Introducing the Wild Pioneers

The Wild Pioneers is our remote corner of the virtual world where we can share about what we get up to in the real world as wilderness loving, mild adventure and outdoorsy kind of people. We’d both probably rather be outdoors, and here is our place to write about it.

Welcome in, grab a cocoa, or a dram, and get cosy. Or as Espen might say koselig.

This is about places, and place. Things to do, and things to think about. And overthink, if you’re anything like me. It’s about lifestyle, and choices, and everything in between.

Above all, it’s a reflection of life. The outdoors is my escape, it’s where I do my best thinking. And it’s a place where I don’t need to think - I can just be still, for once in my little anxiety fuelled life.

Because writing also soothes me, I want to bring those reflections, lessons, those meditations, those things to ponder back here, to my writing desk, to the internet.

What started out as an aspirational travel blog has morphed into a quieter, more reflective place to be. I hope. With some lovely photos of Scotland and from our adventures further afield perhaps too.

Whether you know Scotland intimately, are curious about these lands or its spectacular nature, I hope you find joy, or peace, or whatever you are looking for here.

About Us

A million years ago (in 2015), weary after a weekend of wild camping, the seed of the Wild Pioneers took root. We were both working full time. Time was precious and in short supply. It started out as a few weekends here and there - trips to the mountains, to the sea, to wild camp, to simply be outdoors. 

From there, somehow we managed to quit our jobs, sell our apartment and go travelling - learning to build our businesses and support ourselves without being tied to a job anymore.

That took us all over the world, taught us many lessons, and then it brought us right back to Scotland.  

And that's where you'll find us.

In the hills, swimming wild, taking photographs of wildlife, writing random poems and essays about life. This is our adventure.