June 2017 – John Davidson

Uphill battle to overcome nerves in Highland Cross

John Davidson June 30, 2017 0 Comments

No matter how many times you’ve done the Highland Cross, it never seems to get any easier. Conditions were favourable this year, with a strong westerly blowing us through the…

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Raffle winners – Highland Cross 2017

John Davidson June 20, 2017 0 Comments

Well done to my #paerntsontherun team-mates for completing this year’s Highland Cross! We had a great time on the day and helped raise cash for some deserving charities helping those…

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Making a splash on family cycle in the Cairngorms

John Davidson June 9, 2017 0 Comments

A COUPLE of summers ago I took my two young children on this off-road cycle ride by myself – this time I had parental back-up! Back then our eldest had…

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Out of the dorm

John Davidson June 2, 2017 0 Comments

Scotland’s youth hostels provide affordable accommodation for travellers in cities and rural areas. John Davidson visited two remote Highland hostels and found some unexpected benefits

I’m a journalist in Inverness in the Highlands of Scotland with a passion for the great outdoors – including walking, cycling and mountaineering.

In my day job I work for Highland News & Media as Content and Commercial Editor, working with the editorial teams across 14 weekly newspapers and associated websites and the HNM app, along with a number of editorial and commercial supplements and tourism publications. I am the editor of the John O’Groat Journal, Caithness Courier and Northern Times, covering Caithness and Sutherland.

I am also a qualified summer Mountain Leader and a member of the Mountain Training Association.

I have written two books of walking and cycling routes around the Highlands and regularly contribute to Scottish Walks & Cycling magazine.

I am also involved in campaigning for better streets for all through calling for a more pedestrian and cycle-friendly environment.

Uphill battle to overcome nerves in Highland Cross

Raffle winners – Highland Cross 2017

Making a splash on family cycle in the Cairngorms

Out of the dorm

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