The Adventure Show - Episode Guide

Nikki Wright and BBC presenter Lindsay Cannon tackle Britain's hardest 24-hour mountain bike race, the Strathpuffer.

The Adventure Show heads to the remote Strathconnon glen north of Inverness for the inaugural Highlander Mountain Marathon. For two days competitors race over the hills carrying everything they need to survive. The programme is also off to the Alps to experience some extreme telemark skiing. Closer to home Cameron McNeish goes up the royal mountain of Lochnagar, and wildlife filmmaker Keith Collins is in the Cairngorms to see the magnificent osprey in action.

The Adventure Show takes to the rapids and the stunning white water of the River Tay, near Aberfeldy, for the Grandtully Premier where over 200 top class paddlers test their skill in this major canoe slalom event. Staying on the water we're also discovering what it takes to kayak around the Cairngorms. Back on the hills we join Cameron McNeish for an ascent up Scotland's most southerly Munro, Ben Lomond, and we're off to the Balmoral estate, often described as the most scenic race in Scotland.

This episode features hardcore surfing Thurso on Scotland's northern coast. It is a long way from shorts and bikinis but there is £60,000 prize money and a galaxy of international stars. Meanwhile Cameron McNeish is at the other end of Scotland on one of his favourite hills in the Borders, and returning to the the north coast is the Cape Wrath Challenge and the remarkable story of one man's fight against motor neurone disease.

Outdoor and extreme sports. This programme focuses on the Fort William Mountain Bike World Championships, and takes to the hills with walker Cameron McNeish.

Often described as the world's toughest race, each year nearly 400 men and women run up and down Britain's highest mountain in under 4 hours- and the fastest do it in one and a half. The Ben Nevis race started in 1895 and since then it's known knows no equal. We're also off to Tiree for the final event in the Windsurfing World Cup and discovering why in 1934 two canoists decided to paddle from Glasgow to Skye- with only a car inner tube for safety.

Dougie Vipond and Duncan McCallum head to the Lowther Hills for the Original Mountain Marathon: a two day test of endurance where contestants have to run two marathons carrying everything they need to survive a night out. It's the oldest endurance challenge in the UK. Also on the show, Lindsay Cannon ventures into Glen Affric to meet some wildlife and we meet a remarkable woman, who is still climbing despite being paralysed from the waist down.

Extreme sports magazine with Dougie Vipond. In the middle of winter, with 17 hours of darkness per day, nearly 500 competitors head north of Inverness for Britain's hardest mountain bike race - the Strathpuffer 24 hour marathon. Ice covers much of the course. This year, Dougie is partaking as a solo rider. Lindsay Cannon tries winter surfing. Cameron McNeish experiments with some very small bikes.

In the heart of the Alps, a team of Scottish hopefuls are taking on the best in Europe in the ice climbing world cup in Saas-Fee. We also join a mountain rescue team as they prepare to deal with the dangers of Scotland's winter hills and we find out why climbers are using ice axe and crampons on rock as well as ice.

In the run up to the Olympics, the Adventure Show is taking to the rapids and the stunning white waters of the River Tay, near Aberfeldy. This is the Grandtully Premier Slalom and when it comes to canoeing our competitors are right at the top. With a real chance of a Scottish paddler in every British boat selected for Beijing, we've been following the young hopefuls. Back on dry land we'll be disappearing into Scotland's wildest places with Cameron McNeish, finding out why a stretch of marshland just off the A9 is so important and discovering what else is on offer for the adventurer and thrill seeker in rural Perthshire.

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Three years ago downhill bikers Steve Peat and Tracey Moseley set the crowds alight as they rode to a British victory in the Mountain Bike World Cup at Fort William. Now they have a chance to make history again in the 100th downhill race. And in the run up to the Beijing games, cross country athletes from around the world will be battling it out in the only Olympic discipline in the sport. Also, we take to the hills with Scotland's best known walker, Cameron McNeish, who is heading north to Thurso for the highlights of the O'Neill Highland Open surf championships. Plus, investigating kayaks that fold up into a bag.

The Adventure Show heads into some of Scotland's wild and remote country. We'll be up in the far north west at Cape Wrath for what's often called the toughest marathon in the UK. We'll also be joining a few intrepid backpackers as they trek across Scotland from the west to the east coast for the TGO Challenge. How much do you really need to carry when you head off into the hills? We'll find out. And we'll be joining Cameron McNeish on one of his favourite mountains and discovering some of the best food on offer in the north west.

