People April 11, 2018
Bla Bheinn Under The Blue Moon
March 31 saw 2018’s second Blue Moon and a climb of the blue mountain for Alan Rowan, who was fairly blue with cold himself by the end of it! […]
Caught Between Two Worlds
Diana Gabaldon reveals the inspiration behind her Outlander series
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Explore March 8, 2018
The Early Bird Doesn’t Always Catch The Worm
“The Beast from the East” somewhat impeded Alan Rowan’s hiking plans to catch the Worm Moon in his Mountains of the Moon challenge I HAD always feared the third full […]
Authors March 7, 2018
Great Scottish Journeys Guide!
Twelve Routes to the Heart of Scotland Keith Fergus, with a little help from the team at The Scots Magazine, has turned his popular Great Scottish Journeys series into a […]
Interviews March 2, 2018
Caught Between Two Worlds – Diana Gabaldon Interview
Diana Gabaldon reveals the inspiration behind her Outlander series IT’S all Doctor Who’s fault. Years ago, when Diana Gabaldon was looking for an idea, she couldn’t resist the image of […]
People February 28, 2018
Tom Weir | Countrywide (II)
An invasion of capercaillie causes excitement in Glen Lyon, but threats to Abernethy Forest worry Tom Weir Close to our house we had an unusual visitor, a hen capcrcaillie, which homed-in […]
People February 16, 2018
Mountains Of The Moon
Alan Rowan is on a mission to “bag” all 13 full moons this year! The midnight mountaineer hopes to hike a relevant Scottish mountain on every full moon of 2018. […]
People February 16, 2018
Blue Moon – Cairn Gorm
Blue Moon on the blue mountain I KNEW it wouldn’t be easy but this full moon chase is proving to be even trickier than I expected! It’s a lot […]
People February 15, 2018
Wolf Moon on Beinn Alligin
Howling at the first moon of 2018 Being Alligin was first up on my list of 2018 moonwalks, but the main objective was not the summit but the big […]
People February 2, 2018
Award for Cameron McNeish!
Well-deserved recognition for our top outdoor writer Cameron McNeish has won the 2018 Scottish Award for Excellence in Mountain Culture. The award will be presented to the outdoor writer […]
Heritage January 25, 2018
Burns, Set In Stone
Memorials to the Bard exist all around the world MANY years ago I met with members of the Atlanta St Andrews Society in Georgia, USA. They told me how, […]
