The Adventure Show - Season 8

The Adventure Show - Season 8

Season 8

Scotland's thriving adventure sports scene
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Episodes9
DatesJun 15, 2014 - Mar 31, 2015
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Episode 1
Season 8Episode 160 min

Episode 1

We're taking to the rapids and the stunning white water of the River Tay, near Aberfeldy. This is the spiritual home of Scottish paddling and the Premier Canoe Slalom, one of the most important races of the season. Olympic gold medallist, Tim Baillie from Aberdeen, gives an expert's view on the action.

Jun 15, 2014
Episode 2
Season 8Episode 260 min

Episode 2

This month the Adventure Show returns to the spiritual home of Scottish mountain biking, Fort William, for the 2014 World Cup and there's no shortage of action. First there's the fast and furious 4X.

Jul 16, 2014
Episode 3
Season 8Episode 360 min

Episode 3

The Adventure Show is in Torridon for the Celtman Extreme Scottish Triathlon, an event which starts with a 3km open water swim that is followed by over 200km of biking. The finale is a 42km run, with an ascent of one of Scotland's Munros thrown in for good measure. It has been described as one of the toughest days of your life and, for most, just finishing is a major achievement.

Oct 8, 2014
Episode 4
Season 8Episode 460 min

Episode 4

This month the Adventure Show's heading into some of the most beautiful and remote landscapes in Scotland as we join over 700 competitors for a 50-mile coast-to-coast race. Held annually since 1983, the Highland Cross starts at Kintail on the west with a 20-mile run over the hills to Glen Affric.

Nov 11, 2014
Episode 5
Season 8Episode 560 min

Episode 5

This is cycling at its most extreme an event that isn't a race but where entrants battle both the clock and their own pride. Welcome to the very specialist world of Audax, where just completing the route equals success. The Highlands, Glens and Western Isles ride is the toughest ever to be staged in the UK.

Dec 9, 2014
The Western Way, Part 1 - Mull of Galloway to Islay
Season 8Episode 660 min

The Western Way, Part 1 - Mull of Galloway to Islay

Cameron McNeish celebrates the best of Scotland with a spectacular walk from the south-west tip at the Mull of Galloway to the busy ferry port of Oban. It's a journey from sea level to mountaintop, but also a personal one as Cameron weaves his way through the landscape and visits five very different islands.

Dec 29, 2014
The Western Way, Part 2 - Jura to Oban
Season 8Episode 760 min

The Western Way, Part 2 - Jura to Oban

Cameron McNeish describes Scotland's wild places as a 'world-class landscape', and he celebrates this with a new trail linking the most southerly point of the country, the Mull of Galloway, with the west coast town of Oban.

Dec 30, 2014
Episode 8
Season 8Episode 860 min

Episode 8

In the middle of winter, with 17 hours of darkness, over 850 competitors head north of Inverness for one of the world's toughest mountain bike races - the Strathpuffer 24. This is the tenth anniversary of the event and the largest ever 'Puffer. Conditions are testing, with ice, snow and mud pushing the competitors and their bikes to the very limit.

Mar 10, 2015
Episode 9
Season 8Episode 960 min

Episode 9

It's fast, it's furious and it's just outside Scotland's capital. The Pentland Skyline Hill Race takes in virtually every peak in this striking landscape: 16 miles long and nearly 2000 metres of ascent.

Mar 31, 2015

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