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Review: Osprey Mutant 38 rucksack

The 5th generation of the Osprey Mutant pack is here – and I asked my […]

Training for an ultra: Week 2

The nausea of the 30k training run last week left me weak and despondent. Monday […]

Racing the Aberfeldy Middle Distance Triathlon relay

Joining the Aberfeldy Middle Distance Triathlon (1900m swim, 88km ride, 21km run) in the latter […]

Training for an ultra: One week in

I turned 50 in May and I set myself a goal to run a 50k […]

Dani Arnold sets speed record for Alps ascent

Swiss mountaineer and alpinist Dani Arnold has set a new speed record for an ascent […]

My first run with the Westies hill running club

An account my first time running with the legendary Westies (Westerlands) Hill Running Club, based […]

Loch Lomond & the Trossachs National Park: Rise of ‘wild-style’ campers

Wild-style camping in Loch Lomond & the Trossachs National Park is growing quickly. More campers […]

Have you tried: New aqua park in Dundee?

Foxlake Adventures has launched Scotland’s first city centre water park. The new Aqua Park is […]

A Tour Around England

England has so much to offer an intrepid explorer with plenty of glorious places to […]

‘Our new baby is the best finisher’s trophy,’ says ultra runner

This story about Chris Sim, a teacher from Fife who ran 200 miles on the […]

Things to do in Scotland: Follow in the footsteps of dinosaurs

This summer sees the opening of Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom – another in the Jurassic […]

Best outdoors and adventure books

If you are looking for a good book to read this summer, here is my […]