On November 4, 2021
By Rebecca Field
Post-pandemic hiking in the Highlands
2021 reviewed – We’ve included some images of our personal explorations this year as we were not able to share our winter with you.
It’s always interesting to look back at the photos you’ve taken during the year. Obviously, we tend to take photos when the weather is better so looking back over them, we get the impression that there have been loads of sunny days.
We did have an exceptional summer this year: we all went for a swim in the river Spey – which has never happened before! Unfortunately there’s no photographic evidence of this. However, check out the pictures from our Cairngorm 4000er trip in July; in contrast to the weather we started off with in Strathfarrar. Thank goodness for hot tenting in the tentipi which allowed us to have a relatively social but warm and socially distanced dinner together.
Thanks to those who have already shared images with us (some of which you might recognise below) particularly Peter Johns, Mayank Balsara, Looi Oon, Rhona Grant and Cassie Ronaldson.
Happy memories!
If you have any other images you’d like to share with us we always welcome additions to our library!
Next steps:
Also if you haven’t been able to review your trip yet – Facebook and Google are the best platforms at the moment.
For full versions of the images click through to our google album where you can also download images if you wish. Please let us know if you’d like to download any particular images for your personal use.
If you’d like to see the full galleries from the following trips please email us for the link:
Remote Munros: Strathfarrar
Magical Mull
Cairngorm 4000ers
Complete Cairngorms
Glens, Forests and Lochs
Western Isles Wilderness
Classic Torridon
Autumn Munros
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- Lockdown winter explorations on Loch Mallachie, RSPB Loch Garten
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- Thick ice on the local lochs was a feature of winter 2021 during lockdown – of course, only locals could enjoy it.
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- Winter lockdown – only locals around, January 2021
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- More snow in Strathfarrar, early May 2021
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- Strathfarrar, May 2021
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- More winter than Spring at the beginning of May in Strathfarrar
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- The tentipi came into its own when we were allowed to re-open and served as our mobile dining room on the Remote Munros trip at the beginning of May.
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- Heading into the dining room in Strathfarrar
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- Tentipi dining!
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- Magical Mull, June 2021
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- Summer Munro bagging, July 2020
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- Steep ascent up from Loch Einiich, Cairngorm 4000ers
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- Posing for the camera, Cairngorm 4000ers
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- Heading down Glen Einich to bag some of the Cairngorm 4000ers
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- The big day on Braeriach during the Cairngorm 4000ers
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- Gentle walking in the Cairngorms
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- Spectatular viewpoint over Loch an Eilean
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- Choice edible mushrooms – plenty in dried in the larder now to take us through to next season
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- The Queen’s favourite retreat on the Balmoral estate, which we have visited as part of the Complete Cairngorms itinerary
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- Exploring the Cairngorms
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- It’s always possible that you’ll bump into the Cairngorm reindeer herd when you’re out hiking in the Cairngorms
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- The famous castle on Loch an Eilean, Glens, Forests and Lochs
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- Western Isles Wilderness, September 2021
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- Eagles spotted in the Outer Hebrides, Western Isles Wilderness
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- Western Isles Wilderness, September 2021
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- The sea can be so spectacular and fascinating, Western Isles Wilderness, September 2021
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- Western Isles Wilderness, September 2021
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- Classic Torridon, September 2021
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- Rainbow in Torridon,September 2021
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- Classic Torridon, September 2021
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- Classic Torridon, September 2021
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- Autumn Munros, October 2021
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- Enjoying the October holidays on our bikes in Killin
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- A wet walk to Cruachan reservoir during the October holidays
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- Travelling back via Glencoe, October 2021
