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- 1967 Duke of Edinburgh Expedition – flooded tents and a wild night at Loch Doon. Wild Galloway.
- The Royal Navy had a Mountain Rescue Team at Royal Naval Station Lossiemouth in the 60/70.s.
- 1967 Duke of Edinburgh Walk – 13 to 15 th Oct . Galloway hills,lochs and the famous rough terrain, camping and a broken stove. .
- Thank you Galloway MRT for organising the lecture in Ayr Town Hall last night.
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Headed home. Snowy Ossian and the Stag at Ossian a bit of a celebrity now after an article in the Sunday Post. Be aware heavy snow and wind.
Old age does not come easy and the Hostel was a bit busy and I found out that I was not booked my mistake. More of the club were arriving via Culra and some Munro’s. The weather would be wild … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Avalanche info, Book, Books, Bothies, Corbetts, Corbetts and other hills, Cycling, Enviroment, Equipment, Family, Friends, Gear, Local area and events to see, medical, Mountain rescue, mountain safety, Mountaineering, People, SAR, Scottish winter climbing., Views Mountaineering, Weather
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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
