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Emotional journeys, incredible characters and epic expeditions – they’re all here in our features section.
Get inspired by the big projects or follow in the footsteps (and tread marks) of adventurers all over the world.
Interview • Beth Chalmers • Sep 15, 2023
Mud, Rock and Roots: In Conversation With Nina-Yves Cameron
Beth Chalmers catches up with the Scottish downhill racer, talking progress, community and how the Highlands shaped her as a rider
Video • BASE editorial team • Jul 21, 2023
Merging Two Lives: The Personal Journey of Hamish Frost
The challenges and triumphs of embracing sexuality in the outdoors
Story • Kieran Creevy • Jun 16, 2023
Scrambling Before Scran on Scotland’s Misty Isle
Sun-drenched ridge lines with expedition chef Kieran Creevy on the Isle of Skye
Video • BASE editorial team • May 18, 2023
Scotland’s Five Best Sea Cliff Climbing Locations
Five of the most epic spots for beginner, intermediate and hardcore sea cliff climbers, according to Robbie Phillips
Video • BASE editorial team • Mar 27, 2023
Introducing Scotland’s Newest Bikepacking Route: The Pictish Trail
Connecting the rugged north coast to Scotland’s capital city
Story • Will Birkett • Mar 09, 2023
Atlantic Rock: New Routing In The Outer Hebrides
An exploration of the sea cliffs of St Kilda
Story • Hannah Mitchell • Jan 13, 2023
Trail Connections: The First UK Fjällräven Classic
A three-day hike of the Lairig Ghru, the dividing valley of the Cairngorms
Video • BASE editorial team • Dec 19, 2022
Mind, Body And Movement In The Scottish Wilderness
Ana Norrie-Toch escapes the pressure of city life by taking to her bike, and uses movement to forge a deeper connection with the landscape
Video • BASE editorial team • Dec 15, 2022
All in a Day
Leg-burning lines in the notoriously volatile Scottish mountains
Story • Aled Bath • Dec 01, 2022
Short Day Out: The Bothy Raid
Riding what is fabled to be one of the UK’s longest gravel roads for a winter overnighter
Video • BASE editorial team • Oct 21, 2022
Skateboarding For All
A Land For Everyone celebrates a shared loved of the outdoors, adventure and skateboarding
Story • Eliza Brown • Oct 04, 2022
Free Rein: An Introduction to Pony Trekking
Walking the length of the Scottish Highlands with a fell pony
Spotlight • BASE editorial team • Sep 01, 2022
The Best Bikepacking Routes in the UK
5 multi-day routes worthy of any bikepacking bucket-list
Video • BASE editorial team • Aug 26, 2022
A winter ride on the 550-mile Highland Trail
Annie Lloyd Evans tries to become first person to complete the route in the dark depths of Scottish winter.
Story • Owen Hope • Aug 24, 2022
How We Rigged The Longest HighLine in Scotland
A fresh-faced crew take on the Sow of Atholl rigging a 320m line high above the valley below
Video • Bikepacking Scotland’s Adventure Coast • Aug 07, 2022
Bikepacking Scotland’s Adventure Coast
Round the world cyclists Mark Beaumont, Jenny Graham and Markus Stitz cycle the boundary of Argyll and the Isles
Story • Alex Metcalfe • May 13, 2022
8 Lessons from My First Winter in Scotland
The mercuriality of climbing in the Scottish Highlands
Video • BASE editorial team • Apr 22, 2022
Where Roads End
Bikepacking a shorter more gravelly version of the NC500