Heading into some of the most beautiful and remote landscapes in Scotland, we join over
700 competitors for a 50 mile race coast to coast. Held annually since 1983, the Highland Cross starts at Kintail on the west with a 20 mile run over the hills to Glen Affric. Then it's into the saddle for 30 miles by bike to Beauly in the east.

The programme joins over 200 competitors for a mile long swim across Loch Tay in Perthshire. That's followed by a 15-mile run over 7 Munroes, a 7-mile kayak up the Loch and a 34-mile bike ride around it. These are the ingredients of the Great Kindrochit Quadrathlon, and it doesn't get much tougher, rougher or more taxing than this. Also we're taking to the rock face with two young climbers from Inverness celebrating the 75th anniversary of Mountain Rescue. We're also polishing-up ice axe and crampons as we look forward to the winter months.

This time, the Adventure Show heads north for the Ullapool challenge - a 130-mile bike ride over 12,000 feet of ascent through
some of Scotland's wildest scenery. We join a hundred of toughest and most determined riders.

A special edition of the Adventure Show showcasing the spectacular landscapes and varied lifestyles of the far north of Scotland, in the company of Britain's well-known hillwalker Cameron McNeish. Starting on the iconic mountain of Suilven in Assynt, Cameron maps out a new trail through some of the most dramatic scenery in Western Europe. The route finishes 70 miles away on what has been called the queen of Scottish mountains, Ben Loyal.

This month we head across the water to the Island of Mull for the final event in the Scottish Cyclocross Series. Held in the shadow of Glengorm Castle, it's fast, furious and extremely muddy. We ask if it can be as big in Scotland as it is in mainland Europe.

Mud and snow didn't deter almost 500 people from finishing this year's Carnethy 5 hill race in the Pentland Hills south of Edinburgh. Deziree Wilson experienced this classic race for herself. Also, Cameron McNeish makes a winter assent of one of Scotland's most iconic mountains and we go ski mountaineering with the legendary Martin Burrows-Smith.

Paralysed from the chest down, Karen Darke tackles an epic kayaking expedition in one of the most remote and least visited
areas of Patagonia. Paddling with her partner, Andy Kirkpatrick, they face dangerous currents and tides in their quest to get to Laguna San Rafael and its famous glacier. With little hope of rescue if things go wrong and with few places to camp en route, this turns out to be the most challenging journey Karen has ever attempted.

The programme takes to the rapids and the stunning white water of the River Tay, near Aberfeldy, for the Grandtully Premier where over 200 top class paddlers test their skill in this major canoe slalom event. Also, we'll be finding out just what it takes to win a silver medal at the Olympics and, back on dry land, Cameron McNeish has picked a perfect day for his monthly expedition into the hills.

In 2005, downhill biker Steve Peat set crowds alight as he rode to victory in the Mountain Bike World Cup at Fort William. The former plumber from Sheffield is now planning to make biking history as he tries to be the first person to make it onto the podium 50 times.

Travel to Scotland's beautiful west coast for what is described as the ultimate challenge for sailors and runners - the Scottish Islands Peaks Race. Over three days, competitors battle across 160 nautical miles of rough seas and notorious tides followed by the highest summits on three islands.

Featuring the gruelling West Highland Way race from Milngavie on the outskirts of Glasgow to Fort William. This popular 95-mile route takes most walkers a week to complete, but every year over 100 hardy competitors turn Scotland's first official long-distance walk into a marathon, with the fastest racers covering it in around 16 hours.

The Adventure Show is in the heart of the Highlands for the Corrieyairack Challenge. This gruelling 43-mile race starts with a 17-mile run following in the footsteps of Bonnie Prince Charlie over the Monadhliath Mountains. Once down the other side, the competitors leap onto their bikes for a 26-mile dash along single track roads to the end of the race in the Cairngorms.

We join athletes from across the UK in Fraserburgh for the Annual British Kite Surfing Championship - the first time the prestigious Wave Master competition is being held in Scotland. Plus, a look at what it takes to preserve our highest summit; we go behind the scenes at the National Outdoor Training Centre, Glenmore Lodge, for the world's premiere wilderness first aid course; and a chat with Scotland's well-known hill walker Cameron McNeish.

