Going for gold at the Lecht Winter Games
John Davidson It’s not every day you get the opportunity to be trained by an Olympic standard coach. I just hoped Alex Standen, a former GB skier and currently team coach, had…
Olympic effort shines light on winter sports
When Kristina comes up with a plan, you always know you’re going to be in for an epic. So when the phone rang at quarter past seven in the morning,…
Get a grip in Glenmore!
Not everyone is a fan of the snow but there’s no denying its transformational properties in the Highland landscape, and nowhere is that more apparent than in the Aviemore area.…
Ready for a new year of adventures
Running up and down hills, cycling along country lanes, mountain biking on exhilarating off-road trails, taking a walk in the magnificent Highland scenery or climbing a mountain – we’ve covered…
Slide away
“You’re making it hard for yourself,” she told me, and it was difficult to argue. Here I was, not much more than a couple of miles into what is usually…
West Link opens up active travel routes
So it’s finally open, and people have been crossing the fourth road bridge over the River Ness since Monday, judging for themselves what difference it will make to traffic in…
A noisy welcome to peaceful hills
Roaring stags greet us as we splodge our way up the sodden hillside, already looking forward to the sanctity of the ridge above. We can hear them but, for now,…