Need Advice?
Meet our community of female outdoor specialists
This space is dedicated towards supporting you in the outdoors. As an all-female team, we understand the challenges that can prevent women accessing the outdoors: social norms, self-confidence, safety and skill-level are examples of obstacles we all face when heading out into the wilderness.
Our Solution? We have created a fantastic team of woman offering you the advice you might need to start a new sport or plan your next adventure. With a breadth of experience and passion in their respective areas, our team encourage you to use their contact details and get in touch about any advice or support you might need. No question is too small!
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Search by discipline and start a conversation with one of us today.
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The Mentors
Olivia-Grace Smith
Photography, Surfing, Wild Swimming
Originally from the south-west of England where I learnt to surf, I am now studying photography at Edinburgh Uni. As a big environmentalist, I hope to bring awareness from my images. I love wild swimming and try to spend as much time in the sea as possible. I also love the mountains and the snow, and hike and ski when I can.
Oonagh Thin
Mountaineering, Winter Climbing, Rock Climbing
I’ve spent a lot of the last few years being in the scottish mountains and have experience in trad climbing, winter climbing, scrambling and ski touring.
@oonaghthin on Instagram
Sophie Zych
Sailing, Fundraising & Grants
I've lived and worked on boats around the world and am happy to answer any questions on sailing! I also work full time in fundraising so if you need your next big grant, I can help.
Isabella Skye
Yoga, Health and Wellbeing
I’m a trained yoga teacher who practices in the outdoors, and encourages connection between nature and self. I also specialise in injury recovery
Emily Bowie
Trail Running, Outdoor Wellbeing
I have spent several years running around the Scottish mountains, and I have experience in training and preparation for long-distance trail running. I am in the process of training to become an outdoor therapist, and I have a particular interest in helping women recover from trauma through empowerment in the outdoors.
Sinead Thin
Mountaineering, Trad Climbing, Ski Touring
I love being outdoors and spending time in the mountains. I do lots of hill walking, trad climbing and winter climbing as well as ski touring,
Katie May
Mountain Biking & Fell Running
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@katieemay31 on Instagram
Rebecca Trimble
Road Biking
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@rebeccatrimble on Instagram
Kirsty Adam
Mountain Biking/Cycling
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Katie May
Mountain Biking & Fell Running
I love being in the mountains; I feel like I belong there, they make me feel so alive and give me a huge high so would be fab for more people to experience the same. My mountain biking stemmed from the odd weekend ride though my childhood but the past few years I’ve thrown myself into the deep-end attempting enduro racing so can offer advice for beginners or up to people thinking of dabbling in racing.
@katieemay31 on Instagram
Rebecca Trimble
Road Cycling
I'm a doctor currently working in Edinburgh and have always been hugely into many outdoor sports (usually found up in the hills on any days off!). But since the implementation of travel restrictions last year, I've been loving getting out on two wheels to explore the local area around Edinburgh and rack up the miles! It's been great to maintain fitness over lockdown, catch up with friends, and above all maintain sanity and finding time for yourself and rediscovering things and places you love. Please feel free to contact me for any road cycling-related chat, route ideas or general advice - I'll try my best . See you on the roads!
@rebeccatrimble on Instagram
Kirsty Adam
Mountain Biking/Cycling
I am doing my Masters degree in Aero-Mechanical Engineering but have been working from my family home in the Highlands due to Covid which has meant lots of outdoor sports and biking! I raced the Scottish Enduro Series during high school and had a wee break until I joined the Army team at university where I raced the British National Enduro Series and even got the chance to race the teams event in Finale Ligure, in Italy, in the Enduro World Series. I love riding single track and meeting other like minded positive bike enthusiasts!
@kjadam98 on Instagram
Kats Jackson
Hillwalking
Since moving to Scotland I have tried to get out into the hills as much as possible. I love all forms of hill walking, be it scrambley ridge routes, multi-day hikes, or more easy-going ascents, in summer or winter conditions.
@kats.jackson on Instagram
Eilidh Vass Payne
Sports, Trad and Bouldering Climbing
Hello! I’m a climber (with a deep love for sport, but I also enjoy trad and bouldering). I also dabble a little in everything else fun under the sun! If I’m not on a rock, I’m usually found doing wobbly handstands in sketchy places, or swimming somewhere chilly.
@eilidhvp on Instagram