When it comes to ultra distances, veteran female runners often seem to have the edge, and the longer the race gets the greater these advantages appear to become. Yet nobody escapes the ...

This spring, John Fleetwood embarked on a huge adventure, traversing Scotland end-to-end on a solo journey of over 800km from Cape Wrath to Berwick on Tweed, via numerous Munros and even some graded ...

Every summer, many trekkers set out on the GR5, some tackling the entire Alpine crossing, others enjoying shorter sections. Well-graded paths, carefully chosen passes, and a network of refuges and ...

Seeking the thrill of exploring new mountains, Cecilia Mariani heads to a hiking heaven in the Hautes-Alpes of France, and the classic multi-day pass-hopping tour of the GR58. From meadows to scree ...

Rarely - if ever - called by its other name, Ben Arthur, The Cobbler is one of the most distinctive Scottish mountains. The high point on Centre Peak can only be reached (and escaped) by a short but ...

start as for spirit.. Just below the twin staples move right into a shallow groove. Hard moves left out of this lead to undercuts and glued crimps up the steep wall. At the top of the "steep wall" ...

As novice walkers with 'none of the gear, and no idea', Cam Howe and friends soon came to notice a huge boost to wellbeing on their annual dads and lads trip out of London. Here he examines the mental ...

The sprawling, broad and complex mass of the Y Mynyddoedd Duon (the Black Mountains) isn’t the first place that springs to mind when narrow ridges are mentioned. However, the northern reaches ...

Each rises 600m or more from its surroundings; there are 119 of them; and they're scattered all over Britain and Ireland, ...

A slightly longer approach than its neighbour, Corrie an t-Sneachda, makes this corrie a lot quieter. Some excellent, reliable winter climbing - the steeper nature of this corrie yields some excellent ...

In the same style as classic , extreme rock etc , how about the best of GB deep water soloing. Ive not deep water soloed in Scotland: i'll add more routes when i get round to it S grades: Il add S2s ...

Small in stature but with mighty views, Beinn na h-Eaglaise leverages its pivotal position in the heart of Torridon to maximum effect. This is a hill as rocky and rugged as any in the Coulin and ...