Wild Night Out - Introduction to Wild Camping

Join us for a night in the heart of Highland Perthshire.  Our introduction to wild camping course is the perfect way to try out wild camping if you've never done it before, or you'd like a bit more confidence, and we'll be there with you every step of the way, sharing tips and tricks. 

We'll meet in Blair Atholl* around lunchtime and wander underneath the mountains to our destination for the night.  We will have a leisurely walk, getting used to the weight of the pack on our backs, looking around us, seeing the geology, plant life, history and hopefully some wildlife.

A week before the event, there will be an evening session to go through the kit list, how to pack your rucksack and give you some ideas of food to take with you**.  This may be on Zoom or in-person depending on locations of participants.  A kit list will be sent to you after booking. 

What you'll learn

• What to pack
• Rights of access in Scotland
• Finding a suitable wild campsite - on the ground and clues from the map
• How to pitch your tent
• How and what to cook**
• How to find safe drinking water
• How and where to wild toilet

Difficulty

• Moderate - should be able to walk for 5-6 hours comfortably with a backpack
• Terrain - mixed terrain - landrover track, some boggy footpaths and a bit of rough, heather covered ground to campsite
• Maximum distance covered each way - 10 - 12 km 
• Total ascent - 500 m over the two days
• Walking time - 3 - 5 hours each way

The event is a pay what you feel event however if you need to hire any wild camping kit, please select it from the add-ons available as well as a ticket.  Hire prices are included in the ticket price for this event. Kit will be issued  on the day of the event.  Please get in touch if you are not sure about kit, we can advise or help to supply kit.

* Participants are responsible for their travel to and from Blair Atholl.  We encourage car sharing (if you are comfortable to do so) to reduce our carbon footprint as well as reduce pressure on car parks that we use.

• Blair Atholl is easily accessed by train from Glasgow and Edinburgh.  
• Megabus also have a service that runs from both Glasgow and Edinburgh

** Participants are responsible for providing their own food

Sporks are only available to buy i.e you can keep it forever for your next wild camping adventure

We reserve the right to cancel the event if the weather is not suitable e.g. high winds, heavy rain, thunder forecast

Further terms and conditions can be found at the checkout