snowshoe up onto the Moine Mhor and spend the night in a snowhole. I was catching up with Simon recently and we were reminiscing about this adventure. It was a great trip during…
This is my Guided Walks Programme 2023 and bookings are now live for all trips. I have only included walks from April onwards because my winter courses have already been posted. I’m especially hoping to entice walkers into the wild Corbetts in the Strontian area. Focussing on Sgurr Dhomhnuill, Beinn Resipol and Garbh Bheinn. These…
My Winter Skills and Walks 2023 are now live on my website. I have added several winter skills course dates and some classic winter walks to my programme of guided walks. There may be more additions soon and I am always happy to take suggestions! Winter Skills Courses I will be running two 2-day Winter…
After the ups and downs of the last couple of years I am now going to be promoting my own organised guided walking events. They will be open to anyone interested to book on or enquire about and will be limited to small group sizes. It’s a new direction for me and I will still…
We were waiting for the all clear after another lockdown to start our backpacking trip along the Cape Wrath Trail. Our plan was to start walking on 29th April and hopefully finish by the 16th May. We planned to walk off Cape Wrath so there would be no drama if the bus and ferry were…
Welcome to Richard’s Blog! It’s been a windy start to 2020 so far and doesn’t show signs of stopping. The snow cover in the hills is fantastic now after a slow start and I’ve been out a fair bit already. Watch out for the deep snow drifts though! January had some frustrating scenarios of no…