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# It's Up to Us

It's Up to Us

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## Posts

- [Help choose our next path repair project](https://savemountainpaths.scot/help-us-choose-our-next-path-repair-project/) - We need your input! Do you know of a mountain path in Scotland in need of repair? Fill in this form and let us know the details.
- [Skye Path Maintenance Volunteering Opportunity](https://savemountainpaths.scot/skye-path-maintenance-volunteering-opportunity/) - This autumn, Mountaineering Scotland, British Mountaineering Council and Outdoor Access Trust for Scotland are returning to Glen Brittle on Skye to continue work on paths up to the Cuillins begun last year. In 2025, a team of volunteers from all three organisations worked together over three days to clear 122 cross drains, improve 4kms of
- [Iconic mountain path restored ahead of schedule after major conservation effort](https://savemountainpaths.scot/iconic-mountain-path-restored-ahead-of-schedule-after-major-conservation-effort/) - £300,000 community-backed project secures one of Scotland’s most fragile upland routes for future generations thanks to It's Up To Us campaign.
- [Author Stewart Logan donates profits to save mountain paths](https://savemountainpaths.scot/author-stewart-logan-donates-profits-to-save-mountain-paths/) - Thank you to author and mountaineer Stewart Logan, who has generously donated some profits from his book to our campaign. We caught up with him to find out why.
- [Scottish outdoor clothing brand lends their support to mountain paths](https://savemountainpaths.scot/keela-support-2025/) - Scottish outdoor clothing brand Keela have stepped up and shown their commitment to saving Scotland’s mountain paths by donating to It’s Up to Us,
- [Skye path maintenance volunteer event](https://savemountainpaths.scot/skye-path-maintenance-volunteer-event/) - Come along and get stuck in helping with path maintenance on Skye at this joint event in partnership with OATS and the BMC.
- [Generous donation from Mountaineering Scotland Member](https://savemountainpaths.scot/generous-donation-from-mountaineering-scotland-member/) - Robert Kincaid, a lifelong hillwalker, mountaineer, and dedicated mountain rescue volunteer, recently made a generous £5,000 donation to our 'It’s Up To Us' campaign. We caught up with him to learn more about his connection to the hills and what motivated him to make such a meaningful contribution. How did you first hear about It’s
- [Volunteers return to An Teallach as work restarts](https://savemountainpaths.scot/volunteers-return-to-an-teallach-as-work-restarts/) - Work has just restarted on An Teallach as part of our joint campaign to #savemountainpaths in Scotland. The team from Cairngorm Wilderness Contracts Ltd were joined by Outdoor Access Trust for Scotland (OATS) volunteers earlier this week, as the next phase of path repair - which will continue over the winter months - kicked off.
- [Saving mountain paths...one penny at a time!](https://savemountainpaths.scot/saving-mountain-paths-one-penny-at-a-time/) - Mountaineering Scotland and the Outdoor Access Trust for Scotland (OATS) are excited to announce that the It’s Up to Us (IUTU) campaign will be the focus of the Pennies scheme in Cotswold Outdoor stores, launching today (2nd September 2024) and running until the end of the year. Now in its second year, It’s Up to
- [Latest volunteer days on An Teallach are huge success](https://savemountainpaths.scot/volunteer-days-an-teallach-march/) - An enthusiastic team of OATS volunteers teamed up with path contractors from Cairngorm Wilderness Contracts to undertake path-building work on An Teallach.
- [It's Up to Us campaign wins €60,000 EOCA Grant](https://savemountainpaths.scot/its-up-to-us-campaign-wins-eoca-grant/) - The EOCA grant has given a massive boost to the It’s Up to Us fundraising campaign for path renovation and habitat restoration works on one of Scotland’s most iconic mountains. It’s Up to Us, the three-year partnership conservation project from the Outdoor Access Trust for Scotland (OATS) and Mountaineering Scotland, has been awarded a €60,000
- [HARVEY Maps make It's Up to Us Green Friday campaign for 2023](https://savemountainpaths.scot/harvey-maps-green-friday-2023/) - HARVEY Maps has donated a fantastic £300 towards the It’s Up to Us campaign to save mountain paths in Scotland after choosing the campaign for their annual Green Friday donation. Instead of offering customer a Black Friday sale or similar, each year HARVEY Maps chooses one charity, project or campaign to donate to, with the
- [Big Sky Campers step up to #SaveMountainPaths in Scotland](https://savemountainpaths.scot/supporters-big-sky-campers/) - Big Sky Campers have become the latest business to support the It's Up to Us campaign to save mountain paths in Scotland.
- [Meet our It's Up to Us ambassadors: Benjamin Barendrecht](https://savemountainpaths.scot/meet-the-ambassadors-benjamin-barendrecht/) - It's time to meet another amazing #ItsUptoUs campaign ambassador - Benjamin Barendrecht – who is helping us to #SaveMountainPaths in Scotland! "Since then, I've been to many places, but nowhere gave me the same feeling as the mountains of the Scottish Highlands, there is a magical feeling when exploring Scotland, a place I feel home.
- [Work starts on An Teallach path](https://savemountainpaths.scot/work-starts-on-an-teallach-path/) - Work has started on our project to repair the badly eroded path on An Teallach. With your help we can raise the £300,000 needed to complete this 3 year project.
- [Vote for It’s Up to Us to win EOCA funding](https://savemountainpaths.scot/vote-for-its-up-to-us-to-win-eoca-funding/) - It’s Up to Us has been shortlisted for funding from the European Outdoor Conservation Association - we need your votes to secure 60,000 Euros. VOTE NOW!
- [Meet the It's Up to Us ambassadors: Ian Stewart](https://savemountainpaths.scot/meet-the-ambassadors-ian-stewart/) - It's time to meet another awesome #ItsUptoUs campaign ambassador, helping us to #SaveMountainPaths in Scotland! Ian Stewart is the founder of Trail Running Scotland, a Mountaineering Instructor with more than ten years of experience delivering courses, not to mention a former member of the Mountain Safety Team at Mountaineering Scotland! He says: “I have been
