Guides

Most people will try to sell you a “complete guide to long distance trails” that looks like a glossy brochure, filled with photos of hikers …

I’ve spent twenty-two years watching people pack for the mountains, and most of them are following the wrong kind of advice. You’ll see influencers pushing …

I remember sitting in a sodden bivvy bag three years ago, watching a client try to follow a laminated “emergency checklist” while the wind stripped …

I’ve spent twenty-two years watching people buy “emergency” kits that are little more than glorified sticker collections, all while ignoring the actual mechanics of a …

I remember a group I was leading in the Cairngorms back in 2014; we had plenty of streams, but because everyone was obsessed with carrying …

I once watched a group of hikers try to prepare a three-course gourmet meal on a ridge in the Cairngorms, right as a front was …

I once spent a night huddled in a bivvy bag in the Cairngorms, shivering so violently I couldn’t even zip up my jacket, all because …

I remember sitting in a sodden valley in the Cairngorms, listening to the rhythmic thwack of rain hitting a cheap polyester flysheet that had promised …

I’ve spent twenty-two years watching people pack half a mountain of expensive, lightweight titanium gear only to end up shivering in a damp bivvy because …