Britain's renowned walker Cameron McNeish heads over the sea to Skye. Starting at the most northerly point, Rubha Hunish, Cameron maps out a new trail along the dramatic scenery of the Trotternish Ridge, through the iconic Cuillin hills, to finish 70 miles away at Broadford.

In the middle of winter, with 17 hours of darkness, nearly 500 competitors head north of Inverness for one of the world's hardest mountain bike races - the Strathpuffer 24-hour marathon. This year Dougie Vipond has teamed up with mountaineer Mark Diggins to take on this toughest of challenges. For weeks, the track has been submerged under snow and now as the thaw sets in, it has been compacted down to ice. This promises to be one of the hardest Puffers yet.

The outdoor pursuits programme joins some of Britain's top athletes in the Pentland Hills for an event that combines speed, stamina, concentration and navigation against the clock. Orienteering is a tough mental and physical challenge, and to make it even harder for the competitors this British Championship event takes place at night.

The prestigious Mountain Bike World Cup in Fort William took place in June, with Britain entering as the top-ranked nation in the men's downhill and with Steve Peat the defending world champion. Can Peat repeat his success in his spiritual home? Also, there's more on offer for bikers than just that gruelling downhill course, and the programme takes to the hills with Scotland's well-known walker Cameron McNeish.

This month the Adventure Show heads west to the Isle of Skye for 95 miles of road biking.

The Adventure Show heads south to the Borders for the British Off Road Triathlon Championships, better known as the Durty Triathlon. Over 300 competitors plunge into Scotland's coldest loch for a 1500 metre swim. Then onto the saddle for a tough 30 kilometre mountain bike ride. To round it all off, there is a 10 kilometre hill run. Also in the show, we are joining a group of intrepid youngsters as they prepare for their Gold Duke of Edinburgh's Award and finding out how to make the most out of a day in the mountains with the experts from our National Outdoor Training Centre, Glenmore Lodge.

This month the Adventure Show heads west to Fort William for the Ben Nevis race, often described as the world's toughest. Each year nearly 500 men and women run or throw themselves up and down Britain's highest mountain in under four hours - and the fastest do it in just one and a half. It started in 1895 and since then competitors have been coming to Lochaber from around the world to take part in the challenge.

In this edition, the Adventure Show is taking to the rapids of the stunning white water of the River Tay near Aberfeldy for the Grandtully Premier. Over 100 top-class paddlers test their skill in Scotland's major canoe slalom event.

Scaling the heights at the World Youth Climbing Championships. It's the first time this event has been held in Scotland and over 300 competitors from 75 countries have come together at the Edinburgh International Climbing Arena in Ratho for a weekend of finger snapping, jug grasping, crimp-clasping action.

In the middle of winter, with 17 hours of darkness, 500 competitors head north of Inverness for one of the world's toughest mountain bike races - the Strathpuffer 24-hour marathon. Conditions are testing, with ice and mud pushing the competitors and their bikes to the very limit.

Andrew Murray from Edinburgh is a doctor and a marathon runner. In 2010 he devised a journey that would break new ground. With minimal support he planned to run an ultra-marathon every day, from the tip of Scotland to the Sahara desert in Morocco. And to make it more difficult, he'd attempt it during winter. The distance was 2650 miles and he planned to complete it in 85 days, without taking a single day off. The Adventure Show team followed him as he attempted to set a new world record.

It's fast, it's furious and it's brutal - the Carnethy 5 started over 40 years ago and is the first hill race of the season, when the weather can vary from brilliant sunshine to deep snow. This year 600 hardy competitors battle it out over the Pentland hills just south of Edinburgh.

In this year's Grandtully Premier Slalom, the final wildcard places for the British Canoe Slalom Team are up for grabs. Only those selected here can be considered for the Olympic squad. And we join some of those leading kayakers to discover what it takes to get to the top of this sport.

Last year, Britain's Gee Atherton was the fastest man on the downhill course but can he beat off the competition this year? On one of the longest and toughest of the circuit there's no lack of talent from elsewhere in the world.

This month the Adventure Show travels to the Isle of Jura for one of the toughest fell races in the UK. This is a true test of mountain craft, athleticism and technique. More than 200 competitors have signed up for the race and face 28 kilometres of running with 2,300 metres of ascent over seven summits, all through wild rugged island landscape.

