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10 Top Tips For Winter Mountaineering In Scotland
Tue 8 Feb 202210 Top Tips For Winter Mountaineering In Scotland About Winter Hillwalking in Scotland
The Scottish mountains in winter are spectacular; we are out there every week guiding clients in some of the most beautiful and unique mountain wilderness in Europe.
Scotland is also unique in how quickly mountain conditions can…
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Ocean Vertical 2021 Review – A Year Of Two Halves
Fri 31 Dec 2021Ocean Vertical 2021 Review – A Year Of Two Halves
January 2021 started with challenges for all in the outdoor adventure industry. The Covid-19 lockdown of winter 2020/21 kept us away from the wild spaces of Scotland that we love, it put a full stop to guiding our clients in…
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What to wear and pack for winter mountaineering in Scotland
Thu 11 Nov 2021What to wear and pack for winter mountaineering in Scotland Time for Winter Hillwalking and Mountaineering
Our mission at Ocean Vertical is simple: To share a love for adventure in the natural world and ensure the survival of our last remaining wild places.
We spend a chunk of the year…
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SUP Yoga in East Lothian
Fri 2 Jul 2021SUP Yoga in East Lothian
Dr Kirsty Rew is a qualified SUP yoga, yoga, and paddle board instructor with Ocean Vertical, and has over 15 years experience practicing yoga and surfing. She gained these qualifications to share her passion for being active outdoors and the associated benefits to wellbeing and…
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Mollie Hughes and Ocean Vertical
Sun 9 May 2021Mollie Hughes and Ocean Vertical
Here at Ocean Vertical HQ we have some very exciting news, we are welcoming world-record breaking mountaineer and polar expeditioner Mollie Hughes to the team as a Director of OV.
Mollie will join forces with founders Adrian Boot and Stevie Boyle to help elevate Ocean…
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Blue and Black Friday at Seacliff Beach
Fri 19 Feb 2021Blue and Black Friday at Seacliff Beach
A cold and blustery dawn walk this morning from North Berwick to Seacliff Beach. It’s a wild and rugged coastline, even more so today with snow and ice down to the oceans edge. Tantallon Castle and the Bass Rock have a dusting of…
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Planning for Winter Mountaineering in Scotland
Tue 20 Oct 2020Planning for Winter Mountaineering in Scotland Expert Winter Hillwalking and Mountaineering Guides
Winter in the Scottish mountains is a serious and highly rewarding undertaking. Reduced daylight, snow and continually changing conditions in wild and remote locations make for a real mountaineering adventure.
We are in these mountains year round exploring…
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Paddle Boarding SUP in East Lothian
Tue 9 Jun 2020Paddle Boarding SUP in East Lothian Why we love Paddle Boarding
Ocean Vertical is an adventure company based in Scotland. We have a fairly simple philosophy: a deep respect for wilderness and the natural world, a love for silent sports with no motors involved and a passion for real adventures…
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