Upon waking up at Sligachan Campsite on the Isle of Skye, I peered out of my tent to gaze upon the imposing summit of Sgurr nan Gillean, expecting to be hit by a wave of warm sunshine…
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Standing only 494 metres high, Sgurr na Stri on the Isle of Skye sits well and truly in the shadow of the mighty Cuillin hills but that doesn't make this small coastal hill any less interesting. It's famed for possessing arguably the best view in Scotland …
Having been spoiled the previous day with hot sunshine, beautiful views and delicious ice cream, we were preparing to come crashing back down to earth on day two. We camped out on the Trotternish Ridge…
We woke up early to see the sunrise from our clifftop bothy at Rubha Hunish, where we spent the previous night. This also allowed us a very early start to the walking on our first full day on the Skye Trail…
After months of discussing then weeks of planning and preparing, the day for Jack and I to start the Skye Trail finally came. It had started out as just an off the cuff idea when Jack insisted he was going to…