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Outdoors writer on The Scotsman newspaper, surf, snow etc, see www.scotsman.com/author/roger-cox-o… Book of surf scribblings available here: birlinn.co.uk/product/the-view-from…

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Roger Cox @outdoorscots.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Autumn evenings are the best #surfing #scotland #evening #waves #surf #photography #offshore #lastlight
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Roger Cox @outdoorscots.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Dunno if the artist Doug Cocker has ever surfed, but in a parallel universe he may well be a surfboard shaper.. (More about Doug here: www.royalscottishacademy.org/artists/257-...) #surfing #scotland #art #sculpture #surfboards
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Roger Cox @outdoorscots.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Autumn haiku Start of October Tore a hole in my wetsuit Winter is coming #surfing #scotland #wetsuitmaintenance101 #winteriscoming
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Roger Cox @outdoorscots.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Getting ski trip deja vu? Here’s how to spice up your next one www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/ou... #skiing #snowboarding #canada #italy #turkey #iceland #travel #tourism
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Roger Cox @outdoorscots.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Are Scotland’s blue spaces its greatest untapped resource? www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/ou... #health #bluehealth #bluespace #scotland
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Are Scotland’s blue spaces its greatest untapped resource?
Getting more people out to our coasts, rivers and lochs could be a low-cost way of improving health outcomes, writes Roger Cox
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Roger Cox @outdoorscots.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Divine Surf by Jeff Divine review: 'a sun-kissed journey through five decades of surf history' www.scotsman.com/arts-and-cul... #surfing #surf #waves #photography #hawaii #california #costarica #java #books #booksky #photobooks
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Roger Cox @outdoorscots.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
30 seconds of gentle waves to start the week #sea #waves #surf #beach #shells #scotland #takeadeepbreath
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Roger Cox @outdoorscots.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Edinburgh folks: this weekend is your last chance to see Sally Price’s beautiful exhibition Twig Pools at Summerhall #art #edinburgh #scotland #exhibition #summerhall
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Roger Cox @outdoorscots.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Watch the first-ever surf films from Hawaii – and Scotland www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/ou... #surfing #scotland #hawaii #waikiki #aberdeen #film #thomasedison #robertbonine #georgelaw
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Watch the first-ever surf films from Hawaii – and Scotland
Early footage of surfers on opposite sides of the world stirs the soul, writes Roger Cox
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Roger Cox @outdoorscots.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Boots-free in the North Sea (for a limited time only) #surfing #scotland #longboarding #cross-stepping #northsea #noseriding #coldwater #slightlywarmerwater
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Roger Cox @outdoorscots.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
A Year in Water by Beth McDonough review: 'A guide to outdoor swimming free of 'swimachismo'' www.scotsman.com/arts-and-cul... #swimming #wildswimming #outdoorswimming #books #booksky #poetry #food #recipes #flapjack #scotland #rivertay #firthoftay
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A Year in Water by Beth McDonough review: 'A guide to outdoor swimming free of 'swimachismo''
Beth McDonough’s new book suggests that there's no right or wrong way to approach outdoor swimming, writes Roger Cox
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Roger Cox @outdoorscots.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Welcome to St Andrews, Fife’s answer to Bondi Beach www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/ou... #surfing #scotland #fife #standrews
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Roger Cox @outdoorscots.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Looking good: How aesthetics are taking over at the Olympics www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/ou... #skiing #snowboarding #freeride #olympics #winterolympics #surfing
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Looking good: How aesthetics are taking over at the Olympics
The decision to include freeride snowsports at the 2030 Winter Olympics is symptomatic of a wider trend, writes Roger Cox
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Roger Cox @outdoorscots.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
School’s back! Lesson #1: bathymetry #surfing #scotland #waves #surf #photography #outdooreducation
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Roger Cox @outdoorscots.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Red Bull Sessions event offers chance to surf with the pros at Edinburgh's Lost Shore www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/ou... #surfing #scotland #wavepools #lostshore
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Red Bull Sessions event offers chance to surf with the pros at Edinburgh's Lost Shore
