Wild Roots Highland Guiding

Name: Wild Roots Highland Guiding
Address: Roybridge, GB
Telephone: +447720398642
Price range: Not applicable
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Wild Roots Guiding offer year round mountain guiding in the Scottish Highlands. Join us to escape the every day and take a walk on the wild side.

We specialise in skills courses, wild camping journeys and wilderness adventures. The journeys cover a variety of terrain, from low level paths to rugged mountain tops. Whether these are your first steps into the mountains or you are a seasoned hill walker we have something for you. Each journey is carefully curated to experience a variety of natural and human history first hand in breathtaking se

ttings. Our approach is inquisitive. If you often find yourself looking at your surroundings and thinking ‘I wonder why…’ then our journeys are for you. We take the time to stop, observe and understand as we walk through wild places. Aiming to give you knowledge and skills to take away to inspire your own adventures. Please see our website for more information: www.wildrootsguiding.scot

31/08/2025

Impermanence 🌦️

Sometimes routes for a wild camping trips come easy, especially when the weather is kind. This weekend was not one of those times. I spent some hours looking at forecasts, maps and people’s expectations for the weekend. Trying to plot a route that would meet them AND be possible with a wet, windy and wild forecast.

It wasn’t going to be a camp up high and enjoy a summit sunset kind of a weekend but that’s not the only way to enjoy challenging journeys in the hills. What unfolded was a great three days walking into the wilds of the west highlands, timing the tops with the best of the weather and sleeping low to seek welcome shelter in the glens.

It wasn’t easy but it was balanced. The troubles passing through as quick as the wind. Steep climbs, soggy feet, rough ground, midge clouds, heavy packs, torrential rain, blow you over wind and on the flip side breath taking views, perspective, camaraderie, laughter, cosy sleeping bags, warm tea, fresh socks, rich colours of the landscape, achievement, satisfaction.

Walking out today, along the Abhainn Rath its banks almost bursting with the nights rain, David Whytes words were on repeat in my brain:

‘I’d love to live as a river flows,
Carried along by the surprise of its own u folding’

It’s a hard line to tread, just the right amount of challenge. But when you find it nature really is the greatest teacher.

27/08/2025

It’s really important to us to support local businesses and communities. And we’re delighted to be staying in Knoydart Foundation Bunkhouse on our Knoydart Colours Retreat in October.

In the Foundations words:

“Your stay with us benefits the whole community
The Bunkhouse is the only accommodation that reinvests its profits back into the local community via the Knoydart Foundation.”

So while getting to stay and explore this beautiful corner of the world we also are able to bring some resource into the local economy. ❤️

These photos are from Jenny who runs the bunkhouse to give you more idea of the area and the space. And I was encouraged to see a reel on house sharing how wonderful it is to stay here off season in the Autumn - escaping the busy tourist season, the midge and kelg and enjoying the night skies. 🍁🍂

We’ve got 2 places left for this very special time in Knoydart.

26/08/2025

Would you dive in? 💦⛰️

Loch Avon is a stunning freshwater loch in the heart of the northern Cairngorm mountains. It was carved out by glaciers that melted over 12 000 years ago yet their impression is still felt strongly.

Viewed from the high granite plateau its deep blue waters draw your thoughts. It’s a landscape to contemplate to.

If you want to reach its shore there is no easy way down. Surrounded on three sides by the mountains of Cairngorm, Ben Macdui and Beinn Mheodhoin it’s either a very long way to go around or you’re faced with a steep scramble down from on high.

Once on its shores you’re rewarded with granite sand beaches, turquoise waters and the draw of the deep loch. I’d love to swim all the way across one day but for now diving in at the deep end is more than enough.

Climbing out via Coire Raibeirt is not for the faint hearted but this steep scramble along the side of a tumbling falls is a fitting way to say farewell to this dramatic loch.

I hope the misinformed mountain biker who was rather put out by the lack of any rideable path made it out safely in the end, some places are better enjoyed on foot!

Anyone interested in an autumn day hike/swim here? Let me know in the comments 😀

24/08/2025

Into the mountain ⛰️🙏🏻

Our approach is never about a particular mountain, route or objective but some journeys this manifests more strongly than others.

If you looked at our GPS track for the past three days, a maze of wiggles, loops and tangents, you’d think we had gotten very lost. In fact, quite the opposite was true.

We wove a deeply meaningful path across the Cairngorm plateau. Marvelling in its mists, shifting light, rough granite, towering cliffs and ravines. Slipping into the cool of crystal waters, lying in the heather, listening to the bees. Climbing tors at sunset, waking to the dawn, a soft pink glow warming the sky as we slowly moved into the rhythm of the day.

Nan would have been proud, we were present with very little agenda and let the mountains speak for themselves.

🍃🍂🍃

‘Yet often the mountain gives itself most completely when I have no destination, when I reach nowhere in particular, but have gone out merely to be with the mountain as one visits a friend with no intention but to be with them.’

