The Adventure Show
The Adventure Show

The Adventure Show

2007 17 Seasons 131 Episodes ⭐ 0.0 Documentary

Scotland's thriving adventure sports scene - from mountain biking and kayaking, to adventure racing, surfing and mountain marathons.

Scotland's thriving adventure sports scene - from mountain biking and kayaking, to adventure racing, surfing and mountain marathons.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

The Adventure Show

Nikki Wright and BBC presenter Lindsay Cannon tackle Britain's hardest 24-hour mountain bike race, the Strathpuffer.

EP 2

Highlander Mountain Marathon

Covering the inaugural Highlander Mountain Marathon, extreme telemark skiing in the Alps, the royal mountain of Lochnaga

EP 3

Canoe Slalom

The Adventure Show takes to the stunning white water of the River Tay, near Aberfeldy, for the Grandtully Premier where

EP 4

O'Neil Highland Open: Surfing, Thurso

Series looking at outdoor and extreme sports. This episode features hardcore surfing Thurso on Scotland's northern coast

EP 5

Mountain Biking

Outdoor and extreme sports. This programme focuses on the Fort William Mountain Bike World Championships, and takes to t

EP 6

Ben Nevis Race

Coverage of the world’s toughest race, with nearly 400 men and women running up and down Britain’s highest mountain

EP 7

Original Mountain Marathon

Dougie Vipond and Duncan McCallum go to the Lowther Hills for the Original Mountain Marathon. Over two days contenders r

EP 8

Strathpuffer 24

Extreme sports magazine. Dougie joins nearly 500 competitors north of Inverness for Britain's hardest mountain bike race

EP 9

Ice Climbing World Cup

In the heart of the Alps, a team of Scottish hopefuls are taking on the best in Europe in the ice climbing world cup in

EP 1

Canoe Slalom

In the run up to the Olympics, the Adventure Show is taking to the rapids and the stunning white waters of the River Tay

EP 2

World Cup Mountain

Following downhill bikers Steve Peat and Tracey Moseley, who attempt to make history again in the mountain biking 100th

EP 3

Cape Wrath Challenge

The Adventure Show is in the far north west at Cape Wrath for the toughest marathon in the UK and we join backpackers as

EP 4

Highland Cross

Heading into some of the most beautiful and remote landscapes in Scotland, we join over 700 competitors for a 50 mile ra

EP 5

Quadrathlon

We're joining over 200 competitors for a mile long swim across Loch Tay in Perthshire, followed by a 15-mile run over 7

EP 6

Ullapool Challenge

This edition features the Ullapool challenge - a 130-mile bike ride over 12,000 feet of ascent through Scotland's wild s

EP 7

Sutherland - The Empty Lands?

A special edition of the Adventure Show showcasing the spectacular landscapes and varied lifestyles of the far north of

EP 8

Cyclocross

This month we head across the water to the Island of Mull for the final event in the Scottish Cyclocross Series, held in

EP 9

Carnethy 5

Mud and snow didn't deter almost 500 people from finishing this year's Carnethy 5 hill race in the Pentland Hills, south

EP 10

Karen's Ultimate Challenge

Paralysed from the chest down, Karen Darke and her partner, Andy Kirkpatrick, tackle an epic kayaking expedition in one

EP 1

Canoe Slalom

The programme takes to the rapids and the stunning white water of the River Tay, near Aberfeldy, for the Grandtully Prem

EP 2

Mountain Bike

Steve Peat is planning to become the most successful downhill mountain bike racer ever by the number of wins, trials bik

EP 3

Scottish Island Peaks Race

Scotland's west coast hosts the ultimate challenge for sailors and runners. The Scottish Islands Peaks Race takes in rou

EP 4

West Highland Way

Featuring the 95-mile West Highland Way race from Milngavie near Glasgow to Fort William, chef Grant MacNichol's cooking

EP 5

Corrieyairack Challenge

A look at the Corrieyairack Challenge in the heart of the Highlands, plus top young chef Grant MacNicol proves you can p

