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      Jas Hepburn

      Jas Hepburn

      Affable | Positive | Good Craic

      Mini Bio

      Hailing from Mallaig, a small west coast fishing village in the northwest of Scotland, I was introduced to the mountains and the sea at an early age. These early experiences have led me to have a full and adventurous career instructing, guiding, coaching and teaching in many locations around the globe.

      My passion for coaching and guiding stems from a PE teacher background with a strong outdoor bias, leading me to instruct and coach a diverse range of students and clients across a wide variety of locations.

      Expeditions have taken me from sea kayaking off the west and east coast of Canada to climbing in Kenya and mountaineering in Alaska. I have also led and worked on conservation projects with senior school pupils in Mexico, Alaska and Nepal, which I find extremely rewarding. However, Scotland is still top of the list.

      Favourite Place to Play

      Scotland, Scotland and Scotland. Mountains, rivers, lochs, glens, islands, coasts, music and great craic. What’s not to like?

      Not a lot of People Know This

      I spent a night with Dougie Vipond, filming a programme on hypothermia and mountain rescue in the Cairngorms for the BBC.

      “I have also led and worked on conservation projects with senior school pupils in Mexico, Alaska and Nepal, which I find extremely rewarding. However, Scotland is still top of the list.”
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      Experience Read More

      Adventured, climbed, paddled and skied in several locations around the northern hemisphere and Africa, as well as enjoying great craic and song with locals from Scotland to Mexico and places in between.

      Biggest Adventure Read More

      Having the privilege of kayaking with my wife and young children amongst an orca pod in the northwest of Canada. A humbling experience.

      Specialist Subject Read More

      Enjoyment and care of the outdoors, and our wonderful world.

      Publications Read More

      Sadly, no publications, but assisted Allen Fyffe and Peter on ‘The Handbook of Climbing’ and Gordon Brown on ‘Sea Kayaking: A manual for intermediate to Advance Sea Kayakers’.

      Book a trip with Jas

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      Wilderness Walking – Outer Hebrides and Skye
      13th Jun - 19th Jun 2026       		1 place(s) left Guaranteed 2,885 Book Now

      Make Trip Private

      Sometimes it's nice to get family and friends together and travel privately for some quality time. This means you benefit from all the features of the group departure, including hand-picked accommodation and expert local guides and we'll take care of it all. Then you can make your choice of departures dates and we'll get back to you to finalise the details.

      We work together with our team of guides to decide which departures they lead each year. As part of that, guides provide available dates that they are free to be booked. This means that any of the dates you see in the first field of the form below, could be perfect for your private departure or customised tour.

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