Great Scottish Outdoors

12/08/2025

Stephen Spencer on biking 1,000 miles for The Wave Project: 'these volunteers make magic happen'

The surf therapy offered by the Wave Project charity helps young people going through tough times – and the results can be life-changing, writes Roger Cox

05/08/2025

The Sound of Many Waters by Robin A Crawford review: 'Puts the River Tay at the heart of Scotland's story'

Robin A Crawford’s account of walking the Tay from source to sea is an engaging journey through both time and space, writes Roger Cox

31/07/2025

Scots adventurer Mark Agnew on his Arctic kayak double first and the importance of group dynamics

https://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/outdoors/scots-adventurer-mark-agnew-on-his-arctic-kayak-double-first-and-the-importance-of-group-dynamics-5249955

22/07/2025

The good news about Scottish skiing's worst ever winter

The winter of 2024/25 saw Scotland’s ski centres record historically low visitor numbers, but it also showed how resilient the industry has become, writes Roger Cox

17/07/2025

Leith exhibition to celebrate Scottish surfing and surf photography

A new exhibition will celebrate both the skills of Scotland’s surfers and talents of the photographers who capture their exploits, writes Margaret Neighbour

27/06/2025

Hi-Land Fling: Dreaming big pays off at Lost Shore’s first pro surf contest

https://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/outdoors/hi-land-fling-dreaming-big-pays-off-at-lost-shores-first-pro-surf-contest-5197640 Lost Shore Surf Resort

The first pro surf contest to be held at Scotland’s new artificial wave pool, the Hi-Land Fling showed the importance of a format that allows for creativity, writes Roger Cox

17/06/2025

Ain't No Surf in Portobello (except once in a blue moon)

For much of the time the Valves song is on the money, but once or twice a year conditions at the sheltered Edinburgh beach do allow for surfing – and a community of local surfers is ready and waiting, writes Roger Cox

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