130 Archies mountains bagged for charity

Written by Fiona

June 16 2015

A charity relay team has bagged all 130 Scottish mountains with a summit of 1km or more. The 130 mountains have also been named the Archies after the challengers raised more than £20,000 for The Archie Foundation. The feat was completed in a non-stop man-powered relay over 15 days. Read the full story in The Herald. And pdf. (PS That by-line pic is older than my freelance career!)

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About Fiona

Fiona Russell, better known as Fiona Outdoors, is a well-respected journalist based in the Scottish Highlands. She has enjoyed a long career, first in many of Scotland’s newspaper offices and then, for the last 17 years, as a freelancer. She writes for a wide range of publications, both print and on-line. She is also an accomplished copywriter.