Weather is one of the most important factors to take consideration of when heading to the hills. Good or bad the weather ensures no two days on the hill are ever the same and you can see some spectacular and often rare cloud types & optical phenomena as well as the big skies that you don’t get in town.

Going up Scotland’s mountains in winter on a glorious sunny day is truly magical. It’s hard to put into words how it feels to be up there on those type of days.

This year we have helped several companies across Scotland with their corporate event / team building day. One of our highlights being the trek through the Cairngorm’s famous Lairig Ghru with Chevron in perfect weather.

There are easier ways to visit the top of Corfu, by car!

I was asked to write a guest blog for Visit Aberdeenshire, you can read it here. I hope everyone’s enjoying the summer so far! We still have walks available this month if anyone would like to join, you can see those in our Shop.

Late spring in the Cairngorms is a great time to wander. The snow patches add more drama to the scene and cool spring air makes very pleasant walking.

Skye is famous for its natural beauty and is highly popular with people travelling there from all over the world.

Being able to take people to remote places to be married, renew vows or for honeymoons is something we’ve been thinking about for quite a while. Only after reaching out to our local registrars did we decide to push the concept forward.

Yesterday was one of the best days I’ve had in the Cairngorms, blue skies, no wind and good company. With the passing of Adam Watson last week, I decided on Derry Cairngorm area as the place where I would go and be thankful for the short time I knew Adam.

I knew I’d be in the tent last Friday night but I hadn’t decided on the exact location before I left the house in the morning. I did tell Sarah my route though and gave a few options of where I might end up.

One of our favourite walks in Scotland, the Lairig Ghru was once one of the main routes used for driving cattle and transporting goods through the Cairngorm mountains.

How do you solve the litter problem? I did a blog on this a couple of years ago but thought I’d refresh the issue after spending yesterday cleaning up Bennachie for the Real3Peaks Challenge.

I sometimes take two cameras into the hills with me, I suppose if you count my emergency phone then three!

There are a few ways to approach the summit of Scotland's second highest mountain, Ben Macdui. The walk from Linn o' Dee, near Braemar, was recently voted as one of the best in Britain.

This week has been all about the compass, running a Silver National Navigation Award course. My first ever compass was given to me by my Granda when I was probably 10 years old.

A hill I’ve been up many times, although this time views were perfect. One of those days where clouds and hills merge together off and on.

Some of you that know me well will be fully aware of my past moans and groans prior to my back operation in 2012. My moans and groans now usually stem from lack of hill time!

One of my finds last August was near the top of my favourite hill. My client for the day was busy sketching the hills beyond and I wandered around looking for something of interest.

Some stunning winter days already, let's hope for more!!

As a hillgoer, you soon become familiar with the usual wildlife suspects and where to stumble across them.