Monthly Archives: February 2017

What do you eat on a hill day? How many calories on an average hill day?

Posted on February 28, 2017 by heavywhalley.MBE

Few will know that I was a Caterer by trade and when involved with RAF Mountain Rescue food was an important part of the team. We all took it in turns cooking not easy as a young 17-year-old for a … Continue reading →

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Red Kites in the Thames Valley and in Scotland a great message from Glenmore Lodge about the winter weather on the mountains.

Posted on February 26, 2017 by heavywhalley.MBE

I am sown South visiting Lexi and Elli Skye and the Red Kites near Henley on Thames are everywhere what a display we get daily even from the house. It is in incredible to see these beautiful birds and their … Continue reading →

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Storm Doris a lecture and a long drive .

Posted on February 24, 2017 by heavywhalley.MBE

Yesterday was full on. I was down staying with friends in Musselburgh for a lecture in Edinburgh! Storm Doris was in action in the morning and the hills near Edinburgh had lots of snow! Add to that heavy rain and … Continue reading →

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Varying weather on the drive to Edinburgh

Posted on February 23, 2017 by heavywhalley.MBE

No golf as it was a wild day and I left home in a bit of a wild morning the hills had a welcome dump of snow. The A9 was clear and wet but brightened up near Perth. Then near … Continue reading →

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In Edinburgh to give a talk to the Scottish Continuity Resilient Scotland Conference.

Posted on February 22, 2017 by heavywhalley.MBE

I was on the radio a few months ago talking to Louise White “Out for the Weekend” and someone heard it involved with a conference being run in Edinburgh in the RBS HQ tomorrow the 23 rd of Feb. I … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Killin Mountain Rescue Team 50 years of Service.

Posted on February 21, 2017 by heavywhalley.MBE

Many who follow the Blog will know of my relationship over many years with the Killin Mountain Rescue Team. When I was at RAF Leuchars for 8 years with the RAF Mountain Rescue Team I worked a lot with Killin. … Continue reading →

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A grand day in Coire an Lochan in the Cairngorms with the Moray Mountaineering Club.

Posted on February 20, 2017 by heavywhalley.MBE

It was the Annual Winter Skills day for the Moray Club and as always we go by Bus to the Cairngorms, stopping en – route in Elgin. Forres and Inverness for member’s pick ups. It has been a poor winter … Continue reading →

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Winter skills day tomorrow in the Cairngorms.

Posted on February 18, 2017 by heavywhalley.MBE

It has gone so mild and tomorrow is the Annual Winter skills day for my local Moray Mountaineering Club we are off to the Cairngorms. It is  now annual event run by the club and gives some of the club … Continue reading →

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Dogs tales/ tails from the back of a Landrover.

Posted on February 17, 2017 by heavywhalley.MBE

    My name is Teallach I was a very soft Alsatian and I have been asked to guest on this blog. I was very lucky to have spent all of my life on the hills. My mother Dreish another … Continue reading →

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Thanks for a good night in Aviemore at the Mountain Skills chat in the Mountain Cafe Aviemore. Learning from experiences?

Posted on February 16, 2017 by heavywhalley.MBE

Many thanks to the Mountain Cafe in Aviemore for hosting the Mountain Skills talk last night, it was a great crowd and as always the food was exceptional. The talks the last in the series is sponsored by Mountaineering Scotland … Continue reading →

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