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 Membership of the Alpine Club – www.alpine-club.org.uk – also provides some hut discounts.

 Always check a hut is open when you are visiting. Have an idea of where you will stay and book ahead in high season, when huts will often be busy with both walkers and locals using them for weekend activities. Bed spaces and meals at huts can usually be booked via email and phone.

 September is often a great time for Alpine fastpacking. The weather is usually good and, since it’s out of season, the huts usually aren’t as busy.

Where should I go fastpacking?

Breathtaking Glen Affric on a multi-day run across Scotland

As important as it is to pack light, choosing your route is perhaps key to your enjoyment – whether you design your own or follow an existing one. Fastpacking is about running to a place you can’t get to in just a day and there are many ways of doing this, from a short, out-and-back trip with an overnight stay, to doing a national trail over several days, to planning your own journey lasting weeks. Some adventurers have even run around the world.