Mountain Leader assessment week in the Cairngorms
John Davidson It’s pitch black, windy and pouring with rain, and we’re at 1150m above sea level wandering through thick cloud on the inhospitable Cairngorms plateau. I can barely see as far…
Active Outdoors
Wild camp on way to Sgurr Choinnich, Sgurr a Chaorachain and Maoile Lunndaidh
Waking up to fierce wind and intermittent driving rain, I knew the day ahead was not going to go exactly as planned. I’d walked in to the Bealach Crudhain last…
The call of the wild
Making our way up the steep hillside to An Cabar, it’s not difficult to hear the passion in Mike Cawthorne’s voice as he shares his views on the state of…
Smiles better way to the beach
A family cycle ride from Inverness to Dores beach on Loch Ness.
More to the Highland Cross than a race through the hills
The more times you do the Highland Cross, the more you understand the community behind this huge annual effort. Turning up on the day to run and cycle 50 miles…
Banging the Drum for the Great Glen Way
A 20-mile run between Drumnadrochit and Inverness is the perfect preparation for the Highland Cross.
Looking down on mysteries of Loch Mullardoch from Glen Affric Munros
Glen Affric is so often described as one of the most beautiful glens in Scotland that it’s becoming something of a cliché. But the thing about clichés is that they…