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      Heather Ohly

      Heather Ohly

      Independent | Open-Minded | Adventurous

      Mini Bio

      I have been hiking, running and rock climbing in the mountains for over 20 years. It made perfect sense for me to become an International Mountains Leader and share this passion with others. Since 2014, I have been leading groups of walkers and runners in the UK, the Alps and occasionally the Himalayas.

      When I’m not guiding, I work as a researcher in nutrition and food security. They are two completely different jobs and I really value the variety.

      Favourite Place to Play

      I live in the beautiful Lake District, and I have been up all of the Wainwrights at least once. This national park is my local playground.

      Further north, I love exploring Scotland. One of my favourite adventures ever was walking the Cape Wrath Trail, a long distance hike up the west of the Highlands from Fort William to Cape Wrath.

      Not a lot of People Know This

      I love techno music and dancing!

      “I have been hiking, running and rock climbing in the mountains for over 20 years. ”
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      International Mountain Leader

      Biggest Adventure Read More

      It’s hard to choose a favourite, but one of the most memorable was a 5 day hike through the Drakensburg mountains, where South Africa meets Lesotho. We slept in caves, encountered poisonous plants (my hands came up in huge blisters) and almost got caught in a wild fire!

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      Nutrition

      What Fellow Travellers Say About Heather

      Heather is clearly a very experienced hiker and easily shared her knowledge whether it came to weather, navigation, safety, etc. She was open, had interesting stories to share and was collaborative on daily (route) planning. I would certainly not hesitate to sign up with another trip with her as our leader.

      Sylvia Gaidauskas
      Wilderness Retreats - The Highlands
      Reviewed on 07/07/2025

      Please see prior answer for general trip. They were tremendous, and I highly recommend them. They were fun to be around, competent, and flexible and creative in modifying plans to meet our changing needs and desires!

      Diane Taylor
      23WETM Tailor Made trips
      Reviewed on 19/07/2023

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      Book a trip with Heather

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      Wildlife – Wales
      27th Jun - 3rd Jul 2026      		8 place(s) leftAvailable 2,465Book Now

      Make Trip Private

      Sometimes it's nice to get family and friends together and travel privately for some quality time. This means you benefit from all the features of the group departure, including hand-picked accommodation and expert local guides and we'll take care of it all. Then you can make your choice of departures dates and we'll get back to you to finalise the details.

      We work together with our team of guides to decide which departures they lead each year. As part of that, guides provide available dates that they are free to be booked. This means that any of the dates you see in the first field of the form below, could be perfect for your private departure or customised tour.

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