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The Ramblers: It might surprise you (as it did me)

I sat next to the new (young) editor of the Rambler magazine at a recent […]

Hazel’s record-breaking 7th Munro round

Extraordinary Munro bagger Hazel Strachan has walked into the record books becoming the first lady […]

GoodSport Manuka Enhanced Anti-Chafing Cream

Rubs, sores, chafing, call it what you want, but every sports person will have suffered. […]

Three different compasses for map reading

Like many people I own a Silva Compass. Silva is a very well-known brand and […]

Sunshine (in contrast) on a Corbett: Sgorr na Diollaid

After Saturday’s wet and windy four Munros hike at Loch Mallardoch, I awoke on Sunday […]

Mullardoch Munros: Wet and windy hiking

Scotland’s summer of 2015 has been almost non-existent. But, last Friday, the sun shone and […]

Wash smelly sports kit at 30°C?

I remember my mum telling me (or maybe it was a boyfriend’s mum… but it […]

What’s in your summer rucksack?

Britain might be in the middle of a heatwave (at least, in some areas) but […]

Summer 2015: Coping with the weather!

NikWax reckons it can help this summer, whether you are living in rainy Scotland or […]

Sign up for the Pentlands Push

A charity challenge is calling for walkers and runners to sign up for The Push. Taking […]

7 tips for a family hiking trip

If you are keen to take your children on their first walking trips you might […]

On a high: ‘Only’ 99 Munros to bag

When I met the G-Force I had walked only a handful of Munros. In fact, […]