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Mountains Mend Minds

Mountains Mend Minds is a project started in January 2020 with the aim of encouraging more people to take up hiking mountains and hills. The benefits of hiking include improved mental and physical health, learning new skills, discovering parts of the country you would never have visited before and meeting new people!

 

This website and its linked social media platforms will try to inspire people through sharing stories from people – in the form of blogs, video content and articles – on a weekly basis.

 

Most people say they would like to ‘bag a Munro’ or see more of Scotland so this website will encourage people to do that.

 

This website or its owner cannot be held responsible for any injury or accidents sustained while hiking. All persons taking part in such activities do so at their own risk, acknowledging the risk of injury or accidents. Please access the countryside safely.

 

 

 

Website editor

Hi, I’m Ross Cunningham and I run the website and linked social media platforms.
 
In 2017 I went through depression and getting into hiking Scotland’s mountains is something that helped me through that really difficult time and really changed my life. I know from my own experience and from speaking to fellow hill walkers that hiking can really help with mental wellbeing, and I’d like to inspire other people to get outside and explore Scotland.
 
If you’d like to share your story through Mountains Mend Minds please drop me an email through the contact page.
 
Below you can watch a BBC Scotland video I featured in, alongside my wee westie, about Munro bagging and mental health.