{"id":30,"date":"2010-02-27T00:20:56","date_gmt":"2010-02-26T23:20:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bl6.co.uk\/wordpress\/?page_id=30"},"modified":"2020-08-30T11:17:17","modified_gmt":"2020-08-30T10:17:17","slug":"activeoutdoors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bl6.co.uk\/wordpress\/activeoutdoors\/","title":{"rendered":"Active Outdoors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VT5ovMvcSag?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><figcaption>Change this to an introductory video&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Active Outdoors brings together the best of the great outdoors from across the Highlands and the north-east of Scotland, with inspiring adventures, news, interviews, reviews and more. You can read our articles in the weekly Seven Days supplement inside the Inverness Courier, Strathspey &amp; Badenoch Herald, Northern Scot, Ross-shire Journal, John O&#8217;Groat Journal and Northern Times &#8211; and follow more news and features on our website at <a href=\"http:\/\/hnmedia.co.uk\/activeoutdoors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">hnmedia.co.uk\/activeoutdoors<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The latest from Active Outdoors<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>External links &#8211; open on Inverness Courier website<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"alignfull wp-block-rss\"><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/www.inverness-courier.co.uk\/lifestyle\/coire-lair-horseshoe-makes-for-a-long-summer-day-in-torridon-441215\/'>Coire Lair horseshoe makes for a long summer day in Torridon mountains<\/a><\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/www.inverness-courier.co.uk\/news\/beaver-babies-in-glen-affric-delight-conservationists-441152\/'>Beaver babies in Glen Affric delight conservationists<\/a><\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/www.inverness-courier.co.uk\/news\/i-m-proud-i-saw-it-through-cyclist-hits-everest-heights-440182\/'>\u2018I\u2019m proud I saw it through\u2019 &#8211; cyclist hits Everest heights on Inverness Craig Dunain peak<\/a><\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/www.inverness-courier.co.uk\/lifestyle\/rare-bog-woodland-is-shimmering-example-of-a-hidden-gem-on-t-439565\/'>Rare bog woodland is shimmering example of a hidden gem on the Black Isle<\/a><\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/www.inverness-courier.co.uk\/news\/inverness-martial-arts-team-aim-for-ben-nevis-summit-on-way-439381\/'>Inverness martial arts team aim for Ben Nevis summit on way to world championships in Malaysia<\/a><\/div><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC6wgfu8vTc3QIXNfBinbdww\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC6wgfu8vTc3QIXNfBinbdww<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter aligncenter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a class=\"twitter-timeline\" data-width=\"640\" data-height=\"960\" data-dnt=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/active_outdoors?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">Tweets by active_outdoors<\/a><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Active Outdoors: Newspapers, magazines, online.<\/strong><br>Read Active Outdoors every week in the Strathspey &amp; Badenoch Herald, Inverness Courier, Ross-shire Journal, Northern Scot, John O&#8217;Groat Journal and Northern Times.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The history of Active Outdoors<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1447\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1447\" style=\"width: 213px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bl6.co.uk\/wordpress\/activeoutdoors\/cover\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1447\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1447\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/bl6.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/cover.jpg\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bl6.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/cover.jpg?fit=500%2C701&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,701\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Magazine cover\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The cover of our first magazine, which launched in spring 2012&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bl6.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/cover.jpg?fit=500%2C701&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1447\" title=\"Magazine cover\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bl6.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/cover-213x300.jpg?resize=213%2C300\" alt=\"\" width=\"213\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bl6.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/cover.jpg?resize=213%2C300&amp;ssl=1 213w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bl6.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/cover.jpg?resize=106%2C150&amp;ssl=1 106w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bl6.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/cover.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 213px) 100vw, 213px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1447\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The cover of our first magazine, which launched in spring 2012<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Active Outdoors began as an idea I had after I moved to Inverness to work as a sub-editor on the Inverness Courier &#8211; and enjoy spending more time in the great outdoors.<\/p>\n<p>Within six months of moving to the Highlands from Glasgow, I was writing a regular feature containing a walking route and a cycling route each month, which really helped me to discover the area as well as share the experience with readers.<\/p>\n<p>The column began in May 2008 and since then it has grown in popularity, becoming a weekly feature in April 2010 with either a walking route, cycling route, mountain walk or special feature. This is when Peter Evans, a former editor of <em>TGO <\/em>and <em>Climber <\/em>magazines, joined the team when he moved north from Dollar and made it his mission to complete a round of the Munros (which he was already well on the way to doing!).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bl6.co.uk\/wordpress\/2012\/07\/07\/claras-first-munro-and-peters-last\/\">Peter &#8216;compleated&#8217; his Munros in June 2012, climbing Sgurr na Sgine in Kintail.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In November 2011 Active Outdoors expanded and now appears weekly in six local newspapers across the Highlands and Moray. It still contains a great regular piece on a walking, cycling or mountain route or a special feature along with a selection of photographs.<\/p>\n<p>We also produced a twice-yearly free magazine which proved popular with readers. <a href=\"http:\/\/edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk\/Launch.aspx?PBID=31f17859-df4e-4cf3-9413-e09866bae75a\">Read the magazine online here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>We hope to continue bringing Active Outdoors to you for many years to come!<\/p>\n<p>You can now read Active Outdoors every week in these newspapers:<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.strathspey-herald.co.uk\/Features\/Active-Outdoors\/\">Strathspey &amp; Badenoch Herald<\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.inverness-courier.co.uk\/Features\/Active-Outdoors\/\">Inverness Courier<\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ross-shirejournal.co.uk\/Features\/Active-Outdoors\/\">Ross-shire Journal<\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.northern-scot.co.uk\/Features\/Active-Outdoors\/\">Northern Scot<\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.john-ogroatjournal.co.uk\/Features\/Active-Outdoors\/\">John O&#8217;Groat Journal<\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.northern-times.co.uk\/Features\/Active-Outdoors\/\">Northern Times<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Active Outdoors brings together the best of the great outdoors from across the Highlands and the north-east of Scotland, with inspiring adventures, news, interviews, reviews and more. 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