- [Meet the It's Up to Us ambassadors: Lucy Hamilton](https://savemountainpaths.scot/meet-the-its-up-to-us-ambassadors-lucy-hamilton/) - It’s time to introduce another of our #ItsUptoUs campaign ambassadors - photographer Lucy Hamilton, better known as @loosemooose on Instagram!
- [Meet our It's Up to Us ambassadors: Lorna (@gurl_on_the_hill)](https://savemountainpaths.scot/meet-the-ambassadors-lorna/) - We're excited to introduce the next amazing #ItsUptoUs campaign ambassador helping to #SaveMountainPaths in Scotland. Lorna (better known as @gurl_on_the_hill on Instagram) is a Scottish adventurer and mountain-lover. She says: “Hi! I'm Lorna and I live in the Highlands of Scotland. I'm a passionate every-day adventurer with a love for the outdoors, mountains, trails, forests,
- [Meet the It's Up to Us ambassadors: Nav Bakhsh](https://savemountainpaths.scot/meet-the-ambassadors-nav-bakhsh/) - Each week, we’re introducing you to one of the amazing ambassadors who are helping to #SaveMountainPaths in Scotland by supporting the #ItsUptoUs campaign. Today, we’re hearing from Nav Bakhsh - a friend of Mountaineering Scotland, and someone we were delighted could join us at the Fort William Mountain Festival back in February. We asked Nav
- [Meet our It's Up to Us ambassadors: Ross Cunningham](https://savemountainpaths.scot/meet-the-ambassadors-ross-cunningham/) - We're excited to introduce another of our amazing It's Up to Us campaign ambassadors, helping to save upland paths in Scotland. Ross Cunningham is a hillwalker, mental health ambassador and the founder of Mountains Mend Minds. “I'm Ross, 37, a proud Fifer who has recently moved to the Orkney Islands for work. Hillwalking came into
- [It's Up to Us X Summit Stride](https://savemountainpaths.scot/summit-stride/) - Mountaineering Scotland and the Outdoor Access Trust for Scotland are excited to have Summit Stride supporting the #ItsUptoUs campaign to #SaveMountainPaths! It’s Us to Us is a three-year campaign by Mountaineering Scotland and Outdoor Access Trust for Scotland (OATS) to raise awareness of the urgent need for investment in the repair and maintenance of informal mountain
- [Meet the It’s Up to Us ambassadors: Markus Stitz](https://savemountainpaths.scot/ambassadors-markus-stitz/) - It's time to introduce another of our #ItsUptoUs campaign ambassadors! This week, we asked Markus Stitz - author, filmmaker and founder Bikepacking Scotland - to tell us a little about himself, how he makes the most of time spent in the hills and why he supports our new campaign to #savemountainpaths in Scotland: “My name
- [Filming takes place on An Teallach](https://savemountainpaths.scot/filming-takes-place-on-an-teallach/) - It’s Up to Us is a new three-year campaign to raise awareness of the desperate need for investment in the repair and maintenance of informal mountain paths across Scotland. Initially, the campaign will focus on raising £300,000 to fund the repair the mountain path from Dundonnell on An Teallach – one of Scotland’s most iconic
- [It's Up to Us wins SMT's Diamond Grant](https://savemountainpaths.scot/its-up-to-us-wins-smts-diamond-grant/) - The new It’s Up to Us campaign from the Outdoor Access Trust for Scotland (OATS) and Mountaineering Scotland kicked off with the award of the 60th anniversary, £100,000 Diamond Grant from the Scottish Mountaineering Trust (SMT). It’s Up to Us is an ambitious three-year partnership campaign to raise £300,000 for much-needed path repairs on one
- [It’s Up to Us launches in Perth](https://savemountainpaths.scot/its-up-to-us-launches-perth/) - It’s Up to Us – the new partnership campaign from Mountaineering Scotland and the Outdoor Access Trust for Scotland (OATS), and supported by the Scottish Mountaineering Trust – was officially launched in Perth last night, at an event packed with familiar faces from the mountain community. The new three-year campaign – which aims to raise
- [New campaign to launch in Perth](https://savemountainpaths.scot/campaign-launch-event-to-take-place-in-perth/) - On Thursday 25th of May, Mountaineering Scotland and the Outdoor Access Trust for Scotland will officially launch their new partnership campaign – It’s Up to Us – at an event in Perth’s Black Watch Castle & Museum. The project aims to raise awareness of the challenges facing many of Scotland's upland paths and the importance
- [Cotswold Outdoor backs new campaign to save Scotland’s mountain paths](https://savemountainpaths.scot/cotswold-outdoor-backs-new-campaign/) - Mountaineering Scotland and the Outdoor Access Trust for Scotland (OATS) are delighted to announce Cotswold Outdoor as the official sponsor of a new three-year campaign to raise £300,000 for much-needed path repairs on An Teallach, one of Scotland’s most iconic mountains.
- [Meet the It's Up to Us ambassadors: Keri Wallace](https://savemountainpaths.scot/ambassadors-keri-wallace/) - Each week, we'll be introducing one of the 16 amazing ambassadors who are helping the #ItsUptoUs campaign by stepping up to #SaveMountainPaths. This week, we're meeting Keri Wallace - mountain runner, rock climber, freelance writer and co-founder of Girls on Hills! Keri tells us: “I am co-founder of trail running company, Girls on Hills -
- [Arnold Clark supports It's Up to Us with generous donation](https://savemountainpaths.scot/arnold-clark-sponsor/) - Mountaineering Scotland and the Outdoor Access Trust for Scotland (OATS) were delighted to hear that Arnold Clark have made a generous donation to #ItsUptoUs, after one of their keen hill-walking staff noticed the campaign on social media. Anna Traczyk, an Accounts Assistant with Arnold Clark in Glasgow, came to Scotland for a two-week holiday over
- [Meet the It’s Up to Us ambassadors: Pawel Cymbalista](https://savemountainpaths.scot/ambassadors-pawel-cymbalista/) - This week, we're meeting the inspirational and record-breaking mountain-runner Pawel Cymbalista, who the Mountaineering Scotland team had the pleasure of hearing speak as part of Tales from the Trails at the 2023 Fort William Mountain Festival.
- [Meet the It's Up to Us ambassadors: Matthew Smillie](https://savemountainpaths.scot/meet-the-ambassadors-matthew-smillie/) - Each week we introduce you to an ambassador who'll explain why they support the It's Up to Us campaign. This week it's the turn of The Scottish Conqueror, Matthew Smillie

