Shinty is a hard uncompromising sport but great to watch. As the new season gets under way, Alex Mead gives it some stick
It might not have the worldwide fame of golf or the Olympic gold-medal winning capability of curling, but shinty is truly one of the most Scottish sports you’ll ever find.
Going back to Gaelic Scotland and even the earlier Celtic race, shinty or camanachd – to give it its proper Gaelic title – had ...
By Alex Mead
from Issue 26 published on 21/04/2006
Scotland is adapting rapidly in to one of the best outdoor and dangerous sport destinations in the world. It’s right up there with the best for mountain biking, for instance. Lewis Eckett took a crash course
Think of the best mountain biking sites in the world. Where would you go? Maybe you’d visit the Moab desert in Utah, Whistler in British Columbia or even the fabled North Shore, Vancouver. Think Europe and you might opt for Morzine or Les Deaux Alps in France - all, of course, great destinations.
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By Lewis Eckett
from Issue 26 published on 21/04/2006