EP 6

Kite Surfing at Fraserburgh

We join athletes from across the UK in Fraserburgh for the Annual British Kite Surfing Championship. Plus, a look at wha

EP 7

The Skye Trail

Heading over the sea to Skye with Britain's renowned walker Cameron McNeish. Cameron maps out a new trail along the dram

EP 8

Strathpuffer 24

In the middle of winter, nearly 500 competitors head north of Inverness for one of the world's hardest mountain bike rac

EP 9

Night Orienteering

Some of Britain's top athletes gather in the Pentland Hills for an event combining speed, stamina, concentration and nav

EP 1

Mountain Bike World Cup

Including a review of the Mountain Bike World Cup: can world champion Steve Peat repeat his success? Plus Scotland's wel

EP 2

Skye Mor

Head to the Isle of Skye for 95 miles of road biking. With the Atlantic Ocean on one side and spectacular mountain scene

EP 3

Durty Triathlon

Featuring a look at the British Off Road Triathlon Championships and a meeting with a group of youngsters preparing for

EP 4

Ben Nevis Race

The programme heads west to Fort William for the Ben Nevis race, often described as the world's toughest. Cameron McNeis

EP 5

Canoe Slalom

Taking to the rapids of the River Tay for the Grandtully Premier. Over 100 top-class paddlers test their skill in Scotla

EP 6

World Youth Climbing

A look at the World Youth Climbing Championships, the first time this event has been held in Scotland. Over 300 competit

EP 7

Strathpuffer 24

In the middle of winter, with 17 hours of darkness, 500 competitors head north of Inverness for one of the world's tough

EP 8

The Ultimate Marathon Man

Andrew Murray from Edinburgh is a doctor who in 2010 planned to run an ultra-marathon every day, from the tip of Scotlan

EP 9

Carnethy 5

It's fast, it's furious and it's brutal - the Carnethy 5 started over 40 years ago and is the first hill race of the sea

EP 1

Canoe Slalom

The Adventure Show takes to the rapids and stunning white waters of the River Tay, near Aberfeldy, to meet the kayakers

EP 2

2011 Mountain Biking World Cup

We are at Fort William for the 2011 mountain biking world cup and in Glen Affric to discovery what's the best kit for a

EP 3

Fell racing on the Isle of Jura

The Adventure Show travels to the Isle of Jura for one of the toughest fell races in the UK and we join Cameron McNeish

EP 4

Craggy Island Triathlon

The Adventure Show travels to the island of Kerrera for a brand new event - the Craggy Island Triathlon. Plus, why one w

EP 5

The First Great Climb

Three of Scotland's best climbers try to emulate a feat that three men from Lewis achieved in the 1870s - they were the

EP 6

Tiree Wave Classic

Featuring a look at the UK's top windsurfing event, the Tiree Wave Classic. Also, Cameron McNeish and Deziree Wilson vis

EP 7

Scotland - Coast to Coast

Starting on Aberdeen's beach and finishing in the wild lands of Knoydart in the west, Cameron McNeish travels through Sc

EP 8

The OMM

This month's programme covers the OMM - the original mountain marathon - in Highland Perthshire. And Cameron McNeish wal

EP 9

Strathpuffer 24

In the middle of winter, with 17 hours of darkness, 500 competitors head north of Inverness for one of the world's tough

EP 10

Climbing... No Limits!

