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From the Activities Team: River Kayaking at Poolewe

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Recently I have been able to run some rivers in the area with friends, most recently the River Ewe near Poolewe. The upper section of the Ewe is a nice Grade 2 run, offering a good introduction to river kayaking…

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From the Activities Team: An Introduction to Sea Kayaking

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Our Introduction to Sea Kayaking weekend proved hugely popular with people joining for lots of different reason. We spent two great days kayaking and exploring the local area. Everyone learned how to handle their sea kayaks and how to plan…

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From the Activities Team: River Kayaking at its Best

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Adventurous souls who go river kayaking in the Scottish Highlands like nothing better than a bit of rain beforehand to fill the river. Happily, the weather over the past few days has obliged and Chris and Rich decided to take…

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From the Activities Team: Launch Time For the Torridon Staff

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Time for Torridon staff activities and once again it was river kayaking, with an interesting mix of total beginners and more experienced paddlers. We picked Poolewe in the hope the River Ewe would have some water in it. The staff…

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From the Activities Team: Panorama Meets Bananorama on the Summit of An Teallach

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This week Richard and I went guiding on An Teallach, near Ullapool. We spent a day with a group of lads traversing the ridge and enjoying the view of Lord Berkeley’s seat. It was fairly cloudy all day but we…

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Three Star Kayaking Course: Five Star Experience

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This weekend we ran a three star sea kayaking course. It was a great three days of coaching in an amazing venue, spending our days going through rescues, paddling and support strokes; kayaking in swells up to force four. The…

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From the Activities Team: Up a Creek and Here’s My Paddle!

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Over the last week I have been preparing myself for my Level 2 kayak and canoe coach assessment. I have been coaching canoeing with different outdoor companies and travelling round Scotland working as a volunteer assistant coach. During these sessions…

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Ooh Says We’re Scotland’s Secret Highland Hideaway

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It is always nice to be noticed and Ooh.com have published a good post about Torridon activities on a site which also allows you to book activities online.

While the hotel is of note as one of

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From the Activities Team: Summer Isles Kayaking

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Last week we went on our Summer Isles sea kayaking trip, spending four amazing days exploring the group of islands near Ullapool. We camped on golden beaches beside seals, watched otters swimming by and kayaked under a unique sea arch.…

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From the Activities Team: Sea Kayaking to the Summer isles

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Chris has recently been running sea kayaking expeditions to the Summer Isles, cruising around the different islands, finding places to camp on beaches and having lunch in different bays. He will be giving a fuller account of the trip in…

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From the Activities Team: The Whole Hog, Done and Dusted

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This week Chris, John and I ran the Whole Hog Challenge for Marie Curie Cancer Care. The route took us 12km across country, tackling waterfalls, mountains, low wires, muddy ditches and plunge pools along the way. It was a great…

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