The world’stoughestmountain race

The 125K race starts in Inverie, a remote village on the Knoydart peninsula, accessible only by a boat or two-day hike. There is an extremely lively community-owned pub plus an impressively stocked co

What’s the hardest race you’ve ever done? What about the hardest race I’ve half done? I managed to complete five days of the eight-day Cape Wrath Ultra in 2018. I wasn’t fit enough to complete the dai

“Jesus, my butt hurts,” I say to myself as I return the saddle after a short climb. I knew I should’ve given the tri-suit a few extra outings in the run-up to this race. It’s not that I haven’t worn i

YOUR MOUNTAIN SNAPS & TALES FROM THE TRAIL

When Imo told me about her idea, my first thought was ‘Oh god, here we go again’. She had already become the youngest female to run John O’Groats to Land’s End. It’s all very well saying,‘I’m going to

Moments enjoyed, lessons learned, handy advice, weird stuff that happened: welcome to the little bits and pieces that don’t make big stories, but do make all the difference.