In Your Element - Scotland

MND Charity Founder to tackle 92km Great Glen Canoe Trail with some help from In Your Element

In Your Element is currently guiding Alex and his team from Fort William on the west coast to Inverness on the east coast. They are due to complete the challenge tomorrow (Wednesday).

You can find out a bit more about Alex, his team and their amazing fundraising efforts using the following press-release link: https://scotlandpress.co.uk/news/mnd-charity-founder-to-take-on-bucket-list-scottish-endurance-challenge

Challenging MND

MND charity founder to take on bucket list Scottish endurance challenge | Scotland Press Alex Gibson MBE, founder of Challenging MND, will canoe 92km along the Great Glen Canoe Trail.

At In Your Element, we go to great lengths to make sure we know exactly what to expect when we take customers on activity experiences. This instructor (who has chosen to remain anonymous😂) is apparently checking the river bed for obstacles that might get in the way. No stone goes unturned (or river tubes in this case)!

Needless to say, having gone above and beyond, this instructor now has the most in-depth knowledge of our Fort William River Tubing venue of all our staff.

Obviously looking for a pay rise or something!

You Don't Need To Be In Your 20's To Do A Canoe Expedition...... a review from a 50-something year old!

Epic adventure, lingers with you long afterwards:

'The most incredible adventure that will stay long in my memory. Our guide Luke, from In Your Element, excelled in his role, teaching us novices all things kayak, cheffed up the most amazing three-course evening meals, hot breakfasts (impossible to go hungry) and kept us safe.

As a woman aged 50-something, I was apprehensive about the physical challenge - and it was hard but doable, although glad I’d upped my training to prepare. The weather was appalling, freezing at times, with gusty headwinds slowing us, so we didn’t quite reach the end, but already planning a return trip next year to conquer the trail!'

Laura K, May 2026, Much Better Adventures customer.

See other reviews like this and find out more about this 'Canoe Across Scotland' adventure on the Much Better Adventures website..

100km Canoe Expedition Across Scotland | Much Better Adventures Join a local guide and a small group of likeminded folks on a 100km canoe trip across Scotland. Wild camp and enjoy breathtaking scenery. Book now!