New £1500 prize for West Highland Way Race record breakers
The newly sponsored West Highland Way Race has announced a cash prize of £1500 for any runner who sets a new record time. As entries opened for the Altra West Highland Way Race 2020...
Category: Activity
How to create the best holiday for all the family
A family holiday is the perfect opportunity to enjoy time away from busy lives. There are many different types of holidays to suit groups of adults and kids and it is a good idea...
How to winterise your walking rucksack
Winter walking requires a different range of kit so that you stay safe in the hills and mountains. Here are my tips and advice on winterising your walking kit. Winter brings shorter days, lower...
Winning at paintball – one of the world’s popular outdoor sports worldwide
Guns, paint, masks, and camouflage clothing… Still not convinced to try paintball? It’s becoming one of the most sought-after outdoor sports worldwide because people of all ages like it. But if you want to...
Tips for choosing the right winter walking boots
The walking boots that you choose for winter will depend on a number of factors, including where you will walk, what type of walking you enjoy and how cold/wet/snowy it is. However, whatever your...
10 tips for winter running
If you are keen to keep running through the winter months, these tips might well prove helpful. 1: The right clothes Winter running clothing is similar to summer running kit but involves a few...
Review: Helinox lightweight portable Chair One and Chair Two
Helinox claim to make the lightest, strongest and most portable camping chairs in the world. I can’t tell you if this is true but I can tell you about the testing of two camping...
Autumn snow on Creag Mac Ranaich and Meall an t-Seallaidh
Over the last year or so, I’ve been diversifying my summit bagging focus. I still plan to finish my first round of Munros but the 25 mountains that I still have to do are...
Gilberts Bridge circular walk, Glen Tilt
Glen Tilt is one of the Scotland’s most beautiful glens and relatively accessible thanks to a well-located car park near the Perthshire village of Blair Atholl. I enjoyed a longer walk to the Corbett...
Review: SKINS DNAmic ULTIMATE Starlight tights
SKINS compression clothing for runners and other athletes includes the collection called DNAmic ULTIMATE. This utilises “performance-boosting DNAmic Gradient Compression tech” for “support and stabilisation” of leg muscles. I have tested the SKINS DNAmic...
