The Adventure Show

In the first episode of the series, Amy Irons travels to Orkney for a taste of sea kayaking. Local expert Kristian Cooper explains why Orkney's coastline, with its sea cliffs and caves, is a world-class paddling destination. Meanwhile, Lauren MacCallum experiences the thrills of Kirkwall’s skateboard park before heading over to the magical island of Hoy, while Duncan McCallum learns how to stay safe on the water.

Amy Irons experiences sea cliff climbing in Orkney Mainland as Duncan McCallum shows her the attraction of vertical rock. We travel to the northern island of Sanday, where resident marine scientist Emma Neave-Webb highlights the danger from climate change. Back in Kirkwall, Lauren MacCallum discovers the success story behind the local climbing wall and why Orkney’s young climbers are now amongst the best in Scotland.

Amy Irons travels to the Border, a part of Scotland often ignored by outdoor enthusiasts keen to get to the big mountains. She joins bikepacking enthusiast Markus Stitz on a two-day trip sampling part of his Capital Trail route and discovers a landscape that is wild, remote and full of surprises. Staying on two wheels, Lauren MacCallum meets a mountain biker determined to keep peddling while living with MS, and Patrick Winterton reports on a course at a local college that has produced some of Scotland’s best mountain bikers. And Duncan McCallum joins a woman helping disadvantaged youngsters discover how the outdoors can change their lives.

Amy Irons spends a night under canvas on her bikepacking trip and discovers just how unpredictable the Scottish weather can be. A perfect starlit evening turns into a stormy morning and provides an exciting finale to her trip with expert Markus Stitz. In Tweedbank, Patrick Winterton drops in on a local initiative that is giving new life to old bikes, and Duncan McCallum joins some of the top riders for the final races of the 2021 Enduro World Series. Meanwhile, Lauren MacCallum meets members of a local orienteering club to experience the thrill of night-time navigation. And, travelling to the coast, we discover how Libby Penman made the transition from extreme sports to environmental film-maker, and she explains how our oceans can help prevent climate change.

The Adventure Show is back! Amy Irons joins Duncan McCallum to discover what gravel biking adventures can be found on the forest tracks of the Galloway Forest Park in the south west of Scotland. Adventurer Libby Penman hops the Atlantic to see first hand how New York City is leading the way in providing free outdoor activities.

At over 1000m high, the instantly recognisable Buachaille Etive Mor, in the Highlands of Glen Coe, is the location for the latest edition of the Adventure Show. Amy Irons joins Patrick Winterton as they experience scrambling, the discipline of ascending steep ground with the minimum of basic climbing equipment.

Stretching for almost 100 miles from its source high in the Monadhliath Mountains, the River Spey is one of Scotland's great touring rivers. Amy Irons is joined on the river by Dave Craig, a man with unrivalled knowledge and a deep love gained over 60 years of paddling the course of the river.

The Western Isles provides the location for Amy Irons and Lauren MacCallum to explore the islands of Benbecula and North and South Uist. Alongside the gruelling annual 200km route that makes up The Heb – Race on the Edge, their adventure sees them exploring this part of the Outer Hebrides on foot, kayak and cycle.

Amy Irons joins British Winter Olympian Patrick Winterton on a 20km adventure from the source of the River Etive at Rannoch Moor to its end at Loch Etive.

Karen Darke has climbed El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, canoed in Patagonia, crossed Greenland in a sit-ski, and won Paralympic cycling gold, all since the age of 21, when she was paralysed from below the shoulders following a climbing accident.

Amy Irons is with climbing expert Duncan McCallum as they head outdoors to experience the demands of bouldering.