Walking is wonderful for mental health, and probably in more ways than you think. When you walk (or do any form of exercise) endorphins are released in your brain which can make you feel calmer and happier. Exercising improves physical health such as helping to reduce blood...
Did you make a New Year’s resolution? And if you did, have you kept to it so far? Everyone has their own view on whether they are a good thing or not – many people will argue that it’s a waste of time as most people...
In July I was fortunate enough to ‘compleat’ the Munros. It was an objective I’d been working towards for just short of five years, having got into hillwalking while going through a period of depression in 2017. Each week building towards a weekend of hillwalking was...
I’m not sure where I’d be if it wasn’t for mountains, the outdoors, walking and running. They’ve gone from being hobbies to being a part of who I am. They are my comfort, my happy place, and the surest way for me to find clarity...
A mental health and outdoors advocate has called on political parties fielding candidates in May’s Council elections in Fife to make mental health support and accessing the outdoors key priorities in the next term. Ross Cunningham from Inverkeithing, who runs a website called Mountains Mend Minds...
After just over four years walking in the hills most weekends, I'm finally in the closing stages of completing ('compleating') my Munro bagging journey. The Munros are the 282 highest mountains in Scotland and many people who climb at least one of those summits will harbour...
Mountains Mend Minds, a website dedicated to promoting the mental health benefits of hillwalking, is challenging people across Scotland to 'hike a hill' for mental health charity SAMH (Scottish Association for Mental Health) in August. The website's editor Ross Cunningham, who took up hillwalking when suffering...
Whether you have summited a handful of Munros or have 'compleated' them all you will probably be able to think of one you enjoyed above all the others. I've 'bagged' 185 so far and there are plenty that stand out to me such as Liathach, The...
Scotland will enter its second national lockdown on Tuesday 5th January in an effort to prevent further infections of COVID-19 as the roll out of the vaccine takes place over the coming weeks and months. Leaving home will only be permitted for essential reasons and it's...
The Kingdom of Fife is a fantastic introduction to hillwalking with summits providing views just as good as many of the country's highest mountains. Below are the ten highest hills in Fife with links to access route guides provided by the excellent hiking websites WalkHighlands and...