Anam Cara Fasgadh Canoe Challenges
Canoe & Climb Challenge 2025
Anam Cara Fasgadh’s second Canoe Challenge was nothing short of epic! Over the weekend of Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th April 2025, our brave adventurers set out to conquer the mighty Loch Lomond – Scotland’s most iconic loch – before tackling the towering heights of its most southerly Munro, Ben Lomond.
In partnership with our friends at In Your Element, our incredible challengers – Kate, Charis, Noah, and Susan – paddled an exhausting 36.4 km across the loch, before some of them joined Andrew, Lauren, and Steven to take on the steep ascent of Ben Lomond.
The weather threw everything it could at them, but our wee team dug deep, battled through the tough conditions, and triumphed. Thanks to their determination and spirit, they raised an amazing £4,122 for Anam Cara Fasgadh!
We couldn’t be prouder of this team and are so grateful for the grit, energy, and heart they poured into this challenge.
2022
Anam Cara Fasgadh’s 1st Canoe Challenge was hosted by cofounder Susan Simpson, with the support of Aileen Thomson, from 11-14 April 2022.
Over 4 days the team battled headwinds and rain to traverse the 95km journey crossing Scotland from west to east, with 22 miles of canal and 4 Lochs - Loch Lochy, Loch Oich, Loch Ness, and Loch Dochfour.
Pushed back due to the challenging weather conditions, their fabulous guide Stewart from In Your Element - Scotland made the safety call to have the team complete part of Loch Ness today and a weary but triumphant team finished back at Fort Augustus.
The team raised over £4,500 for Anam Cara Fasgadh, and have taken away so many amazing memories from an incredible challenge.