Trekking

Macs Adventure Sustainable Tourism Award

22 February 2011

Here at Macs Adventure, we are delighted to have been awarded 4 stars from AITO for our efforts in providing Sustainable Walking and Active Holidays!! Responsible Travel and Tourism lies at the heart of the Macs Adventure’s vision for delivering Adventure Excellence and we are very proud to receive recognition for this. We help our customers [...]

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4 Alternative Walks to the West Highland Way

10 February 2011

For obvious reasons the West Highland Way is one of, if not the most popular long distance walk in the UK. The transition from the suburbs of Glasgow out into the increasingly dramatic Highland scenery is something which draws people back to the walk year after year. With the absence of the dreaded midge and [...]

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4 Alternatives to a Coast to Coast Walking Holiday

10 February 2011

The Coast to Coast trek made famous by Alfred Wainwright is justifiably one of the great walking adventures in the UK. Spanning 190 Miles from St Bees on the West Coast, through to Robin Hood’s Bay on the West, this arduous walk was given a great boost by the BBC TV series fronted by Julia [...]

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Dales Way – the perfect introduction to long distance walking

10 November 2010

For anybody looking to have their first experience of a long distance walking holiday, then I would highly recommend the Dales Way! I did a couple of days of walking in the Yorkshire Dales section of this walk in September this year (have been meaning to post this before now but been getting carried away [...]

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Lanzarote & Gran Canaria Educational

12 October 2010

Having just returned from an action packed 5 day educational to Lanzarote and Gran Canaria organised by the Spanish Tourist Office, I am struggling to cope with the winter chill back in Scotland!! ‘Package holidays…….loud english bars……..greasy all day breakfasts’….. like myself I’m sure thats what your first thoughts are when they think of the Canary Islands. Well I was amazed [...]

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Kilimanjaro Diary Finally Finished

28 April 2010

It’s taken me almost three months to the day, but my Kilimanjaro Climb diary, thoughts, photos etc are finally finished. So if you were one of the team I was lucky enough to spend the week with or are perhaps thinking about climbing Kilimanjaro yourself you can read all about our climb in January 2010. [...]

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The Ultimate Trekking Year?

12 February 2010

The World’s Best Treks by Month If you had a year to trek the World’s best treks where would you go? What would you do? Here is my list of the world’s best treks by month. So if you you are looking for inspiration for a year or just a month here is a list [...]

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Kilimanjaro Climb Diary: Day 7

31 January 2010

Day 7: Kilimanjaro Climb: Mweka Camp (3100m) to Mweka Gate (1500m) We start the day with a huge breakfast as we try to recover from our calorie deficit caused by yesterday’s madness. This is closely followed by issuing tips to our fabulous crew of guides and porters. As we were dealing with a crew of [...]

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Kilimanjaro Climb Diary – Summit Day

30 January 2010

Day 6: Kilimanjaro Climb: Summit Day: Barafu Camp: 4600m to Uhuru Peak 5895m It is, and feels like, the middle of the night when I drag myself out of my warm sleeping bag for the final push to the summit of Kilimanjaro. Friendly faces peer out of balaclavas, neck gaiters and woolly hats as we [...]

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Kilimanjaro Climb Diary – Day 4

29 January 2010

Day 4: Kilimanjaro Climb – Barranco Camp (3950m) to Karanga Camp (4050m) Barranco Wall towers above Barranco Camp. As soon as the sun rose above Kibo Peak a stream of porters and climbers could be seen winding their way up the seemingly impossibly steep wall. What did Barranco Wall hold in store for us? Technically [...]

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Kilimanjaro Climb Diary – Day 5

29 January 2010

Day 5: Kilimanjaro Climb – Karanga Camp (4050m) to Barafu Camp (460m) So here how day 5 is meant to work: 7:00 — Breakfast at Karanga Camp 9:00 – Walk the three hours from Karanga to Barafu. 13:00 – Have lunch at Barafu Camp 14:00 – Have a long leisurely afternoon sleep to build your [...]

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