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130 Archies mountains bagged for charity

A charity relay team has bagged all 130 Scottish mountains with a summit of 1km […]

Youngsters learn life skills in the great outdoors

My Sunday Mail column this week focuses on an Outward Bounds programme for teenagers that […]

My new N+1 and a few lightbulb moments

When I told my daughter I was buying a new bike she questioned why: “But […]

Fun for free at Glasgow parks this summer

Glasgow’s parks will host hundreds of fun and free activity sessions this year as part […]

Nominate Scotland’s Tree of the Year

The Woodland Trust Scotland is inviting nominations for trees with amazing stories to tell for […]

Glen Coe Skyline runners to scramble Curved Ridge

This year’s new Salomon Glen Coe Skyline race will see runners scramble the mighty Curved Ridge on […]

The rise of women on two wheels

This week’s Sunday Mail column was a Pedal for Scotland special. I wrote about the latest […]

Open water swim session at The Helix lagoon

On Saturday morning, did ?… a) Want to stay in bed where it was warm […]

Brunton partners with The Scouts

As a parent I have not had much to do with the Scouts Association. I […]

Entries open for Cape Wrath Ultra 2016

Do you have what it takes to run 400km over some of Scotland’s most rugged […]

Superior? Sadly it’s lowbrow sexist nonsense

Oh dear. Oh deary, dear. Bike brand Superior, based in the Czech Republic, is facing down […]

Bid to break JOGLE world cycling record

Endurance athlete Sam Boatwright has announced a world record attempt for cycling non-stop from John […]