"Many pioneers in environmentalism and the philo-sophy of the outdoors have been keen canoeists," he adds, as we haul the kitbags down to the loch's edge. This is an inspiring preamble to our trip - a ...

In 1934 two men paddled from Glasgow to the Hebrides on some inner tubes and bits of wood. Today the trip is safer but equally spectacular The small Scottish isle is a world pioneer in sustainable ...

Three or four feet down and the sandy sea floor is thickly cast with razor clams and scallop shells. Towers of rainforest-green seaweed reach up towards the surface as we drift overhead in kayaks. And ...

THOUSANDS of extra tourists are expected to visit the Scottish Highlands following the launch of the country's first formal canoe trail. The £600,000 Great Glen Canoe Trail, which runs between Fort ...

A diary detailing the work of the programme-makers Simon Willis and Cailean MacLeod as they trace a classic 1934 kayak expedition along Scotland’s west coast for a BBC Scotland radio series.

Explore the beauty of the Scottish wilderness by kayak, canoe, on foot and by train Three or four feet down and the sandy sea floor is thickly cast with razor clams and scallop shells. Towers of ...

Sitting in sea kayak, with waves breaking all around, can make even a hardened mariner feel vulnerable. With sea kayaking surging in popularity, safety is paramount, and kayakers carry flares, radios, ...

In airport departure lounges around the world, you can always find a selection of Scottish whiskies for sale. Upon the shelves will be bottles whose names recited together sound like poetry — Linkwood ...

Six Oxford medical students are hoping to raise more than £1,000 for a cancer charity by canoeing the Caledonian Canal in Scotland. The six fifth-year students will canoe more than 60 miles from the ...

There are few photographs of the design of boat paddled by the original Canoe Boys. These pictures, which belong to the Scottish Hostellers’ Canoe Club, are of the more successful Queensferry ...

A Maori artist has set up a studio at the National Museums Scotland Collection Centre to restore a Maori war canoe known as a waka. George Nuku's canoe will be one of the many exhibits in the ...

Simon Willis follows the trail of two journalists' classic kayak expedition along Scotland’s west coast in a three-part radio series. There are few photographs of the design of boat paddled by ...