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      Ben Hester

      Ben Hester

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      Mini Bio

      Following my undergraduate degree in Outdoor Leadership, the Lake District became my home. The Cumbrian crags and mountains offer some of the UK’s best climbing.
      Many years later, my home is in Scotland, where the adventures are truly endless. You’ll find me rock climbing, cycling, and hill running in the summer. When winter arrives, I swap my running shoes for ski boots and rock boots for crampons and ice axes.

      I love that my work involves taking people into the mountains to experience adventure and empowering them to take on adventures of their own. It’s a pleasure to be part of Wilderness Scotland and to share and show off the wild landscapes of the Highlands.

      Favourite Place to Play

      Anywhere in the Highlands, but my local hill, Meall a’Bhuachaille, has to be up there.

      Not a lot of People Know This

      My dog is named Dug after the golden retriever in the Disney film “Up”.

      “I love that my work involves taking people into the mountains to experience adventure and empowering them to take on adventures of their own. It’s a pleasure to be part of Wilderness Scotland and to share and show off the wild landscapes of the Highlands.”

      What Fellow Travellers Say About Ben

      Ben is fun to be with, very professional and patient, giving us the right amount of guidance when we came up to trickier route.

      Gloria Wong
      High Points of Torridon and Wester Ross
      Reviewed on 08/06/2025

      Tge guide ( Ben) was knowledgable and very flexible. He was cool when things didn’t quite go to plan -he listened to us and without a fuss tried to accommodate what we wanted . I liked the way he lead - both from the front and the back

      Susan Acott
      High Points of Torridon and Wester Ross
      Reviewed on 27/05/2025

      Ben was brilliant. He’s very friendly, knowledgeable, experienced and passionate about the outdoors. One of the best guides I’ve had.

      Elaine Crosland
      High Points of Torridon and Wester Ross
      Reviewed on 27/05/2025

      Ben was amazing. Truly great with one in the group that needed extra attention. Great at preparing us, Patient and encouraging. I can’t imagine having a better guide. Excellent driver and gave us history info and you could feel his love for the land and his respect of it. Everyone felt safe and comfortable with Ben Hester. I would want him as a guide if I did another trip.

      Suzie Parker
      Wilderness Walking - Wilds of Assynt
      Reviewed on 29/07/2024

      Ben was supreme guide for the trip. Professional, knowledgeable and very personable - a credit to Wilderness Scotland.

      Graham Ayers
      Wilderness Walking - Wilds of Assynt
      Reviewed on 22/07/2024

      Our guide, Ben, was very knowledgeable and enthusiastic. The walks he organised were excellent. It was a real pleasure to be guided by someone with such an obvious love of the area, the wildlife and the great outdoors.

      Helen Ferguson
      Wilderness Walking - High Points of the Cairngorms National Park
      Reviewed on 06/09/2023

      Great - enthusiastic, knowledgeable, and accommodating for the different needs of the groups

      Janet Carlsson
      Wilderness Walking - High Points of the Cairngorms National Park
      Reviewed on 29/08/2023

      Ben Hester is an accomplished calm and attentive guide. Knowledgeable and enthousiastic about the region.

      Tim Cooper
      Wilderness Walking - Wilds of Assynt
      Reviewed on 27/07/2023

      Not enough good words to describe Ben Hester. His knowledge of the Highland wilderness was astounding and he very willingly imparted that information on us. He was very in tune with the groups' various needs and wants and made it a point to connect with each and every person in the group. He paid close attention to the weather and rearranged some days so we could better enjoy them. I would highly recommend him.

      Jeremiah Moody
      Wilderness Walking - Wilds of Assynt
      Reviewed on 24/07/2023

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      Book a trip with Ben

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      Road Cycling – Arran, Islay & Jura
      12th Jul - 18th Jul 2025       		2 place(s) left Guaranteed 2,995 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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