This month the Adventure Show is on the island of Kerrera, near Oban, for a brand new event - the Craggy Island Triathlon. Starting with a swim from the mainland, 200 competitors then complete an off-road bike circuit of the southern half of the island, before taking on a boggy and wild hill run through its centre.

Almost 140 years ago, three men crossed from the Hebridean island of Lewis to the north west coast of Scotland. Their aim was audacious: to be the first people to stand on the top of the Great Stack of Handa, an isolated pillar of rock. Failure would have meant certain death. Success, won against all the odds, gave birth to a new sport.

They've come from all over the world to the Hebridean Island of Tiree to ride the waves of the North Atlantic.

Starting on Aberdeen's beach and finishing in the wild lands of Knoydart in the west, Cameron McNeish travels through Scotland's most spectacular glens and mountains following a new route that proves that Scotland has some of the most outstanding landscapes in the world.

This month's programme covers the OMM - the original mountain marathon - in Highland Perthshire. The first multi-day event of its kind and to many competitors, still the best. A test of endurance, navigation and willpower where competitors need to carry everything they need on their back.

In the middle of winter, with 17 hours of darkness, 500 competitors head north of Inverness for one of the world's toughest mountain bike races - the Strathpuffer 24 hour marathon. And once again, this year conditions are testing as we follow the hardiest of competitors - the solo riders.

It's over 150 years since climbing developed as a sport and in that time Britain's great crags have been thoroughly explored. In their search for bold new routes, two of Scotland's best rock athletes, Dave MacLeod and Alan Cassidy, travel south of the Border to the heart of the English climbing scene.

The Highlander Mountain Marathon sees 300 runners head into the remote, wild lands of Torridon. For two days the competitors race over the hills carrying everything they need to survive - and they don't know where the race will take them by the end.

This month The Adventure Show is at the spiritual home of Scottish mountain biking - Fort William - for the 2012 World Cup and there's no shortage of action. First there's the fast and furious 4 Cross. Then we'll be heading to the top of Nevis range for the downhill, where the racers plummet 555 metres down one of the longest and toughest courses on the world cup circuit.

The Adventure Show travels to Arran for the Goatfell Race. This is a closely fought hill run, 15 kilometres up and down the island's highest mountain. It's a challenging course leading from road to rough hill track and finally a scramble up huge granite boulders to reach the dramatic summit. Then there's a tricky descent and the final sprint to Brodick.

In this month's Adventure Show, Dougie Vipond joins the hardiest of bikers for one of the toughest events in the cycling calendar. The Snow Roads Audax is aptly named: it's a 300-kilometre bike ride with nearly 5,000 metres of ascent over some of Scotland's steepest hills - those high passes, like the Lecht and Glenshee, which are often snowbound in winter.

In this month's Adventure Show travels to Torridon for the inaugural Celtman Extreme Scottish Triathlon. And extreme is the word: starting with a three-kilometre open-water swim, followed by over 200 kilometres of biking, and the finale is a 42-kilometre run, with an ascent of one of Scotland's Munros thrown in for good measure. It has been described as one of the hardest days of your life and for most just finishing is a major achievement. Little wonder the Celtman has just won the British Triathlon Event of the Year.

In an exceptionally ambitious programme, Dougie Vipond joins rock athletes Dave MacLeod and Tim Emmett as they attempt a first ascent of an extreme new route.

Cameron McNeish celebrates Scotland's landscape, following a new national trail linking Kirk Yetholm in the Borders with Cape Wrath, the most north-westerly point on the mainland.

Continuing his journey, Cameron walks the final part of this 470-mile route. Starting in Highland Perthshire, he travels through some of Scotland's most remote landscapes including the Cairngorms, Kintail and the sparse scenery of Sutherland.

In the middle of winter, with 17 hours of darkness, 500 competitors head north of Inverness for one of the world's toughest mountain bike races, the Strathpuffer 24-hour marathon. And once again, this year conditions are testing - with ice and mud pushing the competitors and their bikes to the very limit.

This year is the fiftieth anniversary of the Cairngorm Mountain Rescue Team, and in that time they have attended over 3,000 incidents. In what has been their busiest winter for 30 years, the Adventure Show has had unprecedented access to the team's 42 members who go out, whatever the weather, to help those in danger.

We take to the rapids and stunning white water of the River Tay, near Aberfeldy.

We're at the spiritual home of Scottish mountain biking, Fort William, for the 2013 World Cup and there's no shortage of action.

