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Category Archives: Enviroment
Some thoughts on the Winter Ascent on K2 by Sherpas. In praise of the finest Mountain Folk.
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
Old climbing banter – Crag x and the ever changing conditions?
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
Crag Swag !
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
The El Alamein bothy in the Cairngorms a great wee Cairngorm wander.
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
“Every picture tells a story” The tale of the benighted Sea King in the Northern Corries of Cairngorm in Feb 2006.
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
As we enter another lockdown. Thinking of you all.
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
Beinn Eighe Liathach and Beinn Alligin attempt Oct 1976 then a call to Cruachan.
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
Updated new Munro’s Guide book from the Scottish Mountaineering Club Guide books.
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
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
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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