FionaOutdoors

An 80-year-old man has become Scotland’s oldest bungee jumper. John Macdonald, of Eriskay, in the Outer Hebrides, recently celebrated his milestone birthday by plummeting 40 metres from Garry Bridge in Killiecrankie, Perthshire. John, who also has type 1 diabetes, hopes that his brave jump will encourage young diabetes sufferers in Scotland to manage their situation [...]

There has been a bad case of “off-road trainer envy” in my house this week. And when the G-Force and I headed out to the hills, the envy only got worse. You see, I had been sent a pair of the new Inov-8  Mudclaw 272 off-road trainers to test. While some people who know me [...]

Don’t ask me why, but I have long coveted a Jack Wolfskin jacket. It could be the name… I like the sound of “wolfskin”! But more likely, it’s the logo. I love the wolf pawprint! I know this shouldn’t be the basis for choosing a jacket, and until I was offered one to test by [...]

There are many places I’d love to walk and having skied in Austria I can see the appeal of a hiking holiday in this gorgeous country. Here my guest blogger reports on how to get the most out of a walking holiday in Austria. Austria with its pretty villages, impressive mountains and lush alpine meadows [...]

This year’s Mountain Bike World Cup, held in Fort William, is set to rock to some of Scotland’s finest bands. Taking place from June 9-10, the annual downhill mountain biking extravaganza will also play host to King Creosote, The Phantom Band, Admiral Fallow, Stanley Odd, Bwani Junction and many more Mike Jardine of event organisers [...]

I recently ticked off two must-do on my Scottish bucket list. The first was to summit the most northerly Munro of Ben Hope. The second was to walk to and wild camp at the stunning Sandwood Bay. Both of these fabulous places are located in the far north-west of Scotland in the gloriously scenic  region [...]

Keen cyclists, novice riders and anyone even vaguely interested in the two-wheeled sport will enjoy this weekend’s Scottish Bike Show, taking place at the SECC, Glasgow. This year, the show has added an extra day so as to include a stronger line up of brands and exhibitors, bike launches and the first ever Scottish Bike [...]

More and more women are taking up cycling. I have written about this fabulous trend on many occasions and you only have to look around at paths and trails to see a growing band of girlie riders. Just recently some of my blog, Facebook and Twitter followers have been asking about women-only events. So here, [...]

I am a keen promoter of cycling and if we can make our roads safer for more cyclists then all the better. So I am delighted to see some action being taken by a group of pro-cycling folks in Scotland. Pedal on Parliament aims to gather as many cyclists together from across Scotland to cycle [...]

On Saturday I walked/ran 10.5 miles over four Munros to give the ultimate lower-body workout. On Sunday I washed, scrubbed and cleaned 10 metres squared of decking to give the ultimate upper-body workout. Today I am tired but feeling smug! If you read this blog you’ll know that the G-Force and I like to bag [...]