Kat Hill – Bothy: In Search of Simple Shelter

The door to the bothy is always unlocked, you just need to step inside. 

You can find bothies in the mountains or the wilderness, remote huts you can’t reserve, usually without electricity or other mod-cons, running water or even a marker on the map. You might have them to yourself or share them with strangers. And it’s there that you’ll meet Kat Hill – kettle on, feet up and pen out.

Leading us on a gorgeous journey around the UK, Kat reveals the history of these wild mountain shelters and the people who visit them. With an historian’s insight and a rambler’s imagination, Kat lends fresh consideration to the concepts of nature, wilderness and escape. 

In conversation with Sheilagh Matheson