‘Ghillie’ is Gaelic for man servant and in today’s terms he’s your personal assistant, advising you on the best tackle to use on any given day, sharing skills, honed over a number of years and putting his local knowledge to great use to help you make memories that will last a lifetime.
Born in 67, Mitchell Partridge has been fishing since the age of 10 and was well and truly hooked on the sport by the time he landed his first salmon, aged 12.
I was born in Maceio in Brazil but came to England with my Scottish father and two brothers at the age of 7 when my parents separated.
My first school was Lena Gardens in Shepherd’s Bush, London before moving out of London to Gerrards Cross, where I attended St Bernard’s Secondary School in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. After school I went to Aylesbury College and studied City & Guilds General Catering for two years. Early in my career Albert Roux took me under his wing at Chez Roux, the first UK restaurant to feature sous vide techniques. After six years under Roux, I moved into the catering industry, developing high-end dishes for the luxury airline industry.
I have lived on Skye for 20 years. I was educated in a boarding school in the south of England then studied Rural Land Management at Agricultural college and became a Chartered Surveyor and Land Agent.
With a growing interest in developing countries and different cultures I moved to Africa, working in different countries – Swaziland, Burundi and Mozambique amongst others. My work gradually evolved from natural resource management into economic and small business development.
Alison is the founder of Sea Kayak Plockton, which she set up 8 years ago. The business is based just over the Skye Bridge on the mainland but operates on the Isle of Skye and other destinations in the Highlands and Islands. She’s a qualified BCU Level 3 Sea Kayak instructor and BCU Five Star Sea Kayak Leader with Advanced Water Endorsement and has nearly 20 years of paddling experience under her belt.
Susie lived in London and Bristol before moving north to Skye in 2012 to spend more time outdoors.
She enjoys working on writing and photography projects of her own, loves the outdoors, running, yoga, walking and sailing.
Matt works for Skye Adventure, a guiding business based in Portree.
He guides people on journeys in the hills and mountains of Skye, these journeys range in difficulty from walks to popular attractions such as the Quiraing, all the way to guiding the full Cuillin Ridge traverse which is the hardest mountaineering challenge in the UK.
I am 17 years old and have grown up on the Isle of Skye. I live in Portree, which is the “capital city” of Skye. I went to Portree Primary School and am now finishing my fifth year in Portree High School.
I have a part time job working in our family chippy, which keeps the sum-mers interesting. I have been involved in the hospitality field since I was about 12, helping in the Urquhart Caledonian Hotel and with the Brigadoon Boat trips. You could even say that hospitality runs in the Urquhart’s blood!
