Gear Up For Your Big Adventure! Wherever you are heading out in the hills - make sure you are prepared with sturdy footwear, a comfy rucksack, map and compass. Take a look at our shop window for a tick list of everything you need for a safe day hillwalking or trekking in the mountains.

The Cape Wrath Trail is rated as one of the toughest and remotest long distance walks in the UK - this blog explains how Cathy & Ali joined up with one of our customers from The Climbers Shop, Ambleside to backpack and bothy through 200 miles of Scotlands finest mountain scenery. There was every weather and a military firing range to get through as well as rampant stags! Did they make it to the famous lighthouse at the end?