The Adventure Show

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. Launching off from the top of the Nevis range, the best riders in the world plummet 555 metres down one of the longest and toughest courses on the circuit. And there is no shortage of action with highlights from the fast, gladiatorial 4X Pro Tour to the thousands of fans who make Fort William a weekend not to be missed.

At midsummer, The Adventure Show heads to Torridon in the north west of Scotland for one of the world’s most extreme events: the Celtman. And extreme Is the word – starting at 5am with a three-kilometre open-water swim, competitors then leap onto their bikes to pedal the next 200 kilometres. The finale is a 42-kilometre 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.

In the first of four live programmes, the Adventure Show is at Callendar Park, near Falkirk, for the fast and furious sprint orienteering - an exciting sport with the World Championships coming to Edinburgh in 2022. And tonight our fastest runners battle it out in a supreme test of physical fitness and mental dexterity.

The Adventure Show is live from Dunbar for the Foxlake Triathlon. With a 200-metre open-water swim, six kilometres of off-road biking and a three-kilometre run, this event is a sell-out.

This week the Adventure Show is live from Pinkston Watersports for a host of dramatic action. There is the fast and furious wildwater kayaking and the highly competitive canoe polo, where boat and paddle handling skills are paramount. Expect thrills and spills during the extreme kayaking competition, where three paddlers race head to head down the course. And watch out for the incredible feats of the freestyle athletes.

With climbing scheduled for the next Olympics, the Adventure Show is live from the Edinburgh International Climbing Arena at Ratho. There is the incredibly demanding speed climbing, where athletes almost literally throw themselves up the wall, and the intricacy of bouldering, where every move must be minutely planned and executed. The finale, lead climbing, sees them inching their way up the competition wall from one fiendishly difficult hold to the next.