From city to seclusion
John Davidson Bikepacking is becoming a popular way to travel through the wilds with minimal gear. John Davidson heads for the hills in the first of this two-part mountain biking adventure travelling…
ross-shire
Summer Isles article
I recently received this wonderful article on our Summer Isles sea kayaking trip earlier in the year. It brought back some special memories for me. Thanks to Richard Castro for…
Ruadh Stac Mor and A’ Mhaighdean
What a weekend we had in Wester Ross! Peter was down to his last three Munros, and two were in the remote Fisherfield Forest – an 11-mile trek to the…
A winter weekend’s cycling
What a fantastic weekend I've had getting out and about on the bike. On Saturday I did a short but satisfying off-road route between Contin and Little Garve, where I…
Back to the Fannichs
I’ve been out in the Fannichs today, going up two Munros – An Coileachan and Meall Gorm – from the Lochluichart road. We took the bikes up the access road…
Autumn walk in the Fannichs
You can just about spy the very tops of the Fannichs from my office window – on a clear day – so it’s great to get out and about for…
Ben Wyvis
This is my ‘local’ Munro, yet Sunday was only the second time I had been on its summit. The first was in a white-out a month or two after we…