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Review: OMM Halo Pants and OMM Kamleika Jacket

Ensuring that my kit was high quality, that is, does the job it’s meant to […]

10 essential safety items for walkers, backpackers and campers

The great outdoors brings an amazing sense of freedom and is well documented to be […]

The highs – and a small low – of the Scottish Mountain Marathon 2019

I took part in the inaugural Scottish Mountain Marathon 2019. It was my first two-day […]

21 top tips for a mountain marathon

I recently took part in the first Scottish Mountain Marathon. As a novice, I was […]

A mountain marathon: My first impressions

I recently took part in the first Scottish Mountain Marathon. You can read my blog […]

Big-hearted Cateran Yompers raise £300k for soldiers’ charity

Participants in the 2019 Cateran Yomp have raised almost £300,000 for ABF The Soldiers’ Charity. […]

Scottish walkers to benefit from 100 miles of new paths

More than 100 miles of new and improved paths are being created across Scotland as […]

That angry head (and the cure of a mountain)

Yesterday, I wrote about how I have been suffering with an angry mood, caused, I […]

Four final Fannichs: Sgurr Mor and the eastern summits

I enjoyed a wonderful walk of the four eastern Munros of the Fannichs. I have […]

Friends walk-run Cape Wrath Trail for poignant cause

Pen Noel and Courtney Giles enjoyed an adventure walking and running the Cape Wrath Trail […]

The benefits of walking – and 3 great hikes in the UK

Whether it’s walking to work, a walk to the pub or a walking holiday, there […]

Stirling youngsters enjoy sunshine and Light on Dumyat

Some 400 children from primary schools in Stirling have been enjoying the sunshine this week […]