What makes Torridon so good? We’re often asked what it is that draws us back to Torridon time and time again – we actually spent more evenings there than in Wales in summer 2017! So here goes… Landscape Torridon is one of those rare places where the mountains rise straight out of the sea. Jagged…
We were pretty stoked to have Steve Justice from Alabama join us in Torridon in May. Here’s his story in his own words… I wish I could say I felt at ease when we started riding. When you’ve been riding for nearly 30 years, you know when you’re riding well and when you’re not. The…
Being injured sucks. It hurts, it stops you riding, it stops you working and it stops you being you. But you can take some positives from it.
Drunk on dusty trails and intoxicating sunshine. How a simple Torridon ride grew into something more…
Being injured sucks. It hurts, it stops you riding, it stops you working and it stops you being you. But you can take some positives from it.
World class trails and out of this world scenery – the Scottish Highlands have it all. – […]
Awesome Lakeland riding that works all year round – what are you waiting for? 1. The Langdales, Hodge Close and Loughrigg Not so much a trail or even a specific loop, just a mix and match of perfect, all-weather techie rock that is guaranteed to put a smile on your face. Favourites? the clinky slate funnel…
The Diary of a mountain bike guide, route researcher and guidebook writer A year ago today started wonderfully. I was up early, my bike was in the van, and I was on my way to Capel Curig to guide and instruct at Plas y Brenin – a legendary institution and somewhere I’d always aspired to work. Life…
The Diary of a mountain bike guide, route researcher and guidebook writer April 22nd is World Earth Day – a nominal slot in the calendar chosen to try and focus attention on the plight of our planet. To celebrate the occasion, both last year and this year I posted the following quote from Gerhard Manley Hopkins on…
The Diary of a mountain bike guide, route researcher and guidebook writer To say that the last few weeks have been the most traumatic of my life wouldn’t get close to really explaining the rollercoaster I have ridden since the accident nearly 2 weeks ago. Yet somehow I have managed to remain pretty calm from…
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