- Nan Shepherd, The Living Mountain

23/08/2025

Two Lairigs 👌🏼

Have you done this brilliant low(ish) level circuit in Glencoe?

It’s a fabulous hike full of variety and gave the full Scottish summer hiking experience today for this wonderful family from Germany.

With the Heather in bloom, deer sightings, stream crossings and mountain views alongside rain, bog, and of course our treasured midges 😅!

A brilliant effort by the team even when it didn’t feel easy. We had lots of chat about Scotland’s environment and all the plants we spotted. Thanks for all your great questions and an awesome day out.

20/08/2025

Why Retreat This Autumn? 🍂

After the busyness of summer, autumn offers a gentle invitation to pause and simply be. In Scotland, the season brings its own gifts—softened light, milder temperatures, and a spectacular spectrum of colour. 🍁🍂

The shorter days mean we can easily enjoy both sunrise and sunset. 🌇 At Loch Ossian and in Knoydart, the absence of light pollution reveals breathtaking night skies. 🌟🌙⛺️On our Knoydart Colours retreat, we’ll walk out to camp beneath the stars on one evening, and on another, trade the wilderness for the warmth of the local pub and perhaps some traditional tunes. 🔥

There will be time and space to soak in the shifting colours, breathe deeply, and reflect on what this season is inviting us to release. 🍂 Two places left and you are invited. .

15/08/2025

One space left just for you 🧘🏽‍♀️⛰️⛺️

Last place to join us next weekend for some wild yoga in the Cairngorms. Message us for a 25% discount on the final place.

Send this to someone you know who might just be in need of a last minute adventure at a bargain price 🙏🏻

13/08/2025

One of our mountain leaders, Lindsay, on her love for Knoydart:

“Since my first visit as a student two decades ago, I’ve loved this peninsula — its vast, beautiful landscapes, remote glens, and towering hills that sweep up from sea lochs to lofty summits.

It’s a place that always offers something new, and still, I’ve so much left to explore. Whenever I’m here, a deep sense of peace settles over me. The west coast light is constantly changing, casting another fleeting layer of beauty over an already stunning scene.*

I love returning to the village of Inverie — its warm, welcoming community, the Old Forge pub, the cosy pottery and tea room, the community farm, the e-bike hire, the sauna. Over the past year, I’ve been here often for my remedial massage clinic, and it’s been a joy to get to know the people who care so deeply about their land and each other.

Would you like to experience some of this magic for yourself?
Our intimate Knoydart Colours Retreat runs in late October — only 2 spaces left. 🌿”

10/08/2025

Do you care?

A recent study has shown that human connectedness to nature has declined by more than 60% since 1800. Sadly this isn’t really surprising is it?

Moreover computer modelling (and common sense) suggests that this is set to increase unless something is done.

So should we care? In our opinion the answer is emphatically yes and here’s just a few reasons why:

🍃 extensive research shows that connection to nature is vital for human happiness, our well-being depends on it

🍃 it is also important for physical health promoting movement, boosting cardiovascular fitness and reducing stress

🍃 disconnection from nature is a key factor in our current environmental crisis. Without connection we don’t care and without care we don’t protect.

🍃 The future our our home, planet Earth, depends entirely on our relationship with it. Without connection it might not be such a hospitable place for generations to come.

Want the good news? ITS NOT TOO LATE, this trend is one that could be easily reversed.

Share this post and let’s spread some inspiration on how to get more connected to nature, why it matters to you and most importantly how to help others to do the same!

07/08/2025

West Highlands Sky 👌🏼

Snapshots from our West Highlands Sky journey through the Grey Corries last August. It was a pretty amazing weekend!

Will the sun shine so bright this year? Who knows… the long term forecasts are looking promising for the end of August but we’ll have a wonderful time whatever the weather.

There are 3 spaces left if you want to join us for three days of mountains, movement, wide open spaces and getting away from it all.

06/08/2025

“The antidote to exhaustion isn’t rest.
The antidote to exhaustion is wholeheartedness.”
– David Whyte

This quote landed with me again recently.
It’s not always about doing less.
Sometimes it’s about doing something that feels true to you.
Alive.
Connective.

This is what we seek to create in our Retreats.
Time to step out of the usual rhythm,
walk gently in wild places,
Connect to the season your in
and remember what brings you back to yourself.

We’ll walk, rest, swim (if you fancy), create,
share food and stories,
camp out for a night under the stars (Knoydart Colours)
and let the land do what it does — soften, shift, restore.

You don’t need to be super fit or outdoorsy.
You just need to feel the pull.

Three places left for the October Knoydart Colours Retreat. One space for Loch Ossian Retreat. Yoga Retreat full.

If something in you is saying yes — we’d love to have you with us. 🌿

Feel free to message me with questions
or if you’re unsure if it’s for you.

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Telephone

+447720398642

Website

https://linktr.ee/Wildrootsguiding

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