Monthly Archives: August 2011

IA trip to Rockall,300 miles West of the Hebrides and some new climbs on a lonely sea stack..

Posted on August 31, 2011 by heavywhalley.MBE

I was looking for a good photo of Scotty when I came across my photos of a trip to Rockall in July 1982. Rockall is a long way out from the Hebrides and we were asked to safeguard a group … Continue reading →

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Memories of Scotty and the Old Man of Hoy

Posted on August 30, 2011 by heavywhalley.MBE

Yesterdays wee blog brought some great emails from various friends as memories of Derek Scott were rekindled. It is amazing the power of the internet to bring back some great memories. The team went out on a few trips to … Continue reading →

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Burghead Harbour on a wild day. Old Man of Hoy log book found!

Posted on August 29, 2011 by heavywhalley.MBE

The weather was pretty bad at the weekend so I was busy at home resting the old war wound from golf. I managed a wee walk in the wind to the harbour stopping at Big Kev’s for a free coffee. … Continue reading →

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Wild weather in the North Of Scotland, snow forecast for high tops.

Posted on August 28, 2011 by heavywhalley.MBE

Rockfall in Coire an t – Sneachda August 2011 Wild weather all night with high winds and rain as the bad weather hits the North East of Scotland. The forecast for today mentions snow and sleet on the high tops, … Continue reading →

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Is golf dangerous? Rock fall in the Cairngorms.

Posted on August 27, 2011 by heavywhalley.MBE

I had a great day yesterday playing golf at Granton On Spey with a wonderful view of the Cairngorms all day. The weather was great most of the day but ended with thunder and rain but we got the game played. … Continue reading →

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The Cairngorms and Ben Macdui in lovely weather and a visit to the Avro Anson Memorial.

Posted on August 26, 2011 by heavywhalley.MBE

The West ridge of and the great cliffs of coire an Lochan. The weather forecast was not so good mentioning thunder and possible lightning yet we had a wonderful day in the Cairngorms with Ryan and Yeni. The midges were out … Continue reading →

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Libya – Lockerbie a few thoughts. Try to enjoy every day no matter what is happening in this crazy world.

Posted on August 25, 2011 by heavywhalley.MBE

Libya is all  the news just now with politicians gloating in their success! Libya has always been important to me and I was a bit disappointed when I heard that the man convicted for the Lockerbie bombing had been freed … Continue reading →

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Follow up to yesterdays post on the Cairngorm Disaster. 3000 now have read the Blog thanks!

Posted on August 24, 2011 by heavywhalley.MBE

It is amazing as this wee blog has been read by over 3000 people since it started and is picking up each day. I received 6 emails on the Cairngorm disaster, 3 from team members who were involved! It is a … Continue reading →

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The Cairngorm disaster a look back.

Posted on August 23, 2011 by heavywhalley.MBE

I was trying to play golf yesterday at Elgin with an old friend Stewart Mac Kenzie, we had a good game though the knee was a bit sore. I was invited back for my tea and we had a great … Continue reading →

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A quiet weekend

Posted on August 22, 2011 by heavywhalley.MBE

It is amazing how long it takes for the old body to recover after my day out last week. I slipped on the way off in the steep wet grass as it was pouring and very slippy. Getting on in … Continue reading →

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