Category Archives: Bothies

An Teallach memories. Recent and Past.

Posted on June 26, 2022 by heavywhalley.MBE

An Teallach – to see it’s jagged profile in the distance makes any mountaineer want to reach its summits. This to me is best seen from “Destitution Road” the A832 which has a sad history built during a time of … Continue reading →

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Bothies – A few thoughts to The MBA thanks ! Memories of Back hill of Bush Galloway.

Posted on May 10, 2022 by heavywhalley.MBE

My first visit to a Mountain Bothy was as a very young boy about 12 making up the numbers for a Duke of Edinburgh expedition in Galloway. The bothy was Back Hill of Bush. I received this through my blog … Continue reading →

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Happy birthday Derrick !

Posted on May 2, 2022 by heavywhalley.MBE

Yesterday we had a grand day on the Dava Moor with an old pal Derrick Harman. It will be his 80 th birthday this week. The event was organised by the Bard of Dunfail Babs. Old pals from the Last … Continue reading →

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Great meals in huts and Bothies. Secret stashed food and fuel.

Posted on March 11, 2022 by heavywhalley.MBE

This photo came up and my mate sent me it. It was taken at the CIC hut we were cooking a fresh chicken plus all the trimmings This included roast potatoes, peas and carrots. The other climbers in the hut … Continue reading →

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My mate Tom Mac Donald RIP.

Posted on January 20, 2022 by heavywhalley.MBE

Tom MacDonald I have the just had the sad news of my pal Tom MacDonald died on Thursday at his home in Dundee. I have no other news as yet. It was a huge shock as I thought the man … Continue reading →

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Thanks to John Harper of The Braeraich for all those years of looking after us in Newtonmore . RIP John

Posted on January 11, 2022 by heavywhalley.MBE

This wee blog is read by many ex RAF Troops all over the World . I use it to pass news good and bad on to others many who live away from Facebook. I picked this up from Joanne through … Continue reading →

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Dog sitting – Back from the West my pal Islay for a few days. Plans for the New Year? “So much to do so little time “

Posted on January 3, 2022 by heavywhalley.MBE

It was very wet over in the West but we had a quite New Year we got lots of driving rain. The rivers are very high and the great peaks snow less. It was a long drive back until I … Continue reading →

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Posted on December 26, 2021 by heavywhalley.MBE

heavywhalley.wordpress.com/2021/06/08/a-bothy-tale-early-winter-dec-1978-the-mamores-and-an-encounter-at-meannanach-bothy/amp/ Luibelt bothy before the BBC Podcast!

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The silent world of the walk out from Ben Alder Cottage – where has all the wild life gone.The industrial clearance of trees made some of the forest look like a bomb site?

Posted on December 18, 2021 by heavywhalley.MBE

As we wandered back through Ben Alder Cottage it was a stunning morning. We walked out along the path now partly frozen then the track through forestry and cleared areas. We all remarked how few animals we had seen. Of … Continue reading →

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Rannoch Station – Ben Alder bothy and a great few days away.

Posted on December 18, 2021 by heavywhalley.MBE

It had been planned for a while a wee trip to Ben Alder bothy with friends. It’s a fair wander in and we got the train in to the lonely Rannoch station. We had huge bags old bodies and the … Continue reading →

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