Great Scottish Outdoors

06/06/2025

The View From the Shoulder: New book to tell story of Scottish surfing

Featuring: Scottish Surfing Lost Shore Surf Resort Staunch Suds Surf School Coast to Coast Surf School & many more, and with sales raising ££ for Surfers Against Sewage

A selection of Scotsman stories from the last 20 years forms the basis of a new book celebrating Scotland’s unique surf culture

15/05/2025

Thousands of surfers all around the UK to join Surfers Against Sewage paddle-out to protest over sewage spills this weekend. Scottish locations: Belhaven Bay, Nairn & Stonehaven

Surfers Against Sewage invites swimmers, surfers and other water users to join a UK-wide paddle-out on Saturday in protest over the number of sewage spillages,​ writes Ryan McDougall

13/05/2025

Adventurer Mollie Hughes on how to build resilience: 'deal with the adversity, move on and grow'

https://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/outdoors/adventurer-mollie-hughes-on-how-to-build-resilience-deal-with-the-adversity-move-on-and-grow-5126218

Having climbed Everest twice and skied solo to the South Pole Mollie Hughes knows a thing or two about bouncing back from difficult situations, and in her new book Breathe she shares some of what she’s learned. Interview by Roger Cox

08/05/2025

Upland: A Journey through Time and the Hills, by Ian Crofton review: "a book to savour"

This evocative account of a life spent in the hills is enriched by wide-ranging literary references, writes Allan Massie

07/05/2025

Beyond the Island: New film to chart Scottish surfer Ben Larg's first steps into the big wave arena - interview with filmmakers Sam Howard and Antoine Couturier

https://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/outdoors/beyond-the-island-new-film-to-chart-scottish-surfer-ben-largs-first-steps-into-big-wave-arena-5116266

A new documentary will show how an altercation with a local surfer in Portugal threatened to derail the Tiree-based athlete’s career just as it seemed to be taking off, writes Roger Cox

22/04/2025

Uncommon Ground by Patrick Galbraith review: Uncomfortable truths about 'right to roam'

Patrick Galbraith spent three years investigating rural Britain to understand what access means to people, writes Katharine Hay

22/04/2025

Some great surfing (and commentary) at this year's 50th Scottish National Surfing Championships - watch finals day here:

The Scottish surfing championships 2025 - Day 2this is to crown the champions of Scotland 2025 in the Open Men, Open Women, Masters (40+) and Grand Masters ...

03/04/2025

How Scottish Surfing survived a near-death experience to hit 50

As Scottish Surfing, prepares to celebrate its half-century at the Scottish National Surfing Championships in Thurso, Roger Cox looks back at a time when it seemed as if it might be curtains for the sport’s governing body

31/03/2025

Skiing: Why the return of the Cairngorm funicular is worth celebrating

https://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/outdoors/skiing-why-the-return-of-the-cairngorm-funicular-is-worth-celebrating-5058680

Cairngorm Mountain Resort ski-snowboard.scot Snowsport Scotland

At last, the funicular is up and running again after years of expensive repairs. It is perfect? No. Do I love it? Yes, writes Roger Cox

26/03/2025

Scots skiing ace Kirsty Muir eyes 2026 Winter Olympics after claiming first World Cup win

After a year out due to injury, Kirsty Muir has made a triumphant return to competition in recent weeks, writes Roger Cox

12/03/2025

New skiing & snowboarding guide captures ‘the magic of the ’Gorms’

https://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/outdoors/new-skiing-snowboarding-guide-captures-the-magic-of-the-gorms-5029542

The authors of an inspired new guide to skiing and snowboarding in the Cairngorms blend practical advice with tales drawn from the area’s colourful snowsports history, writes Roger Cox

06/03/2025

Scottish Surfing: New Logo, new strategy, new era

https://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/outdoors/scottish-surfing-new-logo-new-strategy-new-era-5017268 Scottish Surfing