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Category Archives: Book
A wild Call out in the Cairngorms.
When you hear that the Mountain Rescue teams are out and the weather is wild and winds are high few understand what that means. Cairngorm MRT recently located a casualty injured on the plateau on a wild night with incredible … Continue reading
A hard day the 30 th Anniversary of Lockerbie. A short walk in the Cairngorms was just what I needed.
Yesterday was the 30 th Anniversary of the Lockerbie Tragedy. I have written and thought about it a lot especially this year.This is a hard time for me and I find it best to handle it on the hills or … Continue reading
Skye – F111 Crash 7 Dec 1982 – Sgurr na Stri .
I make no excuse for putting this article up again this incident was to me life changing and after I returned from America from the commemoration for the 30 th Anniversary of Lockerbie I spoke to a few folk about … Continue reading
A Look back on the Munros 42 years on
Munros When I started my Munro mission in 1972 I was on a long journey to plan my weekend hills and had the Munro book and my own list with me everywhere I went. I was with the RAF Kinloss … Continue reading
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Mountain Aid – Step into Winter talks today Irvine Harbour Arts Centre at 0730.
last night was a long drive to Dunfermline in the rain the hills were covered in mist as I stopped on the A9. I was down for a chat last night to a packed audience of lovers of the outdoors. … Continue reading
Plockton on the West Coast two great days with special folk. Thanks
I have been over in Plockton again staying in the wonderful Station House at the railway station. My hosts were an old pal Lyle and Judy Brotherton and Byron the dog! The Old Station is now converted into a holiday … Continue reading
Navigation – busy Cairngorm MRT over the last few days.
Yesterday my mate drove up from the Borders Lyle Brotherton a good friend since I met him in the USA in 2008. He had a bit of a wild drive but was on great form. Arriving in the middle of … Continue reading