Great Wilderness Challenge

Running wild

John Davidson August 20, 2017 0 Comments

I’ve just put the date of next year’s Great Wilderness Challenge in my diary: Saturday, August 11, 2018. That’s when hundreds of walkers and runners will again gather in the…

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Frustration and fun at the Great Wilderness Challenge

John Davidson August 13, 2017 0 Comments

It’s not every day you get offered the chance to have a ride in a helicopter through a remote Highland glen. That even put a smile on my face after…

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.

Running wild

Frustration and fun at the Great Wilderness Challenge

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