The Adventure Show is in Torridon for the Celtman Extreme Scottish Triathlon, which starts with a three kilometre open water swim that's followed by over 200 kilometres of biking. The finale is a 42 kilometre run, which includes anascent of one of Scotland's Munros. It's been described as one of the toughest days of your life and for most just finishing is a major achievement.

The Adventure Show heads to the north west for a 90-mile cycling event. The Bealach Mor includes the biggest road climb in the UK, with 2,000 feet of ascent in just six miles.

In this programme, The Adventure Show is in the imposing landscape of Glencoe, for what must be one of the most dramatic marathon courses anywhere in the UK. The scenery may be inspiring, but this is a tough race with over 1,600 metres of ascent including 500 metres over the aptly named Devil's Staircase.

Cameron McNeish celebrates the best of Scotland's history and landscape with a new coast-to-coast walk across the Highlands from Argyll to Easter Ross. This is a journey into a rich and often turbulent past, following in the footsteps of our ancestors, the Celtic priests, Vikings, fugitives, red coat armies, or even those who earned their day-to-day living here, the lead mine workers, deer stalkers, drovers and hydro workers.

Cameron McNeish describes Scotland's wild places as a 'world-class landscape', and he celebrates this with a new trail linking Iona in the west with Tarbat Ness on the north-east coast. Continuing his journey, Cameron walks the final part of this 250-mile route.

In the middle of winter, with 17 hours of darkness, over 500 competitors head north of Inverness for one of the world's toughest mountain bike races - the Strathpuffer 24. It's the largest ever 'Puffer - an event where competitors push themselves and their bikes to the very limit.

For over thirty years, Colin Prior has meticulously documented our mountains and wild places. By any standard, he's one of the world's great landscape photographers. Capturing vast sweeping panoramas, his images have been a revelation.

We're taking to the rapids and the stunning white water of the River Tay, near Aberfeldy. This is the spiritual home of Scottish paddling and the Premier Canoe Slalom, one of the most important races of the season. Olympic gold medallist, Tim Baillie from Aberdeen, gives an expert's view on the action.

This month the Adventure Show returns to the spiritual home of Scottish mountain biking, Fort William, for the 2014 World Cup and there's no shortage of action. First there's the fast and furious 4X.

The Adventure Show is in Torridon for the Celtman Extreme Scottish Triathlon, an event which starts with a 3km open water swim that is followed by over 200km of biking. The finale is a 42km run, with an ascent of one of Scotland's Munros thrown in for good measure. It has been described as one of the toughest days of your life and, for most, just finishing is a major achievement.

This month the Adventure Show's heading into some of the most beautiful and remote landscapes in Scotland as we join over 700 competitors for a 50-mile coast-to-coast race. Held annually since 1983, the Highland Cross starts at Kintail on the west with a 20-mile run over the hills to Glen Affric.

This is cycling at its most extreme an event that isn't a race but where entrants battle both the clock and their own pride. Welcome to the very specialist world of Audax, where just completing the route equals success. The Highlands, Glens and Western Isles ride is the toughest ever to be staged in the UK.

Cameron McNeish celebrates the best of Scotland with a spectacular walk from the south-west tip at the Mull of Galloway to the busy ferry port of Oban. It's a journey from sea level to mountaintop, but also a personal one as Cameron weaves his way through the landscape and visits five very different islands.

Cameron McNeish describes Scotland's wild places as a 'world-class landscape', and he celebrates this with a new trail linking the most southerly point of the country, the Mull of Galloway, with the west coast town of Oban.

In the middle of winter, with 17 hours of darkness, over 850 competitors head north of Inverness for one of the world's toughest mountain bike races - the Strathpuffer 24. This is the tenth anniversary of the event and the largest ever 'Puffer. Conditions are testing, with ice, snow and mud pushing the competitors and their bikes to the very limit.

It's fast, it's furious and it's just outside Scotland's capital. The Pentland Skyline Hill Race takes in virtually every peak in this striking landscape: 16 miles long and nearly 2000 metres of ascent.

In the first of a brand new series, the Adventure Show heads to the Borders for the Bowhill Duathlon. This is a back-to-basics event, with the mountain biking and trail running firmly off-road. And this year Michael Stewart has volunteered to join over 200 other competitors as they face a mixture of mud, sleet and snow.

