‘It is actually very steep’: Corbett Stob a’Choin
I read “very steep slopes” on the Walk Highlands website when describing Stob a’Choin and thought to myself: “I bet the gradient won’t be too bad.” My friend Ben thought the same. The reality...
Category: Fit over 50
Inspiration, interviews and empathy as we head into our middle and later years.
Walking above the clouds on the Corbett Beinn a’Choin
I got lucky with the weather at the weekend during a run-hike of the Corbett Beinn a’Choin, from Inversnaid, in Loch Lomond & the Trossachs National Park. But things did not look so hopeful...
A Corbett & a gold mine: Beinn Chuirn
I can’t remember when someone told me there was a gold mine in the hills near the Scottish Highlands’ village of Tyndrum. I wasn’t even sure if I had heard correctly. But when I...
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...
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...
