Surfing reconnects your mind and body

It can lower stress, treat depression and open up a whole new world of outdoor-going opportunities so could you learn to love the cold? We spoke to converts whose lives have been shaped by embracing winter

Whether you want to pick up a new skill, hit reset on your health or finally write that novel, these opportunities will help to make 2026 your best year yet…

Cold water swimmer & cancer survivor

Sometimes we need a good view inwards as much as a beautiful view outwards. With Mind Over Mountains, you get both.

When Covid brought to the surface old wounds, Al Mennie took to the sea – at night – to help cope with the pain. He now uses night swimming to help bring awareness to intergenerational trauma in Northern Ireland, and beyond

Louise Robertson started to wonder if there was something more to life. And she found it in the most remarkable place