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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Travel
Rhiannon Batten

‘Walking away from the world in Scotland’: an easier way to plan long Highlands hikes

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Off grid adventure … Rhiannon Batten’s tent pitched near Loch Lednock. Photograph: Rhiannon Batten

The last time I went wild camping in Scotland the experience was so tame I haven’t lived it down a decade later. The wrong equipment, paired with a late frost, meant that I packed up at 3am and headed to a drive-through on the fringes of Glasgow to warm up, watching the sun rise over takeaway coffee rather than a secluded loch.

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