January 2019 – John Davidson

Let it snow!

John Davidson January 28, 2019 0 Comments

Weather can cause all sorts of problems for people in the mountains, not least during the winter. But we had a rather unusual weather problem in the Cairngorms earlier this…

Active Outdoors

Always more to discover – and to share – in the hills

John Davidson January 7, 2019 0 Comments

Despite years of traipsing to Aviemore to explore the area’s vast opportunities for outdoor fun, I’d never ventured up one of its most popular hills. Craigellachie rises steeply behind the…

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.

Let it snow!

Always more to discover – and to share – in the hills

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