Scotland's thriving adventure sports scene - from mountain biking and kayaking, to adventure racing, surfing and mountain marathons.
Network
BBC Scotland, BBC Two Scotland
Status
Returning Series
Type
Documentary
First Aired
2007-02-26
Last Aired
2024-02-18
Calum Maclean
Self - Presenter
Marie Meldrum
1. The Adventure Show
50m
Nikki Wright and BBC presenter Lindsay Cannon tackle Britain's hardest 24-hour mountain bike race, the Strathpuffer.
2. Highlander Mountain Marathon
2007-04-29
Covering the inaugural Highlander Mountain Marathon, extreme telemark skiing in the Alps, the royal mountain of Lochnagar, and osprey in the Cairngorms.
3. Canoe Slalom
2007-05-28
The Adventure Show takes to the stunning white water of the River Tay, near Aberfeldy, for the Grandtully Premier where over 200 top class paddlers test their skill.
4. O'Neil Highland Open: Surfing, Thurso
2007-07-17
Series looking at outdoor and extreme sports. This episode features hardcore surfing Thurso on Scotland's northern coast.
5. Mountain Biking
2007-09-25
Outdoor and extreme sports. This programme focuses on the Fort William Mountain Bike World Championships, and takes to the hills with walker Cameron McNeish.
6. Ben Nevis Race
2007-11-07
Coverage of the world’s toughest race, with nearly 400 men and women running up and down Britain’s highest mountain in under four hours.
7. Original Mountain Marathon
2007-12-19
Dougie Vipond and Duncan McCallum go to the Lowther Hills for the Original Mountain Marathon. Over two days contenders run two marathons.
8. Strathpuffer 24
2008-03-02
Extreme sports magazine. Dougie joins nearly 500 competitors north of Inverness for Britain's hardest mountain bike race: the Strathpuffer 24 hour marathon.
9. Ice Climbing World Cup
2008-03-30
60m
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.
