Happy new year! Some wild swimming goals for 2019
New Year Resolutions for my wild swimming. More of it being the main one, in places such as Harris, Loch Lomond, East Lothian and Iona.
Radio Interview: Winter Swimming at Wardie Bay
Radio interview at Wardie Bay by BBC Radio Scotland ahead of the annual New Year’s Loony Dook.
Wardie Bay: Discovering Edinburgh’s forgotten wild swimming venue
Wardie Bay, Edinburgh After a couple of years of living in Edinburgh, I’ve finally got my head in gear and swum at my local venue,
Swimming by the wreck of the MV Juniata at Inganess Bay, Orkney
It was the coldest swim this season, by a whole degree or so. Not as cripplingly cold as Durness in Easter, nor icy Portobello in
The immersive pull of sea swimming
So the past couple of posts have been about swimming and not-swimming in fresh water, but since we moved to Edinburgh in 2016 the bulk
Another big trip to Glencoe with a series of short dips
Glencoe is an area that’s long been in my consciousness (much like Skye and for similar reasons). There’s Campbell history here, both personal and Clan.
A Big Day Out in Glencoe and Some Similarities Between Climbing and Swimming
So my old climbing pal Matt and I went stomping up the Buachaille last weekend, climbing a route I’ve long had on my tick-list, Agag’s
Review: BAWSfest
Annual swimming and drinking event set to rival iconic Glastonbury festival Friday May 4 – Sunday May 6 ★★★★★ Somerset has Glastonbury, Edinburgh has
Portobello Sea Swimming Video Diary #1
So Mrs C and I have been swimming regularly at Portobello since June last year, even making monthly swims throughout last winter. As November looms
Portobello Sea Swimming Diary #2 and #3
So I’ve started filming myself and Mrs C before and after swimming in the sea at Portobello in Edinburgh. The first one was little more than a