Category Archives: Equipment

Some ideas for stocking fillers for lovers of the outdoors.

Posted on December 4, 2019 by

As always a few ideas for the Christmas stocking fillers. A Bothy bag / a great bit of kit its magic of you ever need it in an emergency or to get out of the weather. They all are lightweight … Continue reading →

Posted in Bothies, Charity, Enviroment, Equipment, Friends, Gear, Mountain rescue, mountain safety, Mountaineering, Well being | 7 Comments

Every photo tells a story. Always take them a savour them mark them up with dates people and hills.

Posted on November 30, 2019 by

It’s great when you go through old photos and they can mean so much. It was a lot harder in the 70 when film was expensive to develop and cameras were not so cheap. I in the end took two … Continue reading →

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Winter Adventures – A day at the races on Ben Nevis Castle Ridge, Observatory Ridge, North East Buttress and Tower Ridge.

Posted on November 23, 2019 by

Winter Adventures This is a from a good pal who I climbed with many years ago. It is his birthday this week I was supposed to go down South to celebrate his birthday. Due to other family commitments I could … Continue reading →

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1953 Avalanche Probes – Homemade ice axes and at the time new ideas.

Posted on November 19, 2019 by

After my wee piece on old gear I always think its worth showing what the Mountain Rescue and climbers were using years ago. Can you imagine in 1953 looking for avalanche victims with homemade gas piping made in the RAF … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Book, Equipment, Mountain rescue, mountain safety, Mountaineering, Recomended books and Guides, Rock Climbing, Scottish winter climbing., Views Mountaineering | 4 Comments

Great climbing gear / The Moac Nut ! Wooden Wedges.

Posted on November 18, 2019 by

Who remembers the classic MOAC nut. I loved them I remember on a classic route Nordwand in winter on Ben Nevis retreating from a battered in Moac and abseiling off into a storm. It will still be there! Also using … Continue reading →

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Short wander in the Cairngorms to the crag in the mist.

Posted on November 15, 2019 by

Yesterday I missed the good weather by a day but wanted a wander. The Cairngorms is on my doorstep so it was a lazy start. The road was icy at the Dava Moor and it’s a wild place with a … Continue reading →

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Remembrance Sunday the Lancaster on Beinn Eighe and the Royal Marines from 45 Commando.

Posted on November 10, 2019 by

Today is Remembrance Sunday and a few years ago I was honoured to receive these words and photos from 45 Commando. Sir, I am a Royal Marines Mountain Leader from 45 Commando, based in Arbroath and I follow your thought … Continue reading →

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