Two of Scotland's best rock athletes travel south of the Border to the heart of the English climbing scene asthey attemp

EP 1

Highlander Mountain Marathon

Featuring outdoor adventures. The Highlander Mountain Marathon sees runners carry everything they need to survive as the

EP 2

Fort William Mountain Biking

This month the Adventure Show is at the spiritual home of Scottish mountain biking - Fort William - for the 2012 World C

EP 3

Goatfell Race

The Adventure Show travels to Arran for the Goatfell Race, a closely fought hill run, 15 kilometres up and down the isla

EP 4

Snow Road Audax

In this month's Adventure Show, Dougie Vipond joins the hardiest of bikers for one of the toughest events in the cycling

EP 5

The Celtman

The show is in Torridon for the inaugural Celtman Extreme Scottish Triathlon. And Cameron McNeish explores one of Scotla

EP 6

Episode 6

Dougie Vipond joins rock athletes Dave MacLeod and Tim Emmett as they attempt a first ascent of an extreme new route of

EP 7

Episode 7

In the middle of winter, with 17 hours of darkness, 500 cyclists head north of Inverness for one of the toughest mountai

EP 8

Mountain Rescue

To celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the Cairngorm Mountain Rescue Team, the Adventure Show reveals how the team's 4

EP 1

Episode 1

Deziree Wilson tries a new method of exploring the wilds of Wester Ross on foot and by boat, while Cameron McNeish heads

EP 2

Fort William Mountain Bike World Cup

We're at the spiritual home of Scottish mountain biking, Fort William, for the 2013 World Cup, and Cameron McNeish explo

EP 3

Celtman Extreme Triathlon

The Adventure Show is in Torridon for the Celtman Extreme Scottish Triathlon, and Cameron McNeish heads into the hills t

EP 4

Episode 4

The Adventure Show heads to the north west for a 90-mile cycling event. The Bealach Mor includes the biggest road climb

EP 5

Glencoe Marathon

The team are in Glencoe, the setting for one of the most dramatic marathon courses anywhere in the UK, and there is a lo

EP 6

Part 1: Iona to Glen Affric - Adventure Show Special

Cameron McNeish undertakes a walk across the Highlands. In this first programme, Cameron walks from Iona to Glen Affric.

EP 7

Part 2: Glen Affric to Tarbat Ness - Adventure Show Special

Cameron McNeish walks the final part of his coast-to-coast route across the Highlands, finishing in Easter Ross.

EP 8

Episode 8

The team head north of Inverness for the Strathpuffer 24, one of the world's toughest mountain bike races, which takes p

EP 9

Colin Prior - Mountain Man

This month's programme follows landscape photgrapher Colin Prior as he begins a five-year project to capture the majesty

EP 1

Episode 1

In this month's programme, the team are at the River Tay for the Premier Canoe Slalom, where Olympic gold medallist, Tim

EP 2

Episode 2

In this month's programme, the team are at the spiritual home of Scottish mountain biking, Fort William, for the 2014 Wo

EP 3

Episode 3

The Adventure Show is in Torridon for the Celtman Extreme Scottish Triathlon. Elsewhere, two athletes attempt to run up

EP 4

Episode 4

The Adventure Show joins over 700 competitors for a 50-mile coast-to-coast race and Deziree Wilson explores one of the S

EP 5

Episode 5

The Adventure Show follows cyclists as they take part in Audax, a long-distance cycling event where entrants compete aga

EP 6

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

Cameron McNeish celebrates the best of Scotland by walking from the south-west tip at the Mull of Galloway to the busy f

EP 7

The Western Way, Part 2 - Jura to Oban

Cameron McNeish walks the final part of his 250-mile route from the most southerly point of Scotland, the Mull of Gallow

EP 8

Episode 8

In this month's Adventure Show, the team are at Strathpuffer 24, one of the world's toughest mountain bike races, which

EP 9

Episode 9

This month's Adventure Show features the Pentland Skyline Hill Race, where runners face a course that is 16 miles long a

EP 1

Episode 1

This edition of the Adventure Show heads to the Borders for the Bowhill Duathlon. This is a back-to-basics event, with t

EP 2

Episode 2

This edition of the Adventure Show heads to Fort William for the 2015 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup. Plus there is a look

EP 3

Episode 3

This month's Adventure Show comes from the Highlands, venue of the 2015 World Orienteering Championships. Featuring acti

EP 4

Episode 4

This month's Adventure Show comes from the Torridon, host of the Celtman Extreme Scottish Triathlon - 3,000m of swimming

