Roger Cox

Preparation, understanding the mountain environment and a willingness to keep learning are among the key lessons in Alison Thacker’s guide, writes Roger Cox

Scotland’s Ben Larg is preparing to take on some of the world’s best big wave surfers in Portugal today, writes Roger Cox

Award-winning film Dolore manages to capture both the effort and sheer joy of off-piste snowboarding, writes Roger Cox

A new book charts the development of outdoor clothing in the UK, and Scots feature prominently in the warp and weft of the story, writes Roger Cox

Increased monitoring of Combined Sewer Overflows is the key to building an accurate picture of pollution in Scottish waters, writes Roger Cox

The safety bar on chairlifts is there for a reason, but it seems that many people in the western US don’t bother with them. Perhaps European ski tourists can help​, writes Roger Cox

Welcome to the digital version of our annual Scottish Ski & Board supplement

Scotland’s high-achieving outdoors folk had some great stories to tell this year, writes Roger Cox

Patagonia’s campaign to raise awareness about the damage caused by bottom trawling resulted in a ‘lightning in a bottle’ image​, writes Roger Cox

The best surfers in the land are preparing to do battle in machine-made waves at Edinburgh’s Lost Shore surf resort, writes Roger Cox