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Scottish climbing book scoops prestigious award

A Scottish climbing book has scooped a top prize in an acclaimed book competition. Chasing […]

Scottish bothies art project – read it or use it

An innovative Scottish initiative that combines art and the mountains has been launched. Over a […]

7 reasons to walk with friends

From the planning through to the doing, a walk with friends is always a great […]

Munro record-breaker Hazel Strachan bags 9th round

I wrote a Sunday Mail outdoors column about the extraordinary Munro bagger Hazel Strahan. This […]

Top accolade for The Scottish Bothy Bible

It was great to see Geoff Allan’s book The Scottish Bothy Bible announced as winner […]

Walking the John Buchan Way: Broughton to Peebles

After checking the weather (rain and some sunny spells with a fairly stiff south-westerly wind) […]

Enter 2017 Kendal Mountain Photography Competition

The 2017 Kendal Mountain Photography Competition is inviting entries from photographers of all levels who are […]

Kit review: Osprey Duro 15 rucksack

I confess I love all my Osprey rucksacks. I like the attention to detail and […]

Inspirational teenager calls for funding support

I interview many extraordinary people and come across so many great stories of people enjoying […]

New product: Adventure Tape

An intriguing tin of tape landed on my desk recently. The medium sized Adventure Tape […]

Archies: A new list of Scottish mountains

A book has been published that celebrates a new list of mountains called The Archies. […]

Hazel Strachan bags ninth Munro round

Extraordinary Munro bagger Hazel Strachan compleated her ninth Munro round on Ben Challum, near Tyndrum, […]