EP 5

Episode 5

This month's Adventure Show comes from the 3 Pistes - the UK's highest sportive, with over 100 miles of road biking that

EP 6

Special - Roads Less Travelled: The West Highlands, Part 1

Cameron McNeish celebrates the best of Scotland with a spectacular trip through the West Highlands. Cameron begins his j

EP 7

Special - Roads Less Travelled: The West Highlands, Part 2

Cameron McNeish celebrates the best of Scotland with a spectacular trip through the West Highlands. Cameron continues hi

EP 8

Episode 8

In this month's programme, Dougie Vipond and Deziree Wilson are in the Borders for the Jedburgh Three Peaks Ultra Marath

EP 9

The Canoe Boys

The Adventure Show recreates the epic kayak journey two men took in 1934, as they paddled their way up the west coast of

EP 1

Canoe Slalom

In the first of a new series, the Adventure Show is at the Grandtully Premier Slalom. Olympic gold-medallist Tim Baillie

EP 2

Episode 2

The Adventure Show is at Fort William for the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, with action from both the 4X and the downhill

EP 3

The West Highland Way Race

The Adventure Show is at one of Scotland's most prestigious events, the gruelling West Highland Way race, which runs fro

EP 4

Episode 4

The Adventure Show is at the Braveheart Triathlon, with Dougie Vipond competing along with over 100 competitors on a day

EP 5

The Glen Coe Skyline

The Adventure Show is at the Glen Coe Skyline, one of the toughest adventure races in the world and which includes nearl

EP 6

Roads Less Travelled - Sutherland, Caithness and Orkney: Special, Part 1

First of two Adventure Show specials in which Cameron McNeish undertakes a 150-mile journey through some of the least vi

EP 7

Roads Less Travelled - Sutherland, Caithness and Orkney: Special, Part 2

Second of two Adventure Show specials in which Cameron McNeish undertakes a 150-mile journey through some of the least v

EP 8

Episode 6

The Adventure Show is at the Original Mountain Marathon, an event that laid the foundations for today's thriving adventu

EP 9

Colin Prior Mountain Man - North West Highlands

Adventure Show special following landscape photographer Colin Prior as he sets out to capture a definitive record of thr

EP 1

Episode 1

In the first of a new series, the Adventure Show visits the rugged Kintyre Peninsula to join athletes in one of Scotland

EP 2

Episode 2

The Adventure Show is in Fort William for the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup. And there is a ride down one of the longest a

EP 3

Episode 3

The Adventure Show is at the River Tay for the inaugaral Adventure Show Super Cup, with Olympic gold medallist Tim Baill

EP 4

Episode 4

This month's Adventure Show is in Torridon for the Celtman Extreme Scottish Triathlon. The event consists of a 3,000-met

EP 5

Episode 5

This month's Adventure Show joins 300 competitors from all over the UK for nearly 60 miles of racing in the majestic lan

EP 6

Roads Less Travelled - The Heart of Scotland Special (Part 1)

First of two Adventure Show specials in which Cameron McNeish journeys over 300 miles through some of Scotland's most im

EP 7

Roads Less Travelled - The Heart of Scotland Special (Part 2)

Second of two Adventure Show specials in which Cameron McNeish journeys over 300 miles through some of Scotland's most i

EP 8

Episode 8

This month's Adventure Show sees 1,000 competitors head north of Inverness in the middle of winter for one of the world'

EP 9

Take a Hike

An Adventure Show special in which Cameron McNeish explores Scotland's deep-seated passion for walking, something that s

EP 1

Episode 1

The Adventure Show travels to Balmoral for the British Orienteering Championships, and meets the man is determined not t

EP 2

Episode 2

The Adventure Show is at Fort William as the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup returns to Scotland. Presented by Duncan McCall

EP 3

Lairig Ghru

The Adventure Show is in the heart of the Cairngorms for a race that is an inspiration for runners across the UK - the L

EP 4

Episode 4

The Adventure Show travels to the Isle of Arran for the Grinuro bike race, an event designed for all-round bike enthusia

