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Sandwood Bay, Durness and Cape Wrath

Here’s a selection of photos from a couple of days I spent this week in the far north-west of Scotland, camping at Durness and running out to Sandwood Bay from…

John Davidson August 25, 2013 0 Comments
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Lochnagar via the Black Spout

My first proper mountain of the year and it’s already the middle of August! I’ve struggled to find time to fit in trips to the mountains this year with a…

John Davidson August 20, 2013 0 Comments
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Highland Cross: I did it!

I’m pleased to say I made it to the end of my first Highland Cross still in one piece but a fair bit soggier than I started! I completed the…

John Davidson June 24, 2013 0 Comments
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Chance meeting with pine martens

On a walk at the weekend I had an unbelievable wildlife experience when I saw a couple of pine martens literally within a couple of yards of me. One ran…

John Davidson June 17, 2013 0 Comments
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Monster climb has its rewards

I’ve just tackled a mountain biking route that’s been in my mind for years – and found it was well worth the wait. The weather was perfect and I am…

John Davidson June 9, 2013 0 Comments
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Get set for the Highland Cross

I’m taking part in the Highland Cross – a 50-mile duathlon (20 miles running off road and up hill followed by 30 miles road cycling) going coast to coast across…

John Davidson June 2, 2013 0 Comments
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Running through glorious Glen Affric

With less than four weeks to go until I take on the challenge of my first Highland Cross, I headed down to Glen Affric today to put in some serious…

John Davidson May 26, 2013 0 Comments

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About John Davidson

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.

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