Just one week to go until the October issue of The Great Outdoors magazine hits the shelves and lands on doormats. It will of course include lots of coverage of the 2018 Challenge and details of how to enter the…
Photo : Chris Wood So the route is finished. Well done – it’s not easy getting this far! Before you send it to us there are a few things we would ask you to check. Some of these might…
Once you have planned your main route you than need to consider if you need any foul weather alternatives. Often this is the hardest bit of route planning just when you thought you were nearly there! Scotland’s weather is notoriously…
One reason Scotland is so special (apart from the amazing scenery, history, people and whisky) is the longstanding principle of the “right to roam” enshrined in the 2003 Land Reform Act. It means you can, within reason, go pretty much…
Every year we hear of someone staggered out of their start point carrying all their provisions for two weeks on their back. You really don’t need too! Many of the villages in the Challenge areas will have a shop where…
Wild camping This is the essence of the Event. Your choice of shelter is of course entirely your but if you are coming from overseas be aware Scotland has a propensity to be windy, wet and cold . . .…
We’ve had over 80 routes submitted so far which is keeping the vetters busy! Many are from first time Challengers but we know there are a lot of people out there beavering away at their first ever TGO Challenge route.…
We appreciate plotting your first route across Scotland can be quite daunting especially if you are from overseas or have no experience of Scotland. Deciding where you might like to start and finish often makes the route in between fall…
55 Challengers had a chance to reminisce about past TGO Challenges and plan their next crossing at the Scottish Reunion this weekend. A few hardy souls headed onto the hills but the weather was more conducive to low level…
Two weeks into the entry window for the TGO Challenge 2018 we have just received our 250th application! So far we have had 30 more applications than at the same point last year which means, unless entries drop significantly in…