Monthly Archives: May 2017

Day 5 #RideforReuben Peebles – Braemar by bike 

Posted on May 31, 2017 by heavywhalley.MBE

Day 5 – Peebles toBraemar – # Ride for Reuben what a day – for thse following the tracker failed so this is quick update at 0430  After 3 days camping and after 4 huge 100 mile days on the … Continue reading →

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Sorry for the “no Blogs” but now in Pebbles heading to Glenshee #RideforReuben cycle to John O’ Groats.

Posted on May 30, 2017 by heavywhalley.MBE

I am on a big Charity cycle as support for my stepdaughter Yvette her husband Dave and Dan the team in #RideforReuben  750 miles in 8 days  cycling to John O Groats! . We are now in Pebbles heading for … Continue reading →

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That is it we are off #RideforReuben

Posted on May 26, 2017 by heavywhalley.MBE

RideforReuben Hello and thank you for looking at my page. At the end of May I’m  going to cycle approx 750 miles, as fast as I can, to #RideforReuben who is the 3 year old superhero son of my very close friends. Reuben … Continue reading →

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Race Track or Tourist Magnet ? The North Coast 500. Any thoughts?

Posted on May 24, 2017 by heavywhalley.MBE

I write this as I head South to assist Yvette with her #RideforReuben bike ride from Oxford to John O’ Groats. We will be following B class roads and taking hopefully a sedate route and a hard 750 miles journey … Continue reading →

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My thoughts are with Manchester.

Posted on May 23, 2017 by heavywhalley.MBE

Tragic news last night of the terrible incident in Manchester my thoughts are with all involved, we live in tragic times. What a mess this world is in, despite all the technology and knowledge how little we learn and how … Continue reading →

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1976 May 22 – The Mamores a great day – Mamore Memories. Light and slow on the Mamores.

Posted on May 22, 2017 by heavywhalley.MBE

The Mamores  – Memories . As the days go longer many will be attempting the big days on the hills they range from a few Munros to the extreme like Ramseys Round/Tranters Round and many others. For others there are … Continue reading →

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Extract from my first Big Walk the North To South Scotland – May 1976 David “Heavy” Whalley , Jim Morning and Paul Burns. Heavy Whalley – Jim Morning (JM Paul Burns(PB)

Posted on May 21, 2017 by heavywhalley.MBE

Where were you 41 years ago ? The aim – This was a mountaineering expedition from the most Northerly Mountain in Scotland Ben Hope to the most Southerly Ben Lomond. The route was planned to cover 270 miles. Climb 42 … Continue reading →

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35 years ago in May 1982 Pete Boardman and Joe Tasker went missing on the “Unclimbed Ridge of Everest”

Posted on May 20, 2017 by heavywhalley.MBE

It is 35 years ago that Pete Boardman and Joe Tasker went missing on Everst on the then called “Unclimbed ridge” As I was researching for the Moray Mountaineering Club lecture a few years ago , I was sent a … Continue reading →

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New book coming out soon – Lost to the Isles LOST TO THE ISLES – Accounts of Military Aircraft Accidents Around the Scottish Isles 1945-1990.

Posted on May 19, 2017 by heavywhalley.MBE

The Islands of Scotland are special places and I remember my father taking me to the Isle of Arran and on these great mountains  showing me some of the aircraft wrecks that are on the hills. My Dad told me … Continue reading →

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Looking for accommodation on Tuesday night the 30 th May #RideforReuben.

Posted on May 18, 2017 by heavywhalley.MBE

I am helping my stepdaughter starting next Friday in her task to cycle from the John Ratcliffe Hospital in Oxford to John O’ Groasts over 750 miles. I fly down next week and I will be the support driver following … Continue reading →

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