25 March 2025
Highland teams have joined Scotland’s mountain community in paying tribute to a mountain search and rescue veteran after he passed away last weekend.
24 March 2025
ACTIVE OUTDOORS: John Davidson is on the lookout for the elusive Highland tiger on a waymarked walk around the Badenoch village
17 March 2025
ACTIVE OUTDOORS: John Davidson heads out before breakfast to make the most of the quiet roads and glorious sunshine on South Loch Ness-side
10 March 2025
ACTIVE OUTDOORS: John Davidson looks back on a ride around the world-famous route as the NC500 marks its 10th anniversary
03 March 2025
ACTIVE OUTDOORS: A mountain bike ride from Inverness follows trails to reach Dores via an exciting downhill section before returning via the riverside
24 February 2025
ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Black and blue after taking on the blue route on the Kelpies Trails, John Davidson looks back at a great family fun day on the bikes
17 February 2025
ACTIVE OUTDOORS: John Davidson picks up a coffee before heading out onto the trails to enjoy the classic circuit of Loch Morlich in Glenmore
10 February 2025
John Davidson looks at the anniversary of Scotland’s ‘right to roam’ being enshrined in law, and says access to the outdoors is vital to our wellbeing
08 February 2025
Scotland’s avalanche warning service downed tools in January when there was too little snow, and climate change is having a significant impact
03 February 2025
The Highland festival brings together talks, films, activities and adventures. John Davidson looks ahead to a long weekend of motivational fun
29 January 2025
Four new charities have been selected to benefit from a share of hundreds of thousands of pounds likely to be raised at this year’s Highland Cross.
27 January 2025
Forest trails lead off from the Rogie Falls car park, where John Davidson goes in search of a route beyond the dramatic river crossing
20 January 2025
John Davidson takes his family for a wild night at a lonely shelter in Torridon, where they enjoyed a night stargazing and awoke to glorious sunshine
20 January 2025
A new mountain bike skills loop opened to pupils and the public at Inverness Royal Academy at the weekend.
18 January 2025
World record endurance cyclist Jenny Graham says the new mountain bike trail unveiled at Inverness Royal Academy should be replicated in every school.
14 January 2025
A 24-hour endurance relay race overlooking the shores of Loch Ness will not take place in 2025 but will return in 2026, its organisers have said.
13 January 2025
John Davidson returns to take part in the Strathpuffer for the first time since 2016 – and finds it’s just as tough as ever in special snowy year
06 January 2025
John Davidson speaks out against plans for a massive pumped storage hydro electric scheme in the Central Highlands
05 January 2025
Making Space for Nature by Jenny Grant
30 December 2024
Mountain rescuers were given royal recognition of an astonishing 227 years of combined service at a ceremony in December.