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InterviewBeth 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

VideoBASE editorial team • Jul 21, 2023

Merging Two Lives: The Personal Journey of Hamish Frost

The challenges and triumphs of embracing sexuality in the outdoors

StoryKieran 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

VideoBASE 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

VideoBASE editorial team • Mar 27, 2023

Introducing Scotland’s Newest Bikepacking Route: The Pictish Trail

Connecting the rugged north coast to Scotland’s capital city

StoryWill Birkett • Mar 09, 2023

Atlantic Rock: New Routing In The Outer Hebrides

An exploration of the sea cliffs of St Kilda

StoryHannah 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

VideoBASE 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

VideoBASE editorial team • Dec 15, 2022

All in a Day

Leg-burning lines in the notoriously volatile Scottish mountains

StoryAled 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

VideoBASE editorial team • Oct 21, 2022

Skateboarding For All

A Land For Everyone celebrates a shared loved of the outdoors, adventure and skateboarding

StoryEliza Brown • Oct 04, 2022

Free Rein: An Introduction to Pony Trekking

Walking the length of the Scottish Highlands with a fell pony

SpotlightBASE editorial team • Sep 01, 2022

The Best Bikepacking Routes in the UK

5 multi-day routes worthy of any bikepacking bucket-list

VideoBASE 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.

StoryOwen 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

VideoBikepacking 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

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StoryAlex Metcalfe • May 13, 2022

8 Lessons from My First Winter in Scotland

The mercuriality of climbing in the Scottish Highlands

VideoBASE editorial team • Apr 22, 2022

Where Roads End

Bikepacking a shorter more gravelly version of the NC500

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