Lorraine's Ups 'n' Doons

This will be the first event where Lorraine McCall has talked about her life intertwined with all her mountain adventures. Come and listen to how this amazing woman has walked every mountain in Scotland and all the adventures she had in between.

Before Lorraine tells her story, there will be a short introduction from Connecting Carers about the work they do, offering some of the Highlands most resilient people a break from their caring roles.

This is not only a story about Lorraine’s latest adventure walking all the Grahams in a continuous journey, she will also touch on her earlier adventures in the Scottish mountains. This is a life story about the joys, hardships and possibilities life can throw at us and how one woman took it all on and came out smiling.

Lorraine undertook her first solo expedition nearly 20 years ago when she turned 40 walking all the Munros in a continuous journey. Ten years later she completed all the Corbetts in a similar fashion, and now in her 60th year, she has just completed a world first, a journey over all the Graham Mountains in one continual push, cycling and walking around 4000 miles and with over 600000 feet of ascent, much bigger than a Munro journey. During this period Lorraine overcame cancer 3 times. Her third journey was the toughest. Before she started the challenge, her body had been through so much, and with one of the worst summers to walk in the hills, it was in for a lot more...however, she completed it with her usual grit, good humour and stoicism .. She is the only person to ever achieve this and knows the mountains of Scotland intimately. She takes on every adventure with a smile and comes home with so many stories to tell -the mistakes are some of the best bits. The charm of Lorraine McCall is she is like all of us and that is why her story is so captivating -A life well lived!

"Doing the Grahams round has been one of the toughest journeys of my life and the one I am proudest of." (Lorraine McCall)

If you love the mountains of Scotland, the outdoors, adventure or would just like to listen to a story of resilience, determination and good humour come along for a Sunday afternoon of entertainment.

There are two ticket types to choose from please see below;

A ticket for the Talk Only, 3pm-5.30pm, with a break in the middle and time for questions at the end is £11.55 per person.

A ticket with Pre-Afternoon Tea, 2-3pm followed by the Talk 3pm-5.30pm is £27.80 per person.

You can choose to enjoy a delicious afternoon tea pre talk (2-3pm) which normally costs £20 per head, but the Kingsmill hotel have kindly offered it at £15 per head. (Dietary requirements can be catered for). Afternoon tea will includes delicious cakes and savouries, freshly baked scones served with strawberry jam and a selection of organic and herbal teas and freshly brewed coffee from Inverness Coffee Roasting.

50% of ticket sales for the talk go to Connecting Carers -Short Breaks & Respitality Bureau, giving unpaid Carers in the Highlands an opportunity to have a break from the amazing job they do, looking after loved ones.

If you are an unpaid Carer living in the Highlands and would like to get in touch with Connecting Carers, please have a look at our website and either give our friendly team a call or send an email

If anyone is travelling and wants to stay the night in Inverness, the Kingsmill have offered rooms for the rate of £100 Bed & Breakfast per room, per night based on single occupancy for Luxury Bedrooms. Guests should call to book directly on 01463 257100, Monday – Saturday 9am and 6pm.

Host or Publisher Connecting Carers