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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

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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

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