Monthly Archives: August 2019

Wild weather maybe change your plans? What to do if it all goes wrong ? A few pointers.

Posted on August 31, 2019 by heavywhalley.MBE

I was out in a wild wet forecast yesterday persistent rain and high winds in it was a day I would not have gone out on nowadays. I got a message asking how do you prepare for such a day … Continue reading →

Posted in Mountaineering | 2 Comments

Wet wander in the Cairngorms

Posted on August 31, 2019 by heavywhalley.MBE

A friend has a few mates up and was planning to walk the Larig Gru. They have come from the South but I showed them the weather forecast. So we are heading for a windy wet day in the Cairngorms. … Continue reading →

Posted in Enviroment, Friends, Gear, Mountain rescue, mountain safety | 1 Comment

The nights are drawing in. Are you ready?

Posted on August 29, 2019 by heavywhalley.MBE

The nights are getting darker, winter is coming and I was checking my torch, sadly it was not working after a dormant summer. As always summer has seen so many out travelling light and enjoying the hills in the the … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, mountain safety, Views Mountaineering, Weather | Leave a comment

A message from a relative from the Lancaster that crashed on Beinn Eighe in 1951.

Posted on August 28, 2019 by heavywhalley.MBE

Yesterday I received this comment from my visit to Beinn Eighe to the Lancaster crash . Even though it crashed in March 1951 it was an incredible comment from the sister of one of the crew. She was only 12 … Continue reading →

Posted in Aircraft incidents, Enviroment, Films, Friends, Mountaineering, Poems, Well being | Leave a comment

One of those special days on Beinn Eighe in Torridon.Watching Eagles soar.

Posted on August 27, 2019 by heavywhalley.MBE

Yesterday it was an early start for some filming for Channel 5 for a tv program on the Famous Lancaster aircraft. In March 1951 a Lancaster crashed in Beinn Eighe in Torridon just below the main ridge sadly killing all … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Charity, Enviroment, Films, Friends, Mountain rescue, Mountaineering, Munros, Other hills Grahams & Donalds, People, Poems, Rock Climbing, Scottish winter climbing., Views Mountaineering, Weather, Well being, Wildlife | 4 Comments

Early Start for Beinn Eighe – Torridon

Posted on August 26, 2019 by heavywhalley.MBE

This morning its and early start for the West Coast heading for Torridon to meet for a walk into the Corrie where the Lancaster crashed on the near one of the summits of Beinn Eighe. Its a place that means … Continue reading →

Posted in Aircraft incidents | 3 Comments

Beach Clean Camasunary Bay beach Skye.

Posted on August 25, 2019 by heavywhalley.MBE

This is from a Facebook “Group All things Cuillin” on Skye. It is amazing what was done by folk to clean up a remote beach. Thanks to Adrian Trednall for letting me reproduce this . Many thanks to all who … Continue reading →

Posted in Enviroment, Friends, Mountaineering, Views Political?, Well being, Wildlife | Leave a comment

Follow up to the Bull incident ! Ticks / be aware.

Posted on August 24, 2019 by heavywhalley.MBE

The BBC did a wee follow up to my Blog on the Bull on yesterday’s blog. See link below. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-49446605 I got a few replies about animal Rescue from the Mountain Rescue Teams. We often met the odd sheep stuck … Continue reading →

Posted in Mountaineering | 1 Comment

The famous Bull Call – out on the 5 Sisters of Kintail – George the Bull.

Posted on August 23, 2019 by heavywhalley.MBE

Looking back it good to have a laugh at some of the things that happend. In the early 70’s the team received a call from the Skye Police that walkers had reported a Bull on the summit ridge of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, mountain safety, Munros, People, Views Mountaineering, Wildlife | Leave a comment

Ted Atkins.

Posted on August 21, 2019 by heavywhalley.MBE

Ted Atkins From Shona and Lewis “Finally, we managed to place a plaque on the mountain in memory of Ted. A hard day, but made bearable by those who were with us. A massive thank you to all of them … Continue reading →

Posted in Mountaineering | 2 Comments