## Pages

- [Homepage](https://savemountainpaths.scot/) - It's Up to Us is a campaign by Mountaineering Scotland and the Outdoor Access Trust for Scotland to save Scotland's mountain paths from disrepair.
- [The funding gap](https://savemountainpaths.scot/the-funding-gap/) - The funding gap Outdoors access, recreation and tourism is a vital to Upland Scotland, with our mountain landscape providing one of our most significant national assets. Outdoors tourism is a major and growing part of the economy - the hills provide habitat for many of our valued species, and the mountain landscapes are synonymous with
- [Donate](https://savemountainpaths.scot/donate/) - Make a donation to help raise £300,000 for essential path repairs on An Teallach, and help secure the future of Scotland's mountain paths.
- [It's Up to Us: Meet our supporters](https://savemountainpaths.scot/our-supporters/) - A big thank you to our sponsors. It’s Up to Us is an ambitious project to address decades of mountain path erosion and save Scotland’s iconic locations
- [About It’s Up to Us](https://savemountainpaths.scot/about-its-up-to-us/) - About It’s Up to Us It’s Us to Us is a three-year campaign by Mountaineering Scotland and Outdoor Access Trust for Scotland (OATS) to raise awareness of the urgent need for investment in the repair and maintenance of informal mountain paths across Scotland. The campaign has three key parts: Fundraising Initially the campaign will focus
- [Importance of paths](https://savemountainpaths.scot/importance-of-paths/) - Importance of paths Paths are a fundamental part of our enjoyment of the hills and mountains, with a majority of visits to upland areas, and an estimated 88% of those involved in hillwalking activities, involving the use of a path. There are multiple benefits to repairing and maintaining hill paths - is a vital part
- [Cotswold Outdoor Sponsor](https://savemountainpaths.scot/our-supporters/cotswold-outdoor-sponsor/) - For almost 50 years, Cotswold Outdoor have been helping people explore the great outdoors together. Offering expert advice on quality clothing, equipment and accessories from the best brands. With over 70 stores across the UK, their passionate and knowledgeable staff inspire customers to make the right choice through free in-store boot and rucksack fitting services. That's matched
- [News](https://savemountainpaths.scot/news/) - Latest campaign updates
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