EP 5

Episode 5

The Adventure Show travels to the Outer Hebrides for a two-day race that takes competitors on a spectacular journey acro

EP 6

Roads Less Travelled: Atlantic Way, Part 1

First of a two-part documentary in which Cameron McNeish journeys up the western seaboard. The first half of the journey

EP 7

Roads Less Travelled: Atlantic Way, Part 2

Second of a two-part documentary in which Cameron McNeish journeys up the western seaboard. The second half of the journ

EP 8

Episode 6

The Dramathon is one of the newest events in the racing calendar. Competitors follow the iconic Speyside Way along fores

EP 9

Colin Prior: Mountain Man

Colin Prior challenges himself to produce a body of work that will draw attention to the highly precarious nature of lif

EP 1

Extreme: Celtman Extreme Triathlon

The Adventure Show heads to Torridon for one of the world’s most extreme events: the Celtman Extreme Triathlon. For mo

EP 2

Sprint Orienteering

The Adventure Show is live at Callendar Park for the fast and furious sprint orienteering. Runners battle it out in a su

EP 3

Foxlake Triathlon

The Adventure Show is live from Dunbar for the Foxlake Triathlon. With a 200-metre open-water swim, six kilometres of of

EP 4

Extreme

The UCI Mountain Bike World Cup returns to Scotland. The best riders in the world plummet 555 metres down one of the lon

EP 5

Watersports

The Adventure Show is live from Pinkston Watersports. Featuring wildwater kayaking and canoe polo, plus the incredible f

EP 6

Indoor Climbing

The Adventure Show is live from the Edinburgh International Climbing Arena at Ratho. There is speed climbing, the intric

EP 1

Episode 1

In this special edition of the Adventure Show, we discover that the pandemic hasn’t stopped Scotland’s most determin

EP 2

The Super Crag

Four of Scotland's most talented young athletes travel to The Super Crag, near Gairloch, to test themselves against some

EP 3

Winter Sports

In this episode, we join backcountry skiers, discover the joys of touring with a snowboard, try the new sport of wing fo

EP 1

Episode 1

Amy Irons travels to Orkney for a taste of sea kayaking, and Kristian Cooper explains why Orkney's spectacular coastline

EP 2

Episode 2

Amy Irons experiences sea cliff climbing in Orkney Mainland as Duncan McCallum shows her the attraction of vertical rock

EP 3

Episode 3

Amy Irons travels to the Borders, where she joins Markus Stitz to sample part of his Capital Trail route and discovers a

EP 4

Episode 4

Amy Irons spends a night under canvas on her bikepacking trip and discovers just how unpredictable the Scottish weather

EP 1

Episode 1

The Adventure Show is back! Amy Irons joins Duncan McCallum to discover what gravel biking adventures can be found on th

EP 2

Episode 2

Amy Irons joins Patrick Winterton as they experience scrambling, the discipline of ascending steep ground with the minim

EP 3

Episode 3

Stretching for almost 100 miles from its source high in the Monadhliath Mountains, the River Spey is one of Scotland’s

EP 4

Episode 4

The Western Isles provides the location for Amy Irons and Lauren MacCallum to explore the islands of Benbecula and North

EP 5

Episode 5

Amy Irons joins British Winter Olympian Patrick Winterton on a 20km adventure from the source of the River Etive at Rann

EP 6

Episode 6

Amy Irons joins Paralympian Karen Darke as she heads out on her new, unique hand-pedalled 'fat trike' to explore the Mor

EP 7

Episode 7

Amy Irons is with climbing expert Duncan McCallum to experience the demands of bouldering at coastal locations along the

EP 8

Episode 8

The highest point in the Outer Hebrides is the Corbett of Clisham, on the island of Harris, and it is the final destinat

EP 1

Strathpuffer 2024

Calum Maclean and Marie Meldrum meet some of the 700+ competitors preparing for the Strathpuffer, which takes place in C

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