Category Archives: Enviroment

Some thoughts on the Winter Ascent on K2 by Sherpas. In praise of the finest Mountain Folk.

Posted on January 19, 2021 by heavywhalley.MBE

I am so pleased that the winter ascent of K2 was climbed by a Sherpa team. They are a great people and I have been so lucky to met so many over years. I am so privileged having climbed in … Continue reading →

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Old climbing banter – Crag x and the ever changing conditions?

Posted on January 13, 2021 by heavywhalley.MBE

It was interesting that when I was climbing in winter a lot how conditions could change dramatically from day to day. This was especially in the early winter when we would often try to get an early route in. I … Continue reading →

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Crag Swag !

Posted on January 12, 2021 by heavywhalley.MBE

Nowadays if you lose gear on a climb or on a mountain folk are very good at putting up on social media and a lot gets returned to the owner. Many years ago in the early 70’s we used to … Continue reading →

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The El Alamein bothy in the Cairngorms a great wee Cairngorm wander.

Posted on January 11, 2021 by heavywhalley.MBE

I put a photo on my Twitter account about a place a small shelter I visited often in the Cairngorms. It’s a great navigation exercise and many team members I was training in navigation had fun finding it in poor … Continue reading →

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“Every picture tells a story” The tale of the benighted Sea King in the Northern Corries of Cairngorm in Feb 2006.

Posted on January 9, 2021 by heavywhalley.MBE

I was working in the ARCC at RAF Kinloss when we had scrambled a Sea King helicopter to the Cairngorms for an injured winter climber. It would we thought be a standard incident but the weather was not great. The … Continue reading →

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As we enter another lockdown. Thinking of you all.

Posted on January 5, 2021 by heavywhalley.MBE

I have been over in the West in lockdown with. Friend who is in my bubble. We have been enjoying some exceptional weather when the new Lockdown measures were announced last night. I am near Applecross and we had decided … Continue reading →

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Beinn Eighe Liathach and Beinn Alligin attempt Oct 1976 then a call to Cruachan.

Posted on December 28, 2020 by heavywhalley.MBE

I am in Torridon just now the hills are plastered with snow after a bleak morning of rain and sleet. The weather cleared in the afternoon and we had a great wander as we descended the Torridon hills cleared they … Continue reading →

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Updated new Munro’s Guide book from the Scottish Mountaineering Club Guide books.

Posted on December 18, 2020 by heavywhalley.MBE

BRAND NEW MUNROS HILLWALKERS’ GUIDEBOOK 🎉 This fully revised edition of the Scottish Mountaineering Club’s original and best-selling guidebook The Munros describes the best walking routes on Scotland’s 282 mountains above 3000ft. 🟢 New descriptions for all 282 Munros & … Continue reading →

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Life in the slow lane Applecross and a visit to the Coral Beach at Ard Ban

Posted on December 7, 2020 by heavywhalley.MBE

It was hard to believe it’s December the Torridon hills were snow covered the weather was stunning and my friend Kalie was showing me some new places that I had never visited. It was not the classic Alpine start instead … Continue reading →

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A short wander along the Coffin Trail / Kenmore / Arrina woodland footpath and Kenmore to Applecross

Posted on December 6, 2020 by heavywhalley.MBE

The coffin route to Applecross. 15 kilometres of walking . I had a short but enjoyable wander yesterday from near my friends house on the Kenmore / Arrina woodland footpath and Kenmore to Applecross footpath. At Kenmore there’s a small … Continue reading →

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