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Kit review: Helly Hansen summer rainwear

The days of dull and boring waterproof jackets are long gone but few are as […]

Missing Munro dog reunited with owners

Many of you will have seen the appeal earlier this week from a worried dog […]

Kit review: Mountain HardWear Scrambler 30 OutDry rucksack

I am fortunate enough to receive and test many items of outdoors kit and clothing. […]

Am I a cheating Munro bagger?

This weekend, the G-Force and I headed off to bag the Munro, Beinn Mhanach, just […]

Are you UNBREAKABLE?

ProjectScotland, the charity which helps young people to get on in life through volunteering, is […]

5X50: A team member’s first week

Mark, my friend and former colleague at the Herald (he’s still there writing away, I’m […]

Polar Academy explorers head to Greenland

After 10 months of tough physical training, 10 teenagers from North Lanarkshire will today fly out to Greenland […]

5×50 Challenge: Four days in

The 5×50 Challenge calls on participants to do some kind of exercise for 30 minutes […]

Have you tried?: Llama trekking

This is how my new Sunday Mail column now looks. It’s a “Have You Tried?” […]

Last Ben Lawers Munro in the bag

I was reminded at the weekend how changeable  – and difficult to predict – Scotland’s […]

Therapearl Sports Therapy packs

New Therapearl Sports Therapy packs are reusable for hot or cold treatments of aches, pains, swelling […]

Munro bagging on Ben Oss and Beinn Dubhchraig

The Munro Ben Oss – and its neighbour Beinn Dubhchraig – had long been on […]