I really like the Outside Interview #12

There are such a lot of nice bloggers, YouTubers, podcasters, and photographers on the market creating wonderful outside content material every day.

Not solely did I need to personally get to know them higher, however I additionally needed to discover outside influences and fervour for nature.

Thus, we’ve launched the I Love The Outside Interview Collection.

In case you are fascinated about taking part within the collection, please contact us and tell us!

William Macdonald

1. Inform us a little bit about your self. How outdated are you? The place are you from? The place do you reside now? Are you married? Youngsters?

I’m 50 years outdated and stay in Inverness within the Scottish Highlands which is without doubt one of the most wonderful playgrounds on the planet.

I’ve a few of the most wonderful mountains and forests all on my doorstep so it’s at all times a problem to resolve on what sort of journey I need to do subsequent.

I’m married with two youngsters who additionally love the outside.

2. What’s your favourite outside exercise?

My favorite exercise is wild tenting however I additionally get pleasure from bushcraft.

3. The place is your favourite path?

My favorite path is into the Torridon Mountains on the West Coast of Scotland.

4. The place is your favourite tenting spot?

My favorite tenting spot has been from a current camp in Torridon known as Coire Mhic Fhearrchair which appears to be like out to the West coast of Scotland the place I skilled essentially the most wonderful sundown while tenting underneath Beinn Eighe.

5. What was your first outside reminiscence as a child?

My first reminiscence was serving to out on my grandparents farm in North Uist the place considered one of my chores was to guard the lambs from the Golden eagles.

I learnt a lot concerning the wilderness in North Uist spending days strolling around the mountains and seashores in addition to engaged on the farm.

6. Who was your largest outside affect?

Ray Mears has had an enormous affect in what I do as I simply love bushcraft and dwelling off the land, constructing shelters and utilizing outdated model instruments and methods to each whittle and carve wooden to make instruments.

With a fragile information I’ve now constructed a Viking Shelter and desk and chairs all out of deadfall pure supplies mendacity about within the forest.

I keep on this shelter as typically as I can and this has led to the wild tenting and extra just lately the summit tenting and mountaineering and for this I watch a number of Youtube movies of the mountains I want to climb.

7. What was your all-time finest tenting or climbing expertise?

My finest tenting expertise thus far has been a summit camp on the highest of a Munro known as Buachaille Etive Beag in Glencoe Scotland.

This explicit journey was a summit camp in a bivvy bag in -7 levels celsius the place I skilled a tremendous sundown adopted by a spectacular star present after which woke as much as only a gorgeous dawn.

8. Who’s your favourite individual to camp or hike with?

I do all my tenting solo as I’m typically capturing a video for the YouTube channel and may go at my very own tempo.

9. What’s your favourite piece of drugs and why?

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I’ve simply been requested this by just a few individuals and on my bushcraft aspect it needs to be my Hultafors Axe as I take advantage of it for therefore many issues like wooden prep and making instruments for different duties in addition to carving issues.

As regards to my wild tenting it needs to be my Robens Starlight 2 Tent which has simply been wonderful within the chilly winter months within the Scottish mountains.

10. What do you like concerning the outdoor?

I simply love the sensation of freedom but in addition studying new issues concerning the steadiness of nature and the wildlife and attempting to do what I can to assist.

I’m a Scout Chief so I really like occurring an journey and taking the information that I’ve learnt from the journey and discussing it with the Scout Group so additionally they share the expertise.

I additionally discover that the outside has such a optimistic influence on my psychological well being and all facets of my life.

11. What outside locations are in your bucket record?

I’m planning to go climbing and summit tenting within the Mamores Mountain vary in Scotland which has 10 munros that are hills over 3000 toes. The large problem is to do all 10 in at some point.

12. What’s your purpose as an out of doors content material creator? How can we assist you and the place can we discover your content material?

I’m attempting by way of my YouTube channel to encourage individuals to get outdoor and expertise nature, it doesn’t must be going up a Munro or Kayaking out to a distant island however only a small river stroll or to take their youngsters rock pooling for a day and simply attempting to get youngsters outdoors.

I additionally encourage the go away no hint method as a result of we have to hold our wonderful countryside clear for nature to flourish.

As regards to assist if you happen to might watch the movies on the channel and subscribe it helps to get the movies advisable and has extra likelihood to share not solely the experiences but in addition the go away no hint message.

William – thanks for the nice interview and taking part within the I Love The Outside Interview!

In case you are fascinated about taking part and sharing your story, please contact us and tell us!

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