Ribbon of Wildness

Speaking to a mate recently, he mentioned a book he was reading that sounded really interesting.  If you’re a seasoned hill walker/ munro-bagger or perhaps someone just looking for a big challenge then this book might provide the inspiration you need....

Spot Connect

Has anyone out there got this piece of equipment yet?  This is a device that connects to your smartphone and allows you to connect to the outside world from many (although not all) of the remotest places in the world. It sounds great in theory but how much does it...

Canoe venue ideas

You may know you’re way around the huge number of Scottish Waterways and might be familiar with where to go and when, however, if you’re not and looking for some inspiration, here are a few ideas to whet your appetite. For those with little experience of paddling...

A Highland Fling!

Have you ever seen those kilted men-mountains going head to head in what might be considered as some unusual sporting events?  Well, in our experience at least, more and more people are just dying to have a go at traditional Highland Games and find out a bit more...

Discover Canoeing (book)

Discover Canoeing is a complete introduction to open canoeing. Canoeing and kayaking have topped the UK charts for water sports since 2003, matched only by angling (British Marine Federation survey). Over one million people went canoeing in 2008. This is the first...

UK Hillwalking Forum

You may already be aware of the UK Climbing Forum, which is a great resource for anyone into climbing or mountaineering and is currently the biggest of its kind in the world. However, recently launched was the UK Hillwalking forum, a similar online forum aimed more at...

Drambuie Pursuit

The Drambuie Pursuit is over for another year, the 6th year since inception.  We’ve been involved since the outset having worked closely with the event organisers Events 22 and Drambuie throughout, organising many of the events, staff and logistics throughout...

Gear Review

We’ve just tested out some new kit on a 3-day descent of the River Spey by canoe, and thought you might like to hear about it. Our instructor, Adrian, was more than happy to test this kit out with a group of 9 we guided down the River Spey 2 weeks ago.  For the...

Tasty camp food

Campfood has come a long way in the last few years and it doesn’t have to be tasteless mush anymore. There’s some great books out there but I do like this this one by Cicerone.  Moveable Feasts isn’t just a recipe book but has loads of other useful...

Cool Camping!

The cool camping series of books (and website) have grown in number over recent years as the popularity of camping increases year on year.  The lure of the magical outdoors tempting people to dig the tent out of the loft for the first time in years, or perhaps even...