The tale stretches back into the mists of time. Where it came from nobody knows. Was it carried across the lands by a race of nomadic story-tellers? Or was it borne from the roots of ancient trees. Wherever it came from, a lot of people believe the tale that the high peaks, rugged corries, tumbling [...]
Mordor He Wrote: A Mysterious Tale of Torridon, Tolkien and Middle Earth
The Hills Are Alive: Join the Inaugural Torridon Walking Festival this October
Over the first weekend (1st – 3rd) of October we are running our inaugural Torridon Walking Festival. The hills that we are covering are: Liathach, Beinn Eighe, Beinn Alligin, Beinn Damph and Beinn Dearg. We are also running photography walks and half-day woodland walks as well as an overnight bothy trip. During the evenings there will [...]
Bikes, Camera, Action: Torridon Staff Star in a Mountain Biking Movie for VisitScotland
Yesterday saw the arrival of a film crew from Speakeasy films, looking to film part of an adventure film on behalf of VisitScotland. The film is to be shown at The World Adventure Travel Summit in Mexico city in October this year to a sold-out conference of over 600 delegates. Scotland will be represented by [...]
Jibe Talking: Summer Sailing in Wester Ross with Lochcarron Sailing Club
This week I completed my level 1 RYA course in sailing. I have often admired those of our guests who sail into Loch Torridon to stay here, anchoring their boats in the loch. Friends have told me how exciting it is to sail the West coast of Scotland but a lack of experience and knowledge [...]
Wham Bam Thank You Lamb: Ryan to the Rescue
On Tuesday I was shadowing Rich, leading a group of seven clients in the Inver Alligin gorge on a beautiful sunny day. There was a flow of water in the river, which made it quite exciting but nothing to the excitement at the end of the route. We were approaching the bridge at the get [...]
