"WHAT A DAY >>>AMAZING! TREMENDOUS! ...and the guide... Fantastic... worth his weight in gold, as route finding is not on our agenda... concentration on your feet, your hands, your arms, your steps. Your eyes transfixed to your next step..."

This man knows every rock, every path, every place to escape from and hide from weather and wind... he builds confidence and helps guys like me achieve stuff I could never dream of... he is an absolute star in my eyes and made my week on Skye the most terrific, fabulous, enthralling, exciting... and most of all FUN time ever...

"Highlight of the day to ask myself to do this…. and get it done!!"

"So, back at the bunkhouse, shower, dinner…  and all we can talk about is today Gillian Gillian Gillian... right to the wee small hours... great fun this Skye!"

(Extracts from report by 'Doogz' in ScottishHills.com - read the whole report here)

I chose to book Graham at Skye Hi because his price was very competitive and it was also clear he had extensive knowledge and experience of these mountains so I knew I would be in good hands.

I thoroughly enjoyed my days spent with Graham. He was very sensitive to my ability and empowered me with the confidence to try things I never imagined doing. Graham Paterson - mountain expert, climber and all round great bloke !  Where to next Graham ??!!”

Tim Rodgers

Writing this in the middle of November, it still doesn't feel as if we've quite come down from Pinnacle Ridge - the buzz is still there!
Anne, Fiona and I met Graham at the Sligachan Arms on a cold, clear day, and set off down the Glen, past the Bhasteir Gorge to the base of the first Pinnacle, with spectacular views all the way.
At some point the reality of what we'd taken on finally dawned on Anne, and there were mutterings of "I'll ask more questions next time!".
Despite the mutterings, the wet snow on the higher parts, the final abseil in the dark with the weather closing in (that was one of the best bits!), we pulled together (literally sometimes) and finished a wonderful, exciting, gripping, sometimes scary, 14 hour romp with spectacular situations on the finest ridge in the country. Back in the car park we were higher than the top of Sgurr nan Gillean, and a bottle of Talisker was mysteriously depleted on the drive back to Glenbrittle.
Graham looked after us every foot of the way, his friendly professionalism and enthusiasm made the whole experience a huge pleasure, and just whetted the appetite for more - complete Ridge Traverse?. (Some of us may also miss his unconventional thermal innovations).