ENJOYING THE PASSAGE OF TIME – Motivational Speech #jimmycarr #shorts – YouTube Generally, something will happen on a trip that will give me the title of an article, in this case it was listening to a podcast, Diary of a CEO. Steven Bartlett has been doing podcasts for a while and I had heard a …
Eilean Donan, quite possibly the most photographed castle in the land, featured in a number of films, but perhaps most famously, Highlander, but the kind of magic we are looking for is out in the hills and islands of west coast Scotland, and, we find it. Our highlander is Chris Gibbs, lead guide with H&I …
A short drive in the van and we arrive at the Sconser ferry terminal on the Isle of Skye to catch the boat over to Raasay. This is a day of epic scenery, stunning views, riding, pushing, hike a biking, and, even a beer at the end, a proper day out. Chris promises a different …
I pretty much grew up on this beach, Grandma had a caravan on the site behind the beach, I spent weeks here as a kid, with gran and my parents. The old man taught us about tides and rips, how not to get cut off, and on occasion how to get cut off, safely, we …
This trip started out as the Coast to Coast trip, but that fell over earlier in the year due to travel restrictions and making the trip numbers. Even though this was not the trip I originally booked it did not disappoint, quite the opposite to be fair. Earlier in the year I had been researching …
A ferry journey is always a good start to a day, we are on an early crossing from Mallaig over to Skye. A short drive and we exit the van to getting on for gale force winds, its breezy, to say the least. The track is in great condition, but worth noting the trails we …
Starting in Kenmore we are heading to Applecross, its been raining, it is raining, it’s wet and pretty soon, so are we. We climb into the gloom, did I mention it was raining? No pictures on the way up, did I mention it was raining? Rivers are up, this is one of those days when …
Riding straight from our hotel we warm up on a road ride alongside the river A’Ghairbhe before turning off at Loch Clair. We switch to double track passing rapids and waterfalls through the Coulin estate, the climbing really starts, steep, technical singletrack, I walk the first few hundred yards… As the gradient eases off most …
https://www.pinkbike.com/news/must-watch-freeride-entertainments-rampage-memorial-tribute-to-jordie-lunn.html If nothing else, check out the move at 1.34 in the link, it will melt your brains. Jordie Lunn, leg end. Biking with your buddies is important, its been a while since we’ve been over the Wales for some biking and beers, so we thought we had better set the record straight, so that’s …
The last riding day in BC dawns cool, bright and sunny, perfect for a morning out on some local trails. A truck shuttle thanks to D’Arcy drops us at around 900m overlooking Howe Sound, always a good backdrop to any ride. At this height cool is now cold but a short pedal up and across …