About

Meet your guide

Skylark Guiding is currently a very small team of just me, Gaby (she/her). I’m a qualified Summer Mountain Leader, Running Fitness Leader, and Outdoor First Aider. I love being outdoors, preferably in the hills, and believe that as humans it is where we belong and where we can find happiness, fulfillment, and the answers to many of our problems.

I’m a calm, patient, and organised guide and facilitator who loves giving people the best day out in the outdoors and seeing others grow in confidence and gain new skills.

I’ve guided individuals and groups in the Cairngorms, Glencoe, Trossachs, the Isle of Arran and the Isle of Skye, as well as the hills and trails around Glasgow.

My core values

Inclusion

I believe that the outdoors is for everyone but know that it’s not always perceived to be that way. I seek to reduce or remove some of the barriers people face to spending more time outdoors: offering free trail running sessions, planning activities which are accessible by public transport, encouraging car sharing, loaning kit where possible, and being always open to hearing what I can do to make a event accessible. I am always open to suggestions about what else I could do, and feedback about how I can do better.

Sustainability

As an outdoor lover, I’m devastated by the harm humans are doing to other creatures and the environment. Through what I do, I seek to increase our connection to the fauna and flora, raise awareness of the efforts to preserve and restore habitats, and reduce the impact we have. I encourage car share and travel by public transport where possible.

My background

I am an active hill walker and hill runner with lots of experience of being in Scotland’s mountains in all conditions.