Ben Nevis Day Tour

Guide - Jon
Customers - Jo, Jess, Rob, Sam
Hard to believe (but not really) that just a week after the blizzard, white-out kilt-wearing Tartan Army fundraiser I would go back up there in glorious sunshine, with awesome views of the surrounding hills, most still capped with snow. Ace!

Tartan Army Kilt Walk

Tartan Army Kilt Walk
Jon walked with Andrew Ness, Andrew Cook, Chris Duffy, Paul & Simon Johnston plus Ramone and a load of Scottish football fans (The Tartan Army)

20 miles on the West Highland Way starting at the top of Glencoe, up and over the Devil's Staircase in the dark to Kinlochleven followed by the long walk over to Glen Nevis before an ascent of Ben Nevis, still with full-on winter conditions on the summit

An ace (and challenging) trip in aid of the TACC Children's Charity

http://www.justgiving.com/tartanarmyness

Lowther Hill Half-Day Tour

Guide - Jon
Customers - Emily, Katja
Conditions - Cloudy

This was the first ever half-day tour to Lowther Hill, Scotland' Highest Pub Walk. You would expect the highest village in the country to be somewhere in the Highlands, Tomintoul perhaps, but in fact Scotland's highest villages are Wanlockhead and Ledhills in the north-east corner of Dumfries & Galloway, 50 miles south west of Edinburgh. It is great walking up a 700meter mountain with wide ranging views, however on this day Emily, Katja and I had only thick hill fog for company. And a load of white mountain hares.

Skye Discovery April

Guide - John O
Customers - Jane, Mark
Conditions - Usual unpredictable mixture

Ben Nevis Weekend Easter

Guide - Gary
Customers - Akbar, Bruce, Keith, Lucy, Peter with Louise & Jo along for Ben Nevis
Conditions - Mixed wintry for Ben Nevis Saturday, gloriously sunny for Glen Nevis Sunday

GARY'S BLOG

Skiing the Pentlands

Not a Walkabout trip - but we were just having fun on the hills you can see from the office

New Year to Spean Bridge and Invergarry

Guides - Jon, Ian
Customers - Elvan, Nina, Sally, Ranald
Conditions - Winter Wonderland!
Day 1 - Devil's Staircase in Glencoe and a Hogmany celidh in the evening
Day 2 - Creag Meagaidh
Day 3 - Buchaille Etive Beag/walk in the woods
Day 4 - Glen Nevis


Winter Skills Course with Ian at Buachaille Etive Beag

Guide - Ian
Customers -Claire, Lulu, Mike, Martin, Steve, TipTop, Tamsin, Ville
Conditions - Wintry
This was a beginner's Winter Skils day covering ice axe arrest and walking with crampons - however they also ended up igloo building and looking at avalanche danger

Winter Skills Course with Gary at Nevis Range

Guide - Gary
Customers - Andy, Al, Duncan, Jen, Lindsay, Simon, Sophie, Tony, Victoria
Conditions - Great winter's day, slightly overcast with a wind that strengthened in the afternoon
Gary's blog

Blacks and Millets on Ben Lomond

Guide - Geordie
Customers - Chris, Dan, Joe, Nick (Directors and Area Managers of Blacks Leisure Ltd)
Conditions - Wintry

Ben Ledi Half-Day tour

Guide - Jon
Customer - Meg
Conditions - First snow of the winter on the summit of Ben Ledi
This was one of those trips we run because we need a break from the office too...it was ace!

University of Copenhagen trip to Ben A'an 2

Guides - Jon, Isabelle
Customers - Smaller group of international students
Conditions - Autumnal blue sky day

University of Copenhagen trip to Ben A'an

Guides - Jon, Isabelle
Customers - International students from University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Conditions - Autumnal and great

Ben Nevis weekend October

Guides - Jon, Richard
Customers - Farrah, John, Katrine, Steph
Conditions - Windy!

Heart of the Highlands Sept

Guides - Ian, Isabelle
Customers - Angie, Amy, Cathy, Deb, ,Jane, Jill, Kay, Kirsten, Mary C, Mary L, Sally
Conditions - Autumn has arrived!

Custom - September

Custom 5th - 11th September
Guide: Ian
Ronald, Karen, Alan, Kathy.
Conditions: mixed

Glencoe and Ben Nevis Weekend - September

Glencoe and Ben Nevis Weekend 4th - 6th September
Guide: Ali
Sandra, Robert, Smita.
Conditions: very windy and cold.

Skye High - August / September

Skye High 30th August - 5th September
Guide: Ian
Robert
Conditions: rain

Isle of Skye Discovery - August / September

Isle of Skye Discovery 30th August - 5th September
Guide: Dug
Catherine, Susan, Frank, Jonathan, Tracey, Ursula, Christine, Tiggy.
Conditions: rain.

Assynt - August / September

Assynt 30th August - 5th September
Guide: Peter
Raymond, Ann, Ineen, Judy.
Conditions: wind, rain, sun.