07725 806870 mail@unexplored.scot
07725 806870 mail@unexplored.scot

Category

Blog

27
Dec
27th December 2020

COVID19 and Winter Skills Courses

I’m just trying to be realistic with regards of COVID19 restrictions and Winter Skills Courses. The announcement of the Scottish Government the week before Christmas 2020 to move all of mainland Scotland into Level 4 till at least 16 January 2021 meant that we can’t run at least the first course of the season. Even...
Read More
20
Aug
20th August 2020

Fog, Midges, Porpoises and Dolphins.

On Saturday our small group set out from Kyleakin to head for Uags bothy. We were straight away greeted by some thick sea har, hugging the coastlines. From our lunch break at Port Lunge we got a good blast of sunshine. In the late afternoon, we received a light breeze, which made the paddling harder,...
Read More
sea kayaking scotland
01
Jun
1st June 2020

Back to go Sea Kayaking

The advise from the Scottish government and the Scottish Canoe Association Advise for COVID-19 is starting to get a bit clearer now. We should be able to run sea kayaking trips in Scotland when the country reaches phase 3. This is going to happen in mid July at the earliest. To be on the safe...
Read More
09
May
9th May 2020

New Terms & Conditions During COVID19 Pandemic

We have made some changes to the terms and conditions for booking a course or trip with Unexplored Scotland. Here are the explanations for those changes. The following conditions will overwrite any previous conditions.All summer tours are limited to 4 people. (increase in safety for the tour and decrease the possibility of infection with COVID19)All...
Read More
17
Apr
17th April 2020

2020 Summer Season

We are all waiting for how the situation develops regarding COVID19, the lockdown and what changes we have to make in our society to safeguard each other and the NHS. I would say that it is unrealistic that we will be able to run any trips or courses till the end of May. My personal...
Read More
01
Apr
1st April 2020

COVID 19

Just like every other outdoor and tourism outfit in the UK we have closed shop since late March 2020. These are very testing times for most businesses. The outdoors are no exception and due to the nature of providing outdoor activities and the close proximity with clients we may not see a change in opening...
Read More
05
Mar
5th March 2020

Nice Weather After All

Last weekend would be the first time this winter when I didn’t have to battle into the wind and we even managed to have lunch breaks. On Saturday we went into Coire Ciste and did some of the slipping, tripping and sliding skills, while on Sunday we walked into Coire an t-Sneachda for all the...
Read More
26
Feb
26th February 2020

Storm Dennis “the Menace”

This year winter has been a wee bit slow to arrive but with storm Ciara and the Dennis, it eventually has. The 2 storms were at 2 consecutive weekends in February, which also meant that running a course was rather challenging. On one day we only managed to walk 10 metres from the cars and...
Read More
10
Feb
10th February 2020

Storm Ciara

Last weekend we had some pretty strong winds in the hills, which made the course a little more tricky to run. However, we managed to fit it all in. On Saturday we went up the ski area at Coire Cas and went through all the walking, cutting steps, kicking step, crampons and avalanche awareness bits...
Read More
31
Jan
31st January 2020

First 5 Day Winter Mountaineering Course of 2020

This Winter has started pretty slowly and hasn’t done much in regards of snow over the last few weeks. However, in January there is always enough to do to run a winter mountaineering course in the Cairngorms. For the first 2 days we went up Coire Ciste and to Ciste Mhearad to do the basic...
Read More
1 2 3 4 5 … 11

Categories