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Go Where the Path Thins

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Above the Treeline

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I'm Rhona — I walk hills for a living and write them down

Hillwalking author and guide, happiest above the treeline in weather most people apologise for. I lead small-group day hikes, write honest route guides, and teach the kind of navigation that works when your phone doesn't.

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What I Do

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Guided Day Hikes

A closer look at the craft — practical guidance shaped around the way you actually work.

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Route Guides

A guided path from first idea to finished piece, with honest feedback at every step.

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Navigation Workshops

Editorial visuals and words for small brands with a strong point of view.

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Words From the Path

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Forty years on the hills and I still learned things on Rhona's navigation weekend. She teaches the map like it's a story the hill wrote about itself.

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I booked the nervous-legs ridge walk convinced I'd hold everyone back. Rhona set a pace that made the mountain feel like it was on our side. I cried at the cairn. Good tears.

Ana Kovač Beginner hiker
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I hire guides for light, not summits. Rhona had us on the ridge for the cloud inversion at dawn with tea already poured. Worth every step of the headtorch start.

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Walks & Workshops

Group Day Hike

$70
  • Guided full-day route
  • Groups of eight or fewer
  • Flask refills on the summit
  • Route notes to take home
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Navigation Weekend

$380
  • Two days, map and compass
  • Bothy night included
  • Poor-visibility practice
  • Small groups, big hills
Learn the map
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From the bothy book

You don't need new boots, a lighter pack or better knees to start. You need a small hill, a flask, and the decision to go anyway. The rest the path teaches you.

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Pick a path and go anyway
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Pick a path and go anyway

Tell me your legs, your worries and your free weekends, and I'll point you at the right hill. First route suggestion is always free.

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