The Adventure Show - Season 11

The Adventure Show - Season 11

Season 11

Scotland's thriving adventure sports scene
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Episodes9
DatesJun 27, 2017 - May 16, 2018
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The Kintyre Way Ultra
Season 11Episode 160 min

The Kintyre Way Ultra

The Adventure Show returns for a new series with a visit to the rugged Kintyre Peninsula to join athletes in one of Scotland's most scenic races - the Kintyre Way Ultra. With no less than 1,300 metres of ascent and over 35 miles of rough terrain, this is a tough challenge for every runner.

Also on the programme, we'll be meeting an inspiring athlete who is proving that living with epilepsy doesn't prevent you from achieving sporting success at the highest level.

Jun 27, 2017
UCI Mountain Bike World Cup
Season 11Episode 260 min

UCI Mountain Bike World Cup

Fort William is once again resounding to the sound of cheering crowds and crunching gears as the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup returns to Scotland. And there's no shortage of action, from the fast and brutal 4X, to the downhill. One on Scotland's up-and-coming young riders take us on an exhilarating ride down one of the longest and toughest courses on the World Cup circuit.

Also in this month's programme, we get the inside story on why a professor of public health medicine and a police officer are planning to run from one side of Scotland to the other.

Jul 23, 2017
Adventure Show Super Cup
Season 11Episode 360 min

Adventure Show Super Cup

The team take to the stunning white water of the River Tay, at Grandtully near Aberfeldy, the home of Scottish paddling. This year the racing is bigger and better than ever before because we're here for the inaugural Adventure Show Super Cup, with Olympic gold medallist Tim Baillie, from Aberdeen, giving an expert's view on the action.

Also, Deziree Wilson discovers Scotland's most select running club, and we catch up with endurance athlete Katie Ford to see if she can create a new cycling record whilst living with epilepsy. And Cameron McNeish is back with a wild walk in Highland Perthshire.

Sep 12, 2017
Celtman Extreme Scottish Triathlon
Season 11Episode 460 min

Celtman Extreme Scottish Triathlon

This month the Adventure Show is in Torridon for the Celtman Extreme Scottish Triathlon. And extreme is the word - starting with a 3,000-metre, open-water swim that's followed by 202 kilometres of biking. Thefinale is a 42-kilometre run through some of the most demanding mountain terrain in Scotland. Added to that, this year the high winds and driving rain make a race that is arguably the toughest of its kind anywhere in the world even tougher. For most just finishing is a major achievement.

Oct 8, 2017
The Artemis Great Kindrochit Quadrathlon
Season 11Episode 560 min

The Artemis Great Kindrochit Quadrathlon

The Adventure Show joins 300 competitors from all over the UK for nearly 60 miles of racing in the majestic landscape of Highland Perthshire. There's a chilly swim across Loch Tay, a 15-mile run over 7 Munros,seven miles of kayaking and to finish an epic day there is a 34-mile bike ride. Adventure racing doesn't get much tougher than this.

Nov 12, 2017
Roads Less Travelled - The Heart of Scotland: Part 1
Season 11Episode 660 min

Roads Less Travelled - The Heart of Scotland: Part 1

Scotland's best known outdoors man, Cameron McNeish, is celebrating the heart of Scotland. Travelling on foot, by bike, by pack-raft and with his beloved campervan, his journey takes him over 300 miles throughsome of our most impressive wild places.

Dec 27, 2017
Roads Less Travelled - The Heart of Scotland: Part 2
Season 11Episode 760 min

Roads Less Travelled - The Heart of Scotland: Part 2

In the second part of his journey round the Heart of Scotland, Cameron McNeish celebrates what he says is Scotland's 'world class landscape'. From the Falls of Bruar, he heads south east to the magnificentAngus Glens before turning north to Deeside. Finally, to complete a wonderful circle he
tramps across the wild Cromdale Hills.

Dec 28, 2017
The Strathpuffer 24
Season 11Episode 860 min

The Strathpuffer 24

This month's Adventure Show sees a record 1,000 competitors head north of Inverness in the middle of winter, with 17 hours of darkness, for one of the world's toughest mountain bike races - the Strathpuffer 24.With deep snow, brilliant sunshine and bitterly cold temperatures, this year it has been dubbed the 'Perfect Puffer', with many riders saying it is the best ever.

Mar 11, 2018
Take a Hike
Season 11Episode 960 min

Take a Hike

It's an important part of our social history and is embedded inthe Scottish psyche. And, as Cameron discovers, its something that attracts all kinds of people - from outdoor veterans such as trail-hardened Chris Townsend, who are out for months at a time, to Sam Heughan, star of the cult television series Outlander.

May 16, 2018

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