Monthly Archives: April 2019

The Shackelton Crash – 30 April 1990 – Isle of Harris.

Posted on April 30, 2019 by heavywhalley.MBE

Shackelton AEW MK2 WR965. 30th April 1990 Grid reference NF 996914   The RAF Mountain Rescue was formed during the Second World War to rescue aircrew from crashed aircraft in the mountains of the UK. To this day the 3 … Continue reading →

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A short walk in the sun and meeting some folk who mean a lot.

Posted on April 29, 2019 by heavywhalley.MBE

This taking it easy is never easy when the weather is so good I so want to be out on the hills but after my eye surgery I need to give the eyes time to recover. I am spoiled by … Continue reading →

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Never take your eyesight fir granted. Looking back on the hard days but fulfilling days with the Milton Mountaineers on Ben Nevis – Wales and the Lakes.

Posted on April 28, 2019 by heavywhalley.MBE

Many who love the mountains and wild places  go for the views a times  we cannot believe that what we have seen and enjoyed and that we should never  take any of it for granted. As we get older a … Continue reading →

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Eyes to the hills soon ? Wild fire up North ended for how long?

Posted on April 27, 2019 by heavywhalley.MBE

I got home yesterday thanks to Dianne a pal who picked me up from Aviemore . It cut my journey and I was pretty tired but so glad to be home. I got the all clear from the clinic yesterday … Continue reading →

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That is both eyes done a bit sore but hope to travel home this afternoon.u

Posted on April 26, 2019 by heavywhalley.MBE

It was another early start yesterday and my second eye op in Glasgow at the Eye Clinic. After a thorough check in my eye that was in good order that was done yesterday All was fine. The next operation went … Continue reading →

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In Glasgow first eye op done. Visit to Parkhead to pay respects to Billy MacNeil .

Posted on April 25, 2019 by heavywhalley.MBE

It all went well yesterday for my first eye op in Glasgow. It was an early start be there for 0715 ten minutes from my Hotel. I hardly slept but I was out by 1030 and eye patch on wandered … Continue reading →

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Long day in Glasgow in for private Laser Eye surgery all being well.

Posted on April 24, 2019 by heavywhalley.MBE

Yesterday I traveled to Glasgow hopefully for my Laser Eye surgery. I got a lift from a pal to Inverness for the bus to Glasgow. The road from Forres stank of smoke from the wild fireS that is still ongoing … Continue reading →

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Big wild fire in Moray and North Wales please be careful there is a huge fire risk just now.

Posted on April 23, 2019 by heavywhalley.MBE

Yesterday was a great day I headed along the coast to Cummingston it was so warm and I enjoyed getting next to sea sitting on the rocks and enjoying the sunny weather. I looked up and the sky had a … Continue reading →

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1967 Duke of Edinburgh Expedition – flooded tents and a wild night at Loch Doon. Wild Galloway.

Posted on April 22, 2019 by heavywhalley.MBE

Duke of Edinburgh Award Expedition 13 to 16 Oct 1967 End of Day 1 – 13 Oct to 14 Oct 1967 Location Forest Bridge near Loch Doon We had had a long first day and camped in a “perfect” location. … Continue reading →

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The Royal Navy had a Mountain Rescue Team at Royal Naval Station Lossiemouth in the 60/70.s.

Posted on April 20, 2019 by heavywhalley.MBE

I received this in an email yesterday. “I was team leader and founder of RNAS Lossiemouth MRT. We were never part of Kinloss MRT as a sub unit,but an individual unit often working with Kinloss. We were on the “Call-0ut” … Continue reading →

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