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Traverse of the Campsie Fells: From Dumgoyne to Meikle Bin

One of the first hills that I walked when I moved to Glasgow more than […]

Corbett bagging: Short but steep Beinn Luibhean, Arrochar Alps

I wonder if I would have felt a little cheated by the short walk to […]

Graham Connolly and Paul Giblin set FKT for 230-mile Cape Wrath Trail

Graham Connolly and Paul Giblin have set a Fastest Known Time (FKT) for the remote […]

Corbett bagging: Evening run-hike of Beinn Bheula in Arrochar Alps

Sometimes, you get lucky in Scotland’s mountains. While the forecast wasn’t too wonderful for mid-week […]

Billy Gibson sets new FKT on Fife Pilgrim Way

Another runner has recorded a new Fastest Known Time (FKT) on a Scottish long-distance trail. […]

Climbing hero Martin Moran’s legacy to inspire a new generation of mountaineers

British climbing legend Martin Moran, who died in the Himalayas in 2019, has given his […]

Corbett bagging: Great chat and new friendships on Cairnsmore of Carsphairn

Day two of being “unlocked in Dumfries & Galloway” (as Covid 2021 restrictions eased) saw […]

Snow, cold, strong winds and asthma put pay to Sabrina Verjee’s Wainwrights bid

Ultra runner Sabrina Verjee has ended her continuous round of the Wainwrights four days into […]

Anna Rutherford sets female FKT on Southern Upland Way

Ultra runner Anna Rutherford set a new Fastest Known Time (FKT) on the 214-mile Southern […]

Ultra runner James Stewart sets new FKT on the Fife Coastal Path

Ultra runner James Stewart, of Croy, North Lanarkshire, ran the 117-mile Fife Coastal Path in […]

Corbett bagging: Shalloch on Minnoch and Merrick on the Range of the Awful Hand

A report of an A to B walk of an 18.5km Shalloch on Minnoch and […]

Have you tried? Spotting redwoods in Scotland

Emily Bryson has become a self-confessed Scottish redwoods addict. The trees have are also called […]