The Adventure Show returns to the spiritual home of Scottish mountain biking, Fort William, for the 2015 World Cup and, with high winds and driving rain, there's no shortage of action. First there's the fast and furious 4X.

This month the Adventure Show's in the Highlands for the World Orienteering Championships. It is only the third time the event has been held in Scotland and 400 athletes from 51 different nations have come to battle it out for the medals.

This month's Adventure Show is in Torridon for the Celtman Extreme Scottish Triathlon. And extreme's the word - it starts with a 3,000 metre open-water swim that's followed by 202 kilometres of biking. The finale is a 42-kilometre run, with an ascent of one of Scotland's Munros thrown in for good measure. Just four years old, it has rapidly established itself as one of Europe's elite events. For most people, just finishing is a major achievement.

This month Adventure Show's at the UK's highest sportive, the 3 Pistes - over 100 miles of road biking that includes upwards of 2,000 metres of climbing.

Cameron McNeish celebrates the best of Scotland with a spectacular route through the West Highlands. This year he is taking things slowly. His home is a campervan and he will be walking, cycling and paddling into some hidden corners of Scotland.

Cameron McNeish describes Scotland's landscape as some of the finest in the world. So this year he is deliberately taking his time, using his campervan, bike, an inflatable boat and boots to explore the lesser-known corners of our country.

Dougie Vipond and Deziree Wilson are in the Borders and the landscape has rarely looked better than for the Jedburgh Three Peaks Ultra Marathon.

Ex-footballer Michael Stewart joins kayaker Brian Wilson in this Adventure Show special to recreate one of the great pioneering journeys of Scottish canoeing.

In the first of a brand new series of the Adventure Show we're taking to the rapids and the stunning white water of the River Tay, near Aberfeldy. We're here for the Grandtully Premier Slalom where Scottish athletes can be guaranteed to do well. This year Olympic gold-medallist, Tim Baillie from Aberdeen, gives an expert's view on the action.

Fort William is once again resounding to the sound of cheering crowds and crunching gears as the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup returns to Scotland. And there's no shortage of action, from the fast and brutal 4X to the downhill, where there's a vertical drop of 555 metres down one of the longest and toughest courses on the World Cup circuit.

The Adventure Show is at one of Scotland's most prestigious events, the gruelling West Highland Way race, which runs from Milngavie, on the outskirts of Glasgow, to Fort William. This 95-mile route takes most walkers a week to complete, but every year over 100 hardy runners turn Scotland's first official long-distance trail into an unforgettable ultra-marathon, with the fastest completing it in under 15 hours.

The Braveheart Triathlon is exactly that. With an open water swim of over a mile, more than 50 miles on the bike and a run up and down Ben Nevis, this is not an event for the fainthearted. In this year's race, Dougie Vipond joins over 100 competitors for a day he'll remember for ever.

The rugged mountains of Lochaber provide a spectacular backdrop to one of the toughest adventure races in the world. The Glen Coe Skyline attracts a top-class international field and the Adventure Show follows competitors as they tackle a course which includes nearly 5,000 metres of ascent over terrain that many would describe as rock climbing.

Scotland's best-known outdoors man, Cameron McNeish, undertakes a 150-mile journey through some of the least visited parts of our country from the southern end of Sutherland to the northern tip of the Orkney Islands.

In the second part of his journey, Cameron celebrates what he triumphantly calls our 'world class landscape' as he explores lesser-known aspects of six Orkney islands. His guests include those whose families have lived here for generations to relative newcomers who have made the journey north to become part of a vibrant community.

This month Dougie Vipond and the Adventure Show team are back where it all began with the OMM - the Original Mountain Marathon. Nearly half a century ago, this iconic event laid the foundations for the thriving adventure racing scene we know today.

Colin Prior is one of the world's most acclaimed landscape photographers, someone who made his name with a set of panoramic images that defined wild Scotland for a generation. But, using the latest digital technology, he is attempting to capture a definitive record of three iconic mountains in the northwest Highlands. These include what many regard as our finest summit, An Teallach.

We've been following his progress, between the winter and spring equinoxes, and discover that the result of six months of work is just a handful of images.

The Adventure Show returns for a new series with a visit to the rugged Kintyre Peninsula to join athletes in one of Scotland's most scenic races - the Kintyre Way Ultra. With no less than 1,300 metres of ascent and over 35 miles of rough terrain, this is a tough challenge for every runner.

