Monthly Archives: May 2020

Sky Dance Fighting for the Wild in the Scottish Highlands – book review

Posted on May 31, 2020 by heavywhalley.MBE

Recently I was recommended this book by some good pals. Sky Dance Fighting for the wild in the Scottish Highlands. By J.D. Burns. I was told it was a good read set in Scotland it deals with land ownership , … Continue reading →

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Hot rock Clean Sweep Hells Lum Crag.

Posted on May 30, 2020 by heavywhalley.MBE

It’s baking hot and I was on my local beach on my bike I was reminded of some great days in the sun. My thoughts went to a classic Climb in the Cairngorms. Clean Sweep is the climb on Hells … Continue reading →

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The North to South walk Day 1976 May 29 Day 21 – The Last Day “A dream come true” Ben Lomond

Posted on May 29, 2020 by heavywhalley.MBE

It was an incredible night in the small school at Inversnaid where we were staying by kind permission of one of the locals. We were really tired may be we have misjudged the second last day but these hills were so … Continue reading →

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Day 20 May – Crianlarich Ochills Hut An Caisteal 995 metres, Beinn A’ Chroin 942 metres, Beinn Chabhair 993 metres and Beinn A’ Choin 770 metres

Posted on May 27, 2020 by heavywhalley.MBE

It was a magic night in the Ochils hut Inverardran Cottage at Crainlarich there were some great photos in there of the late Ian Clough who was killed in Annapurna at the end of a very successful Annapurna expedition in … Continue reading →

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1976 Day 19. May 27 – Succouth Lodge Beinn a’Chleibh (916m, Munro 280) Ben Lui (1130m, Munro 27) Ben Oss (1029m, Munro 101) Beinn Dubhchraig (978m, Munro 175)

Posted on May 26, 2020 by heavywhalley.MBE

Succouth Lodge is set in among the trees and a fantastic location and a different way to approach these Four Munros. My father had climbed these Munros in 1938 and loved them and when I first climbed them in 1972 … Continue reading →

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Day 18. May 26 – Bridge Of Orchy Railway station Benn Dorain and Beinn an Dothaidh to Succouth Lodge.

Posted on May 26, 2020 by heavywhalley.MBE

 It was a night of broken sleep a long at the Station, few trains pass through so no one was about when we arrived or left. I was a very basic bivouac in the station and we were off early, … Continue reading →

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May 25 th Day 17 – North – South Scotland Blackrock Cottage Glencoe – Meall a’ Bhuiridh, , Clach Leathad, Stob A’Choire Odhair, Stob Ghabhar – Bridge of Orchy Station!

Posted on May 25, 2020 by heavywhalley.MBE

It was hard to leave such a comfortable bothy as Blackrock Cottage in Glencoe and even worse as the day started with heavy rain. We walked up the deserted White Corries Ski lift a depressing place on a wet day … Continue reading →

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Day 16 May 24 North – South ATC Hut Kinlochleven – Devils Staircase – Blackrock Cottage Glencoe.

Posted on May 25, 2020 by heavywhalley.MBE

The weather got very wild with extremely high winds and the classic Aonach Eagach was in no way on the winds were in excess of 60 mph so one of the best days is Scotland was not to be that … Continue reading →

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Day 14 North – South Walk a well deserved day off in Fort William.

Posted on May 23, 2020 by heavywhalley.MBE

Day 14 May 22  A well-deserved  day off at Fort William what a relief shower in the swimming pool   and some great food in Fort William, sort the kit and dry the boots and a trip to the launderette to wash the smelly … Continue reading →

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Day 13 May 21 1976 – North to South Walk – Spean Bridge – Fort William Via The Big 4 (Aonach Mor, Aonach Beag, Carn Mor Dearg and Ben Nevis.)

Posted on May 23, 2020 by heavywhalley.MBE

The Big Four Spean Bridge – Fort William Via The Big 4 (Aonach Mor, Aonach Beag, Carn Mor Dearg and Ben Nevis.)   We are in  Spean Bridge was where we were let down with the bothy and could not get … Continue reading →

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