Big wave surfer Ben Larg is holding ‘community focused’ surfing sessions at Lost Shore, thanks to his corporate sponsor
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Roger Cox @outdoorscots.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Cleare Perspectives by John Cleare review: 'an insider's eye view' www.scotsman.com/arts-and-cul... #photography #mountaineering #mountains #climbing #johncleare #everest #karakoram #eiger #clinteastwood #scottishmountaineeringpress #books #booksky
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Roger Cox @outdoorscots.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
The Bass Rock, covered in gannet guano but styling it out. There’s a lesson in there somewhere.. #scotland #landscapes #seascapes #wildlife #photography #lifelessons
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Roger Cox @outdoorscots.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Peak summer fun #surfing #scotland #longboarding #surf #waves #photography #peakyblinders
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Roger Cox @outdoorscots.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
In which I very belatedly discover that seaweed has its uses beyond making surfers fall over www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/ou... #seaweed #foraging #surfing #scotland #laver #kelp #bladderwrack #slapstick
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Mr laver laver: Better late than never to the seaweed-scarfing party
It may make life difficult for surfers, writes Roger Cox, but some of the seaweed growing along our coastline can also make for a tasty snack
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Roger Cox @outdoorscots.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
The North Sea wave pool, seen here on the ‘cruiser’ setting #surfing #scotland #waves #surf #photography #summer #longboarding #summertime #dawnpatrol #morningglass
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Roger Cox @outdoorscots.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Last night’s post-surf sunset, 9.37pm #surfing #scotland #sunset
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Roger Cox @outdoorscots.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Turning into a very jellyfishy summer in the N Sea - is this a global warming thing and if so, any researchers out there who are monitoring numbers / fancy a chat? #scotland #northsea #jellyfish #climatechange #globalwarming #fishing #fisheries
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Roger Cox @outdoorscots.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
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
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Roger Cox @outdoorscots.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Early morning commute #surfing #scotland #surf #waves #photography #northsea #longboarding
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Roger Cox @outdoorscots.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
The best thing about summer flat spells? When they end. Longboard paradise, somewhere in eastern Scotland #surfing #scotland #surf #waves #photography #nofilter #sunset #lefts
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Roger Cox @outdoorscots.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Sceptical about surf therapy? These numbers say you shouldn’t be www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/ou... #surfing #surf #scotland #health #mentalhealth #bluehealth #waveproject #psychology #psychiatry #therapy #dunbar #standrews #lostshore
scotsman.com
Sceptical about surf therapy? These numbers say you shouldn’t be
A new study highlights the significant mental health benefits of surf therapy, writes Roger Cox
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Roger Cox @outdoorscots.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
It's International Surfing Day tomorrow, so here are five books to inspire your next trip www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/ou... #surfing #internationalsurfingday #memoirs #autobiography #books #booksky
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Five inspirational wave-riding memoirs for International Surfing Day
Here are five books to inspire your next sur trip, writes Roger Cox
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Roger Cox @outdoorscots.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Scottish ski resorts celebrate best season in eight years www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/ou... #skiing #snowboarding #scotland #cairngorm #glenshee #glencoe #thelecht #nevisrange
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Scottish ski resorts celebrate best season in eight years
Scotland’s ski industry has had a difficult time since the pandemic, but visitor numbers for the 2025/26 season make for positive reading, writes Roger Cox
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Outside Magazine @outsidemag.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Meet Dingo, a 60-year-old surf photographer who shoots Newport Beach’s most famous break. He recently captured a massive summer swell, and the riders who shredded it. bit.ly/4gg11Sc
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Roger Cox @outdoorscots.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
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
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Roger Cox @outdoorscots.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Part Two of my interview with Scottish surf pioneer (and pioneering board builder) Pat Kieran: www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/ou...
