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New film: Record-breaking 230-mile Cape Wrath Trail run

A wonderfully inspiring film that follows Beth Pascall and Damian Hall as they set their […]

Lessons learned about winter walking on Beinn Stacath

The snow on the Corbett, Beinn Stacath, from Glen Buckie, on Sunday was not the […]

Top 4 skills to master that could save your life

Knowing how to find water in the wilderness, build a fire, read a map and […]

Review: Sprayway Malin insulated jacket

Sprayway’s new women’s Malin jacket is a lightweight, highly compressible micro baffle jacket filled with […]

Review: Berghaus Nula Hybrid Jacket (with Hydroloft Polyball)

The Berghaus Nula Hybrid Jacket is desinged for women. It offers a combination of synthetic […]

My bid to be – and feel – stronger in my 50s

For a while, and certainly since my mid-40s, I had started to realise that I […]

Happy 21st to my amazing Havana

I usually write about outdoors and adventure – and sometimes the Menopause Madness – but […]

Review: Zone3 RX3 Compression Tights and Technical Long-sleeve Top

I have been testing Zone3 RX3 Medical Grade Compression Tights and a Zone3 Soft Touch […]

Nevis Range celebrates 30th birthday with 1989 prices

One of Scotland’s ski resorts, The Nevis Range Mountain Experience, is turning back the clock […]

Iconic UK ultras to be held annually from 2021

The organisers of the Cape Wrath Ultra and the Berghaus Dragon’s Back Race have confirmed […]

UK dates for Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour 2020

The Banff Mountain Film Festival returns to the UK with six dates in Scotland, including […]

Winter motivation: Night running, weekend mountains and great friends

It is the period between autumn, with all its glorious colours and blue skies, and […]