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Over the years I have seen and used many different types of food while in the hills in winter. Some worked well and some food like sandwiches I have just carried around and wasn’t able to eat because of the weather. Here is a list of a few things that always work even if the...
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Sastrugi is the newest member of the Unexplored Scotland team. She is a young Alaskan Malador (Malamute/Labrador cross). She loves making new friends and playing in the snow and with her many toys. To start with she will fill the role of snow specialist on our winter skills courses. I hope that everyone on our...
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The avalanche service for winter 2023/24 has now started. The first human-triggered avalanche for the season has already been reported last week. Fortunately, there have been no victims on this occasion. For more information on the avalanche service follow the link below. Home
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There has been plenty of snow early in the season (December to mid-January), which created a good base for any winter sport. Unfortunately, in the last 3 weeks there hasn’t been much new snow but what snow there is available is actually excellent snow. This meant that I was always able to run a good...
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After an excellent start to the season in mid-December with a lot of snow and extensive periods of sub-zero temperatures we started having an unseasonable mild period from mid-January. The bad news is that a lot of the cosmetic snow has fizzled away in the last few weeks. The good news is that there is...
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Had a wee wander up towards Coire An T-Sneachda. It is great to see a good snow cover this early in the season. Thinking of recent winters, this would have to be the best start we had in about 8 years. It was pretty hard going because all the snow was still very powdery and...
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Winter has started now and snow is well on its way in the Scottish mountains. Let’s hope this winter season will be great with plenty of snow and some winter fun. Look at our winter skills courses to ensure you are well-prepared for the forthcoming season. We offer courses all the way from early January...
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Unexplored Scotland got a mentioning in the Blue Scotland book by Mollie Hughes. I took her and Rachel Keenan out sea kayaking last year in July and the book has been released in September this year. It’s a fantastic book about using the waters in Scotland for wild swimming, kayaking, paddle boarding and surfing. There...
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The summer of 2022 has seen another busy season for Unexplored Scotland. After a recent move to Spean Bridge we have done more trips in the Fort William area covering Loch Moidart, Arisaig, the Argyll coast and as usual some trips in the Skye area. Just like the Winter, the Summer was a bit on...
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In recent months I have been very busy running winter skills courses. It has been a very busy 3 months with many courses running at full or almost full capacity. By running the courses this year on the west coast I have also covered more areas with more challenging conditions. January and February were pretty...
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