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Will Copestake

Adventurer, Expedition Guide and Photographer


Named as Scotland and UK 'Adventurer of the Year 2015'

We are proud to be working with expert guide and all round good-guy Will Copestake. Will is also a brand ambassador for the likes of Hilleberg Tents, Rab and PowerTraveller and has racked up an amazing wealth of experience in the world of adventure and guiding. 

Sandgrouse Travel & Expeditions work closely with Will both here in Scotland and in Scandinavia where he leads and guides small groups on their own tailor-made adventures. Example itineraries that are lead by Will include: Trek Across Nordenskiold Land and Blue Ice Kayaking, Svalbard.

More About Will:

Kayak Guiding: Will is a BCU 5* sea kayaker with his 1* coach and has a wealth of experience paddling and leading trips at home and abroad. Join Will on a kayaking expedition in Scotland or Scandinavia with Sandgrouse Travel & Expeditions. 

Hill Guiding: Will is a Summer Mountain Leader and well on his way to gaining his Winter Mountain Leader this year. Pick any hill in Scotland and we will plan for Will to take you there on an adventure packed with fun and laughs.

Photography Workshops: To remember a trip is the greatest reward, to capture it forever also fun. Will offers photography workshops around the hills and sea on and during adventures.

'CROSSING ICELAND ON FOOT'

In 2011 with his closest friend Remi Mcmurtry, Will Copetake hiked an amazing 600 kms north to south across Iceland as part of a 3 month expedition; amazingly all on a budget of only £600 funded largely by selling tea on hilltops. 

Below is a 20-minute film documenting the highs and lows of their fantastic adventure across Iceland.

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From may to 2013 to may 2014 Will embarked on a year long solo and self supported expedition to discover his home country. ‘The Machair to Munro’ expedition aimed to discover the culture and landscape of Scotland. Kayaking solo 1600km around the four cardinal points of the Scottish mainland starting and finishing at each border was followed by a winter round of the Munro mountains (3000ft…there are 282 of them) using a bicycle to travel between.

(Will seen on his most recent Scottish challenge in which he is climbing all 'Corbett' mountains - for more information click here: #ColdestCorbett)

Lasting 364 days and covering a total of 5900km with 147000m of vertical ascent the expedition awarded Will both the Scottish and National UK 'Adventurer of the Year 2015'.

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Will now works outdoors leading hill-walking and kayaking journeys in Scotland and abroad, notably Will has spent a lot of time recently guiding kayaking groups in Patagonia (Argentina), and you can discover more about his amazing journeys via his excellent blog: The Will Copestake Blog

(Will Copestake photographed in Chile on expedition). 

Sandgrouse Travel & Expeditions work closely with Will both here in Scotland and in Scandinavia where he leads and guides small groups on their own tailor-made adventures. Example itineraries that are lead by will include: Trek Across Nordenskiold Land and Blue Ice Kayaking, Svalbard.

For more information on these exclusive adventures please speak to your travel consultant today or email enquiries@sandgrousetravel.com.

(Svalbard is calling! Start planning a true once adventure with the Will Copestake and Sandgrouse Travel & Expeditions).