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Wild Camping in the Scottish Highlands
What is wild camping and how do you go about it? Here are a few words on the subject and some top tips that we have picked up over the years.
Ben Nevis via the CMD Arete
Laura Caudill is a student studying an MSc in Outdoor Education at the University of Edinburgh. She recently completed a placement with Wild Roots Guiding as part of her course.
Here she shares her experience of the famous hiking route; Ben Nevis via the CMD Arete. Read on for some valuable insight into the route if you are thinking of taking it on.
Top 10 reasons to visit Fort William
Why you should put a visit to Fort William at the top of your Scotland holiday destinations!
Fort William is a small town in the west of Scotland. The town is the Outdoor Capital of the UK and offers endless potential for the nature seeking, adventurous traveller. Whether you enjoy short strolls in stunning locations, challenging mountain climbs, invigorating wild swims or scenic trails by bike or on foot the surrounding landscape has a lot to offer. The town centre has plenty to occupy while you rest weary legs or shelter from the weather.

A time to re-wild your soul
On a bright spring weekend in early May six of us set out from Spean Bridge on a Highland Wilderness Earth Journey through the glens of Lochaber.
Here Pennie Stuart, a participant on the journey, shares her experience of the weekend. How gifting herself time immersed in the landscape was an opportunity to re-wild her soul.
The hidden side of Ben Nevis
Ben Nevis is well know for its accolade as the UK’s highest mountain but there is a lot more to this famous mountain than just its summit.
The North Face of the mountain is an awe inspiring landscape that should not be missed. Read on to find out why…