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Highland Drifter
  • Introduction
  • Cycling
    • Bikepacking
    • Mountain Biking
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  • Running
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Tag: Mountain Biking

BAM 2021 – May

by JoseMcTavishBikepacking, Cycling, Mountain BikingPosted on 31st May 202120th February 2023No Comments

I bided my time through May, waiting for the weather to warm up enough to let me take my best cycling buddy Kerr along with me. Predictably, that was the last weekend in May, but the forecast was good enough and so off we headed for Braemar on Saturday straight after lunch. As usual, I …

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BAM 2019 – June

by JoseMcTavishBikepacking, Cycling, Mountain BikingPosted on 1st July 201915th March 2023No Comments

Last night of the month? Check.Set out after 10pm? Check.Have work the next morning? Check.All the ingredients for my standard monthly bivy were there, with the added bonus of needing to be back home by 0630 to start getting the kids ready for school/nursery as Yvonne was also in work the next day. For these …

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BAM 2019 – March

by JoseMcTavishBikepacking, Cycling, Mountain BikingPosted on 17th March 201915th March 2023One Comment

Jon was about to get the most thoughtful of 40th birthday presents – a free weekend in close proximity to a sweaty Scouser in the mountains. After receiving a text from his lovely wife that we were to organise something for him as a treat, a plan was finally made during the balmy week in …

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Aviemore to Aberdeen

by JoseMcTavishCycling, Mountain BikingPosted on 7th May 201830th September 2020No Comments

This was going to be my last chance at doing a proper long mountain bike ride as part of my HT550 preparation, so I booked my self a one way ticket to Aviemore for the May Day bank holiday and hurriedly got the bike ready late on Sunday evening after the kids finally went to …

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Cairngorms Loop 2017

by JoseMcTavishBikepacking, Cycling, Mountain BikingPosted on 18th September 20175th November 20212 Comments

Having turned 40 the previous September, I decided I wanted to set myself a real challenge as a gift to myself. The challenge in mind was to take part in the Highland Trail 550 group start, but to get to the required fitness level I planned to give myself a year to increase my mileage, …

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