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Biod an Fhithich
10
Dec
10th December 2017

Winter conditions in Kintail

The snow this weekend was excellent, because the low pressure system “Caroline” has brought some heavy snowfall. Snow came down from Thursday night till Saturday morning and covered those bare hills in a white coating. The snow is in some sheltered places up to knee deep and in most places ankle deep. We should get...
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Northern Corries
03
Dec
3rd December 2017

Thinner Snow after great early Winter

The snow has thinned a little with milder weather on Saturday. There is still a good base at from about 800m. With some more snow later in the week it should consolidate nicely… we hope. It was a bit craggy with some wind higher up. The snow had a nice crust at placed, but deeper...
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gift certificate
02
Dec
2nd December 2017

Gift Certificates

Christmas is not far now. Why not make a present that will have a lasting impression on someone and give away a gift certificate. Pick any value you like and we will send you a code right away. You can use the code for booking any course or trip in our programme. All certificates are...
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01
Dec
1st December 2017

Caley Cruisers

We would like to introduce Caley Cruisers who have been running a boat rental company for many year now. Always thought it was a great idea to just cruise down the Great Glen with a boat and it’s not too expensive for a group.
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Snow Little Wyvis
24
Nov
24th November 2017

Waking up to this!

Waking up this morning to some nice snowfall and not really much of a view. Little Wyvis, which is usually clear is nowhere to be seen behind the clouds and snowfall. Will check out Ben Wyvis tomorrow if the weather isn’t too bad.
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fitting-skeg
03
Nov
3rd November 2017

Fitting a New Kari Tek Wire Skeg

This year after moving the skeg on some of the kayaks from an off-centre to a centred skeg I had some problems with the skeg getting a bit stuck occasionally and even managed to kink one of them because of that. Kari Tek is always getting rave reviews of their skegs so I thought why...
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29
Oct
29th October 2017

Mission Island Peak – Help to Raise Awareness of Autism

This season Unexplored Scotland is proud to support Alex Barrat on his quest to climb a mountain in the Himalayas to raise awareness of autism. Here is his story: So just how and why would you climb a 20.305ft snow and ice covered peak in the Himalayas? It was a typical wet and windy Lake...
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Winter Mountaineering Scotland
12
Oct
12th October 2017

Winter, just around the corner!

As Autumn in Scotland is in full swing Winter is not far now. It’s only a month or so when you traditionally start getting the first snow in the Scottish hills. We have therefore introduced another great season with 2 day Winter Skills Courses, 5 day Winter Mountaineering Courses and a winter camping on the...
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MSR Remote 2 tent
18
Aug
18th August 2017

Therm a Rest NeoAir All Season SV

We have purchased some more sleeping mattresses from Therm-a-Rest. The sleeping mats are fully inflateble all season mats. With a 6.3cm thickness they are more comfortable than any other mattresses out there. They are also designed to be good all season. So even in the winter you wouldn't feel the cold coming up from the...
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MSR Remote Tent
17
Aug
17th August 2017

New Tents for 2017

For 2017 we purchased some new high quality tents for our clients. We decided have a selection of MSR Access 2 and MSR Remote 2 tents. These tents are all season rated and after some testing in pretty wet and windy conditions we have come to the conclusion that they are worth every penny. Here...
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