High 5

Duncan Cleary, 39, an outdoor activity instructor from Meadowbank, gives his top five Edinburgh outdoor activities.

1 Mountain boarding Think of snowboarding with wheels and the seven hills of Edinburgh.

2 Mountain biking From Currie down the Water of Leith to the docks. The Slateford aqueduct at the Union Canal is always a good spot to get great views of the city. Disused railway lines, the promenade at Portobello, yes and the hills – any of them.

3 Climbing Indoor and outdoor, there's Alien One at 8 Pier Place and Alien Two for bouldering, 37 West Bowling Green Street. Blackford Quarry is great as well.

4 Canadian canoeing Heading from Edinburgh at Fountainbridge on the canal, going west to the outskirts of town – even in the rain.

5 Origami While swinging in a hammock in my mum and dad's back garden in Clerwood on a sunny day.