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Have you tried?: Wild food foraging

Here is my Sunday Mail It’s Great Outdoors article about wild food foraging. Autumn is […]

Mammut Advanced High II GTX boots

An updated version of the Mammut Mercury Advanced High II GTX for men and Nova […]

Be inspired: Get Outdoors with the Ramblers

I wrote recently about the Ramblers and the growth of groups of younger people. I […]

Essential kit for a walking holiday – and a competition

I am hosting a competition to win a pack of South Tyrol walking essentials and […]

9 ingredients for a great outdoors staycation

Scotland’s poor summer (#summerofwinter2015) makes it more tempting than ever to head overseas for a […]

Have you tried?: Orienteering

My Sunday Mail column focuses on the fun of orienteering and highlights the World Orienteering […]

Microadventure at Queen’s View

Today I walked and drove a car to work. It felt odd to be commuting […]

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 […]