10 ways to Connect To Your Adventure
A new Scottish campaign is encouraging more people to “connect to your adventure”. The Outdoor Capital of the UK hopes to attract more adventurous tourists to come to the Highlands. Visitors to the Fort...
Category: Cycling
Harry, 15, hikes and bikes Goatfell mountain
I have walked and run to the top of 874m Goatfell on the Isle of Arran many times. It’s a steep, rocky climb in many places so I’m very impressed by this video that...
Double gold medal winning Paralympian to ride Britain on a fat bike
Steve Bate MBE, the Scottish double gold medal winning Paralympian, is taking part in a long-distance charity ride on a fat bike. The 39-year-old, of Moray, who has 6% of his vision remaining, will...
Review: Karcher OC3 Portable Cleaner
I have been testing the new Karcher OC3 Portable Cleaner. I like my Karchers! I have a Karcher pressure washer for cleaning the campervan and de-griming paving stones. I own a Karcher window vac,...
Tour de Force becomes Le Loop – and partners with Tour de France
A Scottish cycling charity challenge has officially joined forces with professional cycling race, the Tour de France. Le Loop, which was formerly known as Tour de Force, gives “ordinary” cyclists the chance to ride...
Go! outdoors and make your own challenges
My Sunday Mail column on July 2 revealed some great ideas from a new book Go! by adventure writer Tobias Mews. There are some great challenge ideas. See the pdf or the article below....
12 great outdoor activities in the Torridon area
Torridon, in north-west Scotland, is one of my favourite places in Scotland. The scenery is breath-taking and there are so many outdoor activities to enjoy. Here I have picked 12 of the best. 1...
Work starts on Fife outdoors cycle circuit
I have been hearing about plans to build Scotland’s cycle circuit track in Fife. Work is about to start on the 1.6km outdoor circuit, which will be built on land between Lochgelly High School and...
Do you fancy a Wild Night Out?
An outdoors campaign aims to encourage more families to enjoy a Wild Night Out in 2017. The Ordnance Survey (OS) is behind the national event taking place on Saturday July 1. It’s hoped the Wild Night...
First go at riding in the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome
Although I had been keen to try track cycling at Glasgow’s Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome since it opened for the 2014 Commonwealth Games it was only this weekend that I finally gave it a...
