AN award-winning travel author will arrive in Galashiels next month to deliver the Royal Scottish Geographical Society lecture.

In the summer of 2016, Adam Weymouth began a fourth month paddle across Canada and Alaska, following the Yukon River from source to sea.

Now, three years later and with The Times Young Writer of the Year Award under his belt for the resulting travel book, he’s set to speak for the RSGS on Tuesday, October 22.

Adam will take the audience on a wild adventure down the Yukon – the longest salmon run in the world.

Along the way he’ll explore the recent crash in king salmon numbers here, and explain the impacts the crash is having on the many different people and ecosystems that depend on the salmon.

Adam said: "I'm delighted to be asked to be part of the Inspiring People talks programme.

“I used to live in Glasgow and am always excited to come back to Scotland – especially because the issues with the salmon's decline that I explore in Kings of the Yukon are so relevant to Scotland as well.”

Adam's talk is a look at how one of the remotest places on the planet is rapidly changing, and how place, people and animals are intimately connected.

Mike Robinson, chief executive of RSGS commented: "Wild Atlantic salmon are an iconic Scottish species - the fish are an important part of the Scottish economy, culture and natural ecosystem.

"But in recent years salmon numbers have really struggled.

“Adam’s talk about the longest salmon run in the world – the Yukon – is therefore set to be both relevant to Scottish audiences, and an insightful investigation into an important geographical issue, and a wonderfully exciting part of the world.

“Adam’s journey is a great example of adventure with a purpose – it’s geography in action!”

Adam’s talk will take place on Tuesday, October 22 at the Heriot-Watt University Scottish Borders Campus.

Tickets, priced at £10 for visitors and free for members, are available on Eventbrite and on the door.

The talk begins at 7.30pm.