Campsies ski tour 2: Meikle Bin
This is a report of my second half-day ski tour in the Campsie Fells. This time, Hubby G and I skied from the Crow Road, via Lecket Hill to Meikle Bin summit – and...
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This is a report of my second half-day ski tour in the Campsie Fells. This time, Hubby G and I skied from the Crow Road, via Lecket Hill to Meikle Bin summit – and...
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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...
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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...
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...
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,...
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...
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