Challenge ahead for wilderness wanderer
John Davidson Alfred Wainwright is more commonly associated with the Lake District but it is his description of the Dundonnell and Fisherfield forests that has given this area its legendary status in…
Active Outdoors
Away with the fairies
Motivation is the key to getting young children to be enthusiastic about what us grown-ups boringly refer to as “going for a walk”. That, and ice cream. But on this…
Uphill battle to overcome nerves in Highland Cross
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…
Making a splash on family cycle in the Cairngorms
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…
Out of the dorm
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
Nevis Range partnership means enduro events will be No Fuss
Ahead of the enduro mountain biking season, John Davidson visited Nevis Range with No Fuss Events to discover a new partnership that is paying dividends for the sport
Battling the forces of nature in Glen Feshie
In search of a walk into the wilds while the clouds hung low on the mountains and the wind would be blasting over the high tops, I found the perfect…