Roger Cox
@outdoorscots
Outdoors writer on The Scotsman newspaper, surf, snow etc, see Book of surf scribblings available here:
Read most of Ed Douglas’s new book Upland in the lowlands, but that didn’t make me enjoy it any less - review here www.scotsman.com/arts-and-cul... #books #mountains #history #rewilding #righttoroam #landaccess #booksky #bookreviews #renewables #carboncapture #forestry
Early morning commute #surfing #scotland #surf #waves #photography #northsea #longboarding
Old slide film pics of a solid swell hitting St Andrews back in 1999. (That's my little bro in the wetsuit with the giant Quiksilver logo on the ass..) #surfing #scotland #standrews #westsands #eastsands #castlesands #photography #surf #waves #winter #pierwalk #pierwalkcancelled
Part Two of my interview with Scottish surf pioneer (and pioneering board builder) Pat Kieran: www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/ou...
Fun times surfing East Lothian in the 1840s the other day (and thanks to Hill & Adamson for the pics..) #surfing #scotland #photography #eastlothian #surf #waves #1840saloha #rockhousestudio
Sequence from the 2009 O'Neill Coldwater Classic at Thurso East. Not sure who the surfer is as I couldn't hear the PA from over on the pier - solid first turn though.. #surfing #scotland #thurso #thursoeast #photography #surf #waves #caithness
..and afraid I wasn’t really paying attention to the rocks last time I was there - got a bit distracted - will have a proper look next time!
Two surf trips, 25 years apart, same spots, same buzz (although the first car was a lot more fun to drive..) #surfing #scotland #roadtrip #photography #beaches #nc500 #sutherland #highlands #surftrip
Wind’s always offshore somewhere.. #surfing #scotland #alwayslookonthebrightside
30 seconds of seaweed Zen to start the week #seaweed #mindfulness #mondaymorning
...and congrats to Ansel Parkin (pictured) and Iona Turner, winners of the Open Men's and Open Women's divisions of this weekend's Scottish National Longboarding Championships at Pease Bay #surfing #scotland #longboarding #peasebay www.facebook.com/groups/11085...
Congrats to Scotland's Craig McLachlan (pictured), who took on a host of top international talent to win the men's title at this year's Hi-Land Fling #surf contest at Edinburgh's Lost Shore, and to Sarah Leiceaga of France who won the women's title www.lostshore.com/whats-on/hi-... 📷 Alex Jeynes
The Hi-Land Fling surf contest kicks off at Edinburgh's Lost Shore surf resort tomorrow, featuring 20 top surfers from all around the world. Info here: www.lostshore.com/whats-on/hi-... Words on last year's event here: www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/ou... #scotland #surf #wavepools 📷: Alex Jeynes
Beth Robertson Fiddes: an artist who’s not afraid to dive into the surf www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/ou... #scotland #art #painting #seascapes #waves #surf #sutherland #assynt
Evening light #surfing #scotland #sutherland #photography #surfphoto #waves #surf #offshore
A moment of alignment, northern Scotland, April 2026 #surfing #scotland #photography #waves #surf #goldenhour
Northern line #surfing #scotland #sutherland #waves #photography #offshore
Do Blue by Nick Hounsfield & Abby Richardson review: 'an easy-to-digest primer on blue health' www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/ou... #surfing #wildswimming #bluehealth #surftherapy #health #outdoors #thewave #lostshore #thewaveproject #surfwell #intotheblue #books #booksky
According to the guidebooks, this spot is an "average beachbreak." Fair enough. Here it is on an above average evening last week.. #surfing #scotland #waves #surf #mountains #photography #lawofaverages
Tail-end of Storm Dave hitting Sandwood Bay today #surfing #scotland #stormdave
Tasty little wedge courtesy of Storm Dave #scotland #surfing #stormdave
Sometimes the best way to find uncrowded waves is to follow the sheep #surfing #scotland #herdmentality
The Scottish National Surfing Championships kick off at Thurso East today, with Storm Dave in charge of the wave pool - live stream on the link below: scottishsurfing.scot/scottish-nat... #surfing #scotland #thurso #caithness #scottishsurfing #stormdave
There have been some epic Surfer's Journal covers since I started subscribing six years ago. In all that time though, I don't think there's been a pic on the front that makes you want to get out there more than this latest one by Rambo Estrada.. #surfing #magazines #photography #surfersjournal
The Hi-Land Fling pro surf contest returns to Lost Shore from 14-17 May - read all about last year’s event here: www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/ou... #surfing #Scotland #lostshore #wavepools #prosurf #edinburgh