Posts Tagged ‘outdoors’
Line up revealed for this year’s Fort William Mountain Festival
Lovers of the great outdoors can look forward to another packed line-up of events and adventure activities at the 2025 Fort William Mountain Festival. The 2025 festival programme is bursting with inspirational speakers, creative workshops, guided outdoor activities, films, competitions and awards. Pulled together by a dedicated team of volunteers, it is said to be…
Read MoreLearn To Play: Lessons from Dalmahoy’s Head Golf Pro
When self-confessed hacker Rosie Morton decided she needed to brush up on her swing, she turned to Dalmahoy’s head golf pro, Scott Dixon. ‘What other sports have you played?’ asked Scott Dixon, Dalmahoy Hotel & Country Club’s head golf pro, as we headed for the driving range. ‘Rowing,’ I replied, unsure what a borderline masochistic watersport…
Read MoreScottish researchers play key role in net zero project focussing on grasslands
Scottish researchers are playing a key role in a UK-wide project aimed at transforming grasslands for net zero. SRUC scientists based in the Highlands and Aberdeen will measure greenhouse gas emissions from grazing livestock, as well as analyse soil health and carbon storage in lowland and upland grass. At SRUC’s Hill & Mountain Research Centre…
Read MoreChristmas Gift Guide: The Great Outdoors
THE outdoor lover in your life will be spoiled rotten this Christmas! Just take a look at all these tried and tested gift ideas, and you’ll have them smiling broadly as they set out on their next adventure in the hills… Ariat Lafayette Full Zip Sweatshirt, RRP £80. www.ariat.com/gb/en In just two weeks of wearing…
Read MoreFeat of survival: Borders skipper Leven Brown and crew survive shipwreck on Northwest Passage expedition
Leven Brown has accomplished a lot. A Guinness World record-holding ocean rower, in 2005 he became the first man ever to row solo and unsupported from Spain to the West Indies. Since that first incredible feat, Leven has rowed thousands of nautical miles, including the Trade Winds route several times, the North Atlantic from New…
Read MoreREVIEW: Into the wild at Loch Rannoch Hotel
Rosie Morton swapped Edinburgh city for an outdoorsy retreat by the banks of Loch Rannoch – and it spoke to the soul. Edinburgh has captured my heart over the last five years, but it is the enduring beauty of the hills that always steals it. And so it was with no hesitation that I…
Read MoreThe big camping guide: We take a look at some of the latest camping gear for your next adventure
Heading off on a camping trip this summer? Well we have you covered with our latest camping guide. Richard Bath and Rosie Morton take a look at some of the best kit for your next adventure. Montane featherlite nano. RRP £100. www.montane.com I love Montane gear and this ingenious bit of kit is a classic…
Read MoreEdinburgh adventurer sets two world records by kayaking Northwest Passage
Edinburgh adventurer Mark Agnew has helped set two world records by kayaking the Arctic Ocean’s treacherous Northwest Passage. Mark was part of a team which became the first to kayak the entire 1,600 miles of the icy route. They were also the first people to complete the journey using only their own power, without sails…
Read MoreUK’s only giant pandas to return to China
The UK’s only giant pandas will return to China in December, it has been announced. Tian Tian and Yang Guang have been residents at Edinburgh Zoo since 2011 on a 10-year loan, which was extended by two years due to the Covid pandemic. The two were brought to Edinburgh after an agreement between The Royal Zoological…
Read MoreGreat Glen Challenge begins for RSABI
TWENTY-SIX teams are taking part in the Great Glen Challenge today to raise money for the Royal Scottish Agricultural Benevolent Institution (RSABI). Teams of four people will run, kayak, ride, and hike from Fort Augustus to Fort William. The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) Scotland has three teams taking part. Colin Ferguson, NFU Scotland’s Dumfries and…
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