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Roger Cox @outdoorscots.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
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
A surfer in a hat with a big white beard rides a wave in black and white
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Roger Cox @outdoorscots.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Why do surfers take photos of empty waves? A thing I wrote on compulsive surf shutterbugging for Imagined Spaces www.imaginedspaces.org/new-writing/... @imaginedspaces.bsky.social #surfing #scotland #photography #socialmedia #waves #surf
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Capturing the wave... — IMAGINED SPACES
The internet is awash with surf photography. At time of writing, on Instagram you'll find 22.4 million posts with the hashtag "#surfing", 2.9 million with the hashtag ‘#surfphotography’, 772...
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Roger Cox @outdoorscots.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
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
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Roger Cox @outdoorscots.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Really enjoyed chatting to Scottish surfing pioneer Pat Kieran for this one (that's him in the prototype Dry-Robe & matching hat..) www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/ou... #surfing #scotland #thurso #waves #surfhistory #caithness #sutherland
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Remembering a moment of Scottish surfing serendipity 50 years on
Pat Kieran played a key role in the development of surfing on Scotland’s north coast, building boards, running the North Shore Surf Club and helping spread the word about the now-legendary wave at Thu...
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Roger Cox @outdoorscots.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Happy 300th birthday to James Hutton, 'the father of geology'. Here's a piece I wrote about Jim, Deep Time, the various events being held in his honour and the role of imagination in science: www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/ou... #hutton300 #jameshutton #geology #geography #deeptime #scotland #edinburgh
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Why James Hutton's 300th should be about celebrating creativity in science
Before Hutton became a giant of geology he studied humanities at university and recognised the importance of creativity in scientific research, writes Roger Cox
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Roger Cox @outdoorscots.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
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
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Roger Cox @outdoorscots.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Wind’s always offshore somewhere.. #surfing #scotland #alwayslookonthebrightside
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Roger Cox @outdoorscots.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
30 seconds of seaweed Zen to start the week #seaweed #mindfulness #mondaymorning
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Roger Cox @outdoorscots.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Elsewhere by Neil Macdonald review: 'a fitting tribute to golden age of UK skateboarding' www.scotsman.com/arts-and-cul... #skateboarding #books #booksky #photography
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Elsewhere by Neil Macdonald review: 'a fitting tribute to golden age of UK skateboarding'
Neil Macdonald conducted hundreds of hours of interviews to capture the spirit of the developing UK skate scene, writes Roger Cox
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Roger Cox @outdoorscots.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
...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...
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Roger Cox @outdoorscots.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
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
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Roger Cox @outdoorscots.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
View of Mull from the Colonsay ferry, taken a few years back #scotland #islands #hebrides #ferries #calmac #photography #islandhopping #sunset #mull #colonsay
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Roger Cox @outdoorscots.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
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
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Roger Cox @outdoorscots.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
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
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Roger Cox @outdoorscots.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
The National and Lowland Longboard Championships are back at Pease Bay in the Scottish Borders this weekend - great event - here's my interview with Ansel Parkin after he won the 2024 comp aged just 15: www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/ou... #surfing #scotland #longboarding #peasebay
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Surfing: Think longboarding is for old folks? Meet Scottish champion Ansel Parkin, 15
In order to win this year’s Scottish National Longboard Championships, Dunbar teenager Ansel Parkin had to beat his coach and mentor in the final. Interview by Roger Cox
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Ross @fletcher22.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
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Roger Cox @outdoorscots.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Evening light #surfing #scotland #sutherland #photography #surfphoto #waves #surf #offshore
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Roger Cox @outdoorscots.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Afloat: Small Boats, Swell and Seaspray, by David Gange review: 'exemplary' www.scotsman.com/arts-and-cul... #boats #kayaks #canoes #books #booksky #history #scotland #ireland #newfoundland #faroes #sapmi #greenland #maine #massachusetts #barbados
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Roger Cox @outdoorscots.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
A moment of alignment, northern Scotland, April 2026 #surfing #scotland #photography #waves #surf #goldenhour
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