My pick of photos from 2019
Looking back on a few of my favourite photos and adventures from 2019.
John Davidson Coire an t-Sneachda offers first blast of winter mountaineering fun
Snow and ice transform Scotland’s mountains into a unique and beautiful landscape but it can also be a somewhat hostile environment.
Out of Puffer on magical woodland run
Quiet forest trails don’t get much better than this – but it won’t be long until these particular ones are taken over by two-wheeled trail riders. That’s because much of…
Opting for Plan B on Beinn Eighe
Coire Mhic Fhearchair on the north side of Beinn Eighe is often described as a spectacular amphitheatre but, as well as that, it can also be a cold, rocky, inhospitable…
Charities get share of £5.3 million Highland Cross funds
The community behind the annual Highland Cross fundraiser came together to mark another year of giving at a ceremony in Inverness. Five Highland charities were awarded new vehicles or funding…
Aviemore runs head in different directions
Standing on the start line of the Meall a’ Bhuachaille Hill Race at the end of October, I got a sure sense of de ja vu. Just a fortnight earlier…
Family-friendly cycle from Aviemore to Loch an Eilein and Coylumbridge
Children are often capable of so much more than we – or they – think. That’s my excuse for dragging my daughter out for a 10-mile bike ride last weekend…