Also on the programme, we'll be meeting an inspiring athlete who is proving that living with epilepsy doesn't prevent you from achieving sporting success at the highest level.

Fort William is once again resounding to the sound of cheering crowds and crunching gears as the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup returns to Scotland. And there's no shortage of action, from the fast and brutal 4X, to the downhill. One on Scotland's up-and-coming young riders take us on an exhilarating ride down one of the longest and toughest courses on the World Cup circuit.

Also in this month's programme, we get the inside story on why a professor of public health medicine and a police officer are planning to run from one side of Scotland to the other.

The team take to the stunning white water of the River Tay, at Grandtully near Aberfeldy, the home of Scottish paddling. This year the racing is bigger and better than ever before because we're here for the inaugural Adventure Show Super Cup, with Olympic gold medallist Tim Baillie, from Aberdeen, giving an expert's view on the action.

Also, Deziree Wilson discovers Scotland's most select running club, and we catch up with endurance athlete Katie Ford to see if she can create a new cycling record whilst living with epilepsy. And Cameron McNeish is back with a wild walk in Highland Perthshire.

This month the Adventure Show is in Torridon for the Celtman Extreme Scottish Triathlon. And extreme is the word - starting with a 3,000-metre, open-water swim that's followed by 202 kilometres of biking. Thefinale is a 42-kilometre run through some of the most demanding mountain terrain in Scotland. Added to that, this year the high winds and driving rain make a race that is arguably the toughest of its kind anywhere in the world even tougher. For most just finishing is a major achievement.

The Adventure Show joins 300 competitors from all over the UK for nearly 60 miles of racing in the majestic landscape of Highland Perthshire. There's a chilly swim across Loch Tay, a 15-mile run over 7 Munros,seven miles of kayaking and to finish an epic day there is a 34-mile bike ride. Adventure racing doesn't get much tougher than this.

Scotland's best known outdoors man, Cameron McNeish, is celebrating the heart of Scotland. Travelling on foot, by bike, by pack-raft and with his beloved campervan, his journey takes him over 300 miles throughsome of our most impressive wild places.

In the second part of his journey round the Heart of Scotland, Cameron McNeish celebrates what he says is Scotland's 'world class landscape'. From the Falls of Bruar, he heads south east to the magnificentAngus Glens before turning north to Deeside. Finally, to complete a wonderful circle he
tramps across the wild Cromdale Hills.

This month's Adventure Show sees a record 1,000 competitors head north of Inverness in the middle of winter, with 17 hours of darkness, for one of the world's toughest mountain bike races - the Strathpuffer 24.With deep snow, brilliant sunshine and bitterly cold temperatures, this year it has been dubbed the 'Perfect Puffer', with many riders saying it is the best ever.

It's an important part of our social history and is embedded inthe Scottish psyche. And, as Cameron discovers, its something that attracts all kinds of people - from outdoor veterans such as trail-hardened Chris Townsend, who are out for months at a time, to Sam Heughan, star of the cult television series Outlander.

In the first of a brand new series, The Adventure Show travels to Balmoral on Royal Deeside for the British Orienteering Championships. Here, the whole orienteering community - from weekend enthusiasts to the creme-de-la-creme - battle it out in a supreme test of physical fitness and mental dexterity.

Also on this month's Adventure Show, we discover how one man with a life-changing illness is determined that it won't stop him doing what he loves most - mountain biking.

Fort William is once again resounding to the sound of cheering crowds and screeching tyres as the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup returns to Scotland. And there is no shortage of action, from the fast, gladiatorial 4X to the brutal downhill. Launching off from the top of the Nevis range, the best riders in the world plummet 555 metres down one of the longest and toughest courses on the circuit.

Presented by Duncan McCallum and Dougie Vipond.

The Adventure Show is in the heart of the Cairngorms for a race that is an inspiration for runners across the UK - the Lairig Ghru. With nearly 3,000 feet of ascent, this marathon-length course is a spectacular run through wild country, rough tracks and forests. Plus the inside story on a major sporting triumph as The Adventure Show follows three intrepid swimmers in their attempt to be the first to cross the North Minch. And, the spectacular Ride to the Sun - 100 miles of cycling, through the night, from Carlisle to Cramond.

