Hiking

I remember standing on a ridge in the Cairngorms back in 2012, watching a group of incredibly well-equipped hikers stare blankly at their phones while …

I remember standing on a featureless plateau in the Cairngorms, watching a group of hikers stare in panicked silence at a frozen handheld unit. The …

I remember a group I led back in 2014, somewhere in the Cairngorms, when the mist rolled in so thick you couldn’t see your own …

I remember a Tuesday in late October, standing on a sodden ridge in the Cairngorms, watching a group of otherwise capable hikers stare at a …

I remember standing on a ridge in the Cairngorms three years ago, watching a group of hikers stare blankly at a high-end GPS unit as …

I remember a Tuesday in late October, somewhere in the Cairngorms, when the mist didn’t just roll in—it swallowed the world whole. I was leading …

I remember standing on a saturated ridge in the Cairngorms, watching a group of otherwise capable hikers stare blankly at a piece of waterproof paper …

I’ve spent twenty-two years watching people make the same mistake: they think knowing how to plan a day walk is about downloading the flashiest app …

Most people will tell you that learning how to start hiking is all about finding the perfect $300 technical shell or the latest ultralight titanium …