Pete McNeil

Mini Bio

I grew up constantly moving around, both in the UK and overseas. I never quite grew out of this habit until I landed back in my ancestral homeland of the Scottish Highlands.

Always drawn to the outdoors and adventure (and never far from a bike), I studied for a degree in Outdoor Studies and have since been working in the outdoors as a Mountain Bike Leader, guide, and expedition leader for the past 15 years in both the UK and overseas.

I love to explore wild spaces, usually by bike or on foot; I’ve sought this by travelling the world over, competing in some of the world’s toughest self-supported bikepacking races and leading groups in destinations such as Peru, Bolivia, Morocco, Nepal & Finland. Some of my greatest personal adventures have been here in the Scottish Highlands. I’ve been lucky to make the region my home with my wife, dogs, and two budding ‘adventure toddlers’.

Favourite Place to Play

You can’t beat a good day up high on the West Coast! Living just 45 minutes from Torridon, I get out this way as much as possible.

Not a lot of People Know This

I’ve (probably) had the most extended cycling honeymoon ever. We rode our bikes for two years, 22,000 km/13,700 miles, and through 20 countries from the UK to end up in New Zealand with not much money and more than our fair share of cycling adventure stories!