The Adventure Show travels to the Isle of Arran for a bike race with a difference - the Grinduro. With four intense timed sections over road, gravel and dirt, the spectacular 83-kilometre course has attracted people from across the world. This is an event designed for all-round bike enthusiasts determined to have a unique experience.

The Adventure Show travels to the Outer Hebrides for a two-day race that takes competitors on a spectacular journey across the wild landscape of this remote island chain.

The Dramathon is one of the newest events in the racing calendar but is already hugely popular – attracting over 1,000 people. Competitors follow the iconic Speyside Way from Ballindalloch to Dufftown along forest tracks, riverside paths and through the hills. And it is called the Dramathon for a reason, because the route takes the competitors past nine of Scotland's finest whisky distilleries.

In this special edition of the Adventure Show, we discover that the pandemic hasn't stopped Scotland's most determined outdoor enthusiasts from creating their own adventures.

Four of Scotland's most talented young athletes travel to The Super Crag, near Gairloch, to test themselves against some of the hardest and longest sports climbing routes in Scotland.

In this episode, we join backcountry skiers, discover the joys of touring with a snowboard, try the new sport of wing foil boarding and search for the most isolated spot on the Scottish mainland.

Amy Irons travels to Orkney for a taste of sea kayaking, and Kristian Cooper explains why Orkney's spectacular coastline is a world-class paddling destination.

Amy Irons experiences sea cliff climbing in Orkney Mainland as Duncan McCallum shows her the attraction of vertical rock.

Amy Irons travels to the Borders, where she joins Markus Stitz to sample part of his Capital Trail route and discovers a landscape that is wild, remote and full of surprises.

Amy Irons spends a night under canvas on her bikepacking trip and discovers just how unpredictable the Scottish weather can be.

The Adventure Show is back! Amy Irons joins Duncan McCallum to discover what gravel biking adventures can be found on the forest tracks of the Galloway Forest Park in the south west of Scotland. Adventurer Libby Penman hops the Atlantic to see first hand how New York City is leading the way in providing free outdoor activities.

At over 1000m high, the instantly recognisable Buachaille Etive Mor, in the Highlands of Glen Coe, is the location for the latest edition of the Adventure Show. Amy Irons joins Patrick Winterton as they experience scrambling, the discipline of ascending steep ground with the minimum of basic climbing equipment.

Stretching for almost 100 miles from its source high in the Monadhliath Mountains, the River Spey is one of Scotland's great touring rivers. Amy Irons is joined on the river by Dave Craig, a man with unrivalled knowledge and a deep love gained over 60 years of paddling the course of the river.

The Western Isles provides the location for Amy Irons and Lauren MacCallum to explore the islands of Benbecula and North and South Uist.

Alongside the gruelling annual 200km route that makes up The Heb – Race on the Edge, their adventure sees them exploring this part of the Outer Hebrides on foot, kayak and cycle.

Adventure specialist Chris Moon tells us why outdoor sport provides those with disabilities with the perfect challenge.

Amy Irons joins British Winter Olympian Patrick Winterton on a 20km adventure from the source of the River Etive at Rannoch Moor to its end at Loch Etive.

Karen Darke has climbed El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, canoed in Patagonia, crossed Greenland in a sit-ski, and won Paralympic cycling gold, all since the age of 21, when she was paralysed from below the shoulders following a climbing accident.

Amy Irons joins Karen as she heads out on her new, unique hand-pedalled 'fat trike' to explore the Moray Coast Trail, discovering the opportunities and vistas of one of Scotland's less-visited areas.

Amy Irons is with climbing expert Duncan McCallum as they head outdoors to experience the demands of bouldering.

Solving route problems while traversing a rockface at low level might sound easy, but this sport is growing in popularity. Without the use of ropes, and relying purely on strength and flexibility, this discipline is a real challenge. Bouldering at coastal locations along the Solway Firth provides the perfect backdrop to some intense challenges.

The highest point in the Outer Hebrides is the Corbett of Clisham, on the island of Harris, and it is the final destination for Amy Irons and her hiking partner Lauren MacCallum.

Calum Maclean and Marie Meldrum meet some of the 700+ competitors preparing for the Strathpuffer, which takes place in Contin, just north west of Inverness.

The Adventure Show heads to Torridon in the north west of Scotland for one of the world's most extreme events – the Celtman. Just finishing is a major achievement for most.

Over 250 athletes from 44 countries battle it out for medals in the individual sprint, mixed sprint relay and the intense knockout sprint.