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We’ve been having one of our busiest seasons ever for every possible reason…
gofurther’s Colin reached the end of his epic Scottish Watershed run on Sunday 24th June at 2.30pm at Duncansby Head – 30 days after he set off from the border with England on Peel Fell. Colin had been training for this effort for […]
We’ve had an unbelievably busy year so far. Colin embarked on a 30 day multi-day trail and mountain run on May 26th. This follows the route of the Scottish Watershed and he is covering every inch from the Scottish border to the North Coast. You can follow his adventure here: www.watershedrunning.tumblr.com
Colin is […]
Clients often ask us for advice about accommodation, camp sites and how to get around the North West Highlands. It is a vast area and it can be tricky booking the right places near the many key areas for mountaineering and climbing. Our clients are often looking for a combination of days on Skye, Torridon […]
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Here is another unusual view in the Fisherfield Wilderness. This picture was taken on a long trail run looking West from high on the Achnegie track. The shot looks straight down the magnificent Strath na Sealga with An Teallach on the right and Beinn Dearg Mhor on the left. One of the most striking features […]
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Here are a couple of pictures from our latest outing on An Teallach. Best conditions yet for a classic traverse of the whole ridge.
Part of the scramble along the Corrag Bhuidhe buttress.
The Corrag Bhuidhe buttress from Bidein a’ Ghlas Thuill. The first Munro on the traverse is Sgurr Fiona […]
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Robert and his two sons – Magnus and Calum – had their second day with gofurther Scotland this week. They wanted to do as many climbs as possible while practising the skills they learned on their previous visit. We chose two sport climbing venues near Poolewe where we had a packed day climbing on seven […]
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June to early July was the busiest month we can remember. Overall, we organised tailored guiding for more than 25 people over nearly as many days.
The month kicked off when Eric reached the summit of the Old Man of Hoy with Paul on the 3rd of June. Eric developed a passion for sea stacks […]
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Mary, Judi and Kay had a bit of luck with the weather on Skye in mid June
and took the chance to do a few scrambles they have been keen to do for a while. On Sunday we climbed up to the summit of Am Basteir and then scrambled over the tricky ground to […]
go further’s Paul rounded off the season in style with two trips helping Cameron McNeish and his film crew on Harris in the outer isles and on Knoydart in the West Highlands. The trips are for Cameron’s next series on classic Scottish walks. On one day the team ventured onto Eaval on North Harris […]
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