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14th May 20160

New Camping Kit for 2016

Unexplored Scotland has managed to strike a deal with Cascade Designs, who are best known for making revolutionary MSR stoves and Therm-a-Rest Sleeping mats. We have therefore replaced all out tent with MSR Fury 4 season mountain tents, which are highly durable, withstand any weather it gets thrown at in Scotland and has plenty of room. All MSR Fury tents also have a large porch for storing kit. The tent...
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30th March 20160

The Great Outdoors

Unexplored Scotland has been featured at the March 2016 edition of The Great Outdoors Magazine. This hasn't been the first time that we have given the magazine some expert advise. This time it has been a feature they have used for the first time called "My Gear". It it I have given the TGO a comprehensive list of clothing and gear I take with me when I go walking in...
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Winter skills course- avalanche awareness
29th March 20160

Winter Skills Course 26-27 March 2016

The weather for the weekend didn't look very promising with a lot of (up to 100mph on Cairngorm summit forecast for the evening) and heavy rain. After we met at in Aviemore and sorted out the equipment we headed up to the Cairngorm car park. There it became very quickly clear that we would get pretty wet. And so we did! First we worked a little on kicking steps just...
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13th March 20160

Kayaking in Cyprus

I have spent 7 weeks on and off since November at Dhekelia in Cyprus to train soldiers from 1 SCOTS in kayaking. The regiment is currently spending its last few weeks, of a 6 month posting, at Nicosia as part of the UN peacekeepers on the island. As part of their time in Cyprus the soldiers are going throu adventerous training with a choice of mountain biking, climbing and kayaking. I...
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1st March 20160

What to Carry when Winter Mountaineering

Just a follow up to the recent blog on what to wear when winter mountaineering. It is just as important what you would put inside your rucksack. Rucksack Let’s start with the bag. You should have a larger and sturdier rucksack than what you would use in summer. The recommended size would be between 45 and 60 litres. It sounds like a lot but it isn’t and it’s always best...
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