Run-hike of 7 Munros in the Lawers range
The Munros of the Lawers range in Perthshire are a good example of a route that allows walkers and runners to bag multiple summits in one outing. I ran-walked to seven Munros in the...
Category: Fit over 50
Inspiration, interviews and empathy as we head into our middle and later years.
Menopause, mental health & sport
Most people, both women and men, associate the menopause with a few classic symptoms, such as hot sweats and brain fog. But there is so much many more physical and mental difficulties that many...
Quadruple amputee Jamie Andrew steps up to Everest challenge
It took 45,000 steps and four days to complete his latest mountain challenge – although this time Scottish climber and quadruple amputee Jamie Andrew did not leave his home. The 51-year-old took on the...
Female trio complete turbo Tour de France
This is a story of Tour de Lockdown: How three “mature” ladies conquered the Tour de France (virtually). The idea started with a boot! In March, I invited Fiona Wallace, of Elderslie in Renfrewshire,...
Bikepacking train station to station: Rannoch to Dalwhinnie
A two-day bike packing adventure through some of Scotland’s most beautiful but accessible wilderness, travelling from Rannoch Train Station, via Corrour, to Dalwhinnie Train Station. This article was published in The Scots Magazine. Bikepacking...
Adventure racing: Scottish Mountain Marathon
I took part in the first Scottish Mountain marathon in 2019. This article appeared in The Scots Magazine, May 2020. I competed in the two-day event in the north-west highlands with my friend Rob....
Video: #Goatfelling with friends
Last weekend, in lockdown, I went #goatfelling. The idea was simple, to find a local hill or slope and ascend it as many times as required to reach the equivalent height of Goatfell on...
The ups – and downs! – of a virtual mountain summit in lockdown
Looking in my diary last week, I spotted a date planned months ago to walk the Isle of Arran mountain Goatfell with a friend Alison. She had made a date with her friend Liz...
Fit Over 50 video: Lockdown Hunter Fit circuits sessions
I am almost 52 and while I might not be faster or slimmer in the future, I am aiming to be stronger. All-over-body muscle strength is such an important part of staying fit as...
Quadruple amputee Jamie Andrew summits Everest – on his stairs
Quadruple amputee Jamie Andrew has climbed the height of Mt Everest on his stairs at home. Keen to find a challenge during Lockdown 2020, the Scot, who lost his hands and feet in a...
