Category Archives: Friends

The Baden Powell Award a special heart warming night in Beith.

Posted on February 23, 2019 by

Yesterday was a special day for my nephews daughter Beth she was awarded the Baden Powell Award for Guides In Beith surrounded by her family and friends. I was honoured to be asked to present this to her and speak … Continue reading →

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Some thoughts after yesterdays blog.

Posted on February 20, 2019 by

Thanks for the comments on yesterdays blog.  My apologises if I missed lots out of the story and I know that all who were involved played a huge part. The Cairngorm team have regular incidents as I said and are … Continue reading →

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A wild Call out in the Cairngorms.

Posted on February 19, 2019 by

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 →

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Windy day in the Cairngorms – a reminder of the power of Nature.y

Posted on February 18, 2019 by

Yesterday was our annual Winter Skills day out with the Moray Mountaineering  Club. It was the monthly Bus meet and the bus was pretty full as we left picking up folk in Elgin, Forres, Nairn, Inverness. We dropped folk of … Continue reading →

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Moray Club Bus Meet to a windy Cairngorms.

Posted on February 17, 2019 by

Sadly the weather forecast is not great and I am away early to get the Bus for our monthly Bus meet to the Cairngorms. It was planned as a winter skills day for those who wanted it but that may … Continue reading →

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Andy Nisbet’s Funeral Arrangements . Wednesday 20 Th Feb at 1315 at Aberdeen Crematorium West Chapel.

Posted on February 13, 2019 by

Liz Wallace, Andy’s sister has written: My brother Andy’s funeral will be at Aberdeen Crematorium West Chapel (AB15 8PT) on Wednesday 20th February at 1.15pm and afterwards at DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Aberdeen Treetops (AB15 7AQ ). All welcome. Please dress … Continue reading →

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Winter Mountaineering boots? Get a grip?

Posted on February 10, 2019 by

Boots from Mountaineering Scotland website https://www.mountaineering.scot/activities/mountaineering/winter-mountaineering/getting-started/boots This is a great free website well worth a read and the video explains it all. Which boots for winter mountaineering? Boots are probably the most important item of winter equipment. The type of … Continue reading →

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