Our Ambassadors

Bee is from Shetland originally but she now lives near Stirling in Central Scotland. Bee absolutely loves being in the mountains, especially the Scottish ones, whether that’s running, hiking or enjoying winter days, she’s just happy to be outside. Her love of the mountains and outdoors doesn’t stop at Scotland though. Bee has climbed all the Furths in Ireland and Wales, and she loves long distance trails abroad, such as the GR20 in Corsica, the Alta Via 2 in the Dolomites and Everest Base Camp in Nepal.

Bee also got into ultra running a few years ago and she’s absolutely hooked. Her proudest achievements are compleating all 282 Munros in July 2024, climbing Island Peak at 6189m and becoming a qualified mountain leader.

Bee is currently working towards her winter mountain leader and her international mountain leader qualifications. Basically, she likes to find any excuse to be outside as much as possible!

Cara is a mountain leader based in the Midlands. She loves an adventure, both in the UK & abroad, with the mountains being her favourite destination to run off to. On a normal weekend you'll usually find Cara hiking or pretending she can dance on top of a mountain as a summit celebration.

Recently, she’s completed all 188 of the Welsh mountains and so her eyes are now set on reaching the top of the 257 English mountains. Thru-hiking is another one of Cara’s favourite activities with her most recent thru-hikes consisting of Coast to Coast, the Laugavegur Trail and the Tour du Mont Blanc. What’s up next is still to be confirmed but ideas are already buzzing around!

“I love the Coast to Coast map! The concept of walking west to east across the country felt so daunting but seeing my day broken down by the trail line on my HARVEY map gave me mini land marks to aim for - even if it was something as aesthetically displeasing as the bridge going over the M6! Of course, the route has much more exciting places throughout which were so much more enticing but that visualisation of my next incline, decline and forestry section really gave me landmarks each day which made it feel manageable.”

Heather is a mountaineer and long-distance hiker who has now clocked in thousands of miles on long distance trails alone, where she is always self-sufficient, living simply out of her tent.

Some of her favourite achievements include the Cape Wrath Trail, Tour Du Mont Blanc, Tahoe Rim Trail, West Highland Way, East Highland Way, Skye Trail, Wainwright’s Coast to Coast, South Downs Way, Great Glen Way, Alder Trail, Affric Kintail Way, Everest Base Camp, Cotswold Way, Cumbria Way and the Laugervegur Trail.

Heather is the founder and guide of Sacred Mountain Guiding where she offers guided mountain adventures, sharing her passion for the mountains and the outdoors and her belief that nature holds the key to healing, presence and belonging.

And what is Heather’s favourite map? "This would have to be the HARVEY Cape Wrath Trail North & South maps. The Cape Wrath Trail has my heart and was my most memorable trail to date, I hope to hike it again in the future!"

Jen is a mountain leader, former ultrarunner, and explorer of wild places. Her adventures are shaped by long days on the trail, off paths in the mountains, and travelling light.

Based in the Scottish Highlands, Jen is a qualified mountain leader and a trainee member of Killin Mountain Rescue Team. She explores the Highlands on foot, bike and kayak, often for days at a time, with summit camps and bothy stays. Jen’s adventures are less about speed and more about self-reliance, curiosity, and enjoying the landscape.

She is the author of Running Through the Dark, a book that tells the story of taking on some of Britain’s toughest endurance events, including the 190 mile Northern Traverse race and the Spine Challenger. She hosts the podcast ‘Resilience Rising’ which explores what resilience means.

Her favourite HARVEY map is BMM Southern Highlands, which she uses to explore her local wild swim spots and Munros.

Layla is a mountain leader living in Yorkshire. Her passion is running in the fells and giving her two boys a life in the outdoors free of screens.

One of her biggest achievements was this October where Layla ran laps of Pen-y-Ghent continuously for 24 hours to raise money for Candlelighters.

Leanne is the founder of Blooming Wild Adventures and a Scotland-based multi-sport freelance instructor. Her work focuses on inclusive, supportive adventures, from women’s bikepacking courses to nature-based experiences for those navigating trauma, change or self-discovery.

When she’s not working, you’ll usually find her in the mountains; running, biking and camping or slowing things down with cold water dips and mindful movement outdoors.

Nigel has been using HARVEY maps for many years as an mountaineering instructor, orienteer and mountain marathoner.

He has had a career in Outdoor Education and was Head of Training at Glenmore Lodge the Scottish National Outdoor Centre for 20 years. He is the author of the National Navigation Award Scheme (NNAS) book on Teaching Navigation but confesses to having well developed relocation strategies due to the regularity with which he finds himself misplaced.

Nigel is contributing to the HARVEY Maps blog on Navigation, click here to read more.

With 39 years of hill experience, Rachel discovered mountains whilst doing the Duke of Edinburgh award at 16. She has spent every spare moment since then exploring the fells of the Lake District and the mountains of Wales and Scotland. Her love of the hills also involves solo-walking long distance trails as well as wild camping in some of the most remote parts of the UK.

Rachel is based in the magical Lake District and loves anything outdoors. She particularly loves walking, but also she enjoys climbing (trad and ice), swimming, running and mountain biking.

I have many favourite maps, but the Cape Wrath Trail north and south top the lot. These maps were my bedtime reading each night before the next gruelling day. I was able to really visualise what was to come each day which helped me achieve my first unexpected and unplanned fastest known time.

Ross is a big hillwalker - he compleated all 282 Munros in 2022 and has been to the top of over 500 hills and mountains in Scotland. He has a little dog called Dex, who is a west highland white terrier – Rex has done 67 Munros to date.

Ross and Dex live in Kirkwall in the Orkney Islands, an archipelago made up of around 70 islands just off the north coast of the Scottish mainland.

Ross was named the Online Media Walking Champion at the Scottish National Walking Awards 2021 and is a mental health campaigner, sitting on national lived experience panels.

Sarah is a Cumbria based teacher who is most at home in the hills with her dog, Murphy. Sarah loves running to explore and her favourite thing to do is to set off on a multi-day trip with everything she needs on her back and a HARVEY map in her hand.

Sarah’s first love is exploring and she’s an adventurer at heart. She is well known for completing ultra and endurance races, and in 2025 she broke the women's record at the Backyard Ultra in the United States where she ran almost 400 miles in 95 hours!