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Category Archives: mountain safety
#takithame – Rubbish left in another wonderful area.
This was from a pal Ron Walker and Fiona Chappel after a day on the hills in the wonderful Sgur Ruadh area. This is a wonderful area with incredible scenery, great stalking paths, wild life and so many mountains, Munros … Continue reading
Loose rock on Lochnagar – Please be aware. Its an annual event on most big mountains.
As we all start venturing out please be advised that many of the mountains will have loose rock. Few have been on the big cliffs recently and loose rock is always a objective danger in Mountaineering. Glencoe has already had … Continue reading
A big thanks to Willie Anderson Cairngorm MRT.
From Cairngorm MRT Facebook Page “It is with mixed emotions that we make the announcement that Willie Anderson has stepped down as Team Leader of CMRT. A huge thanks from the team for all the years hard work both on … Continue reading
First day out since Lock down – The Corbett Carn a’ Chuillin 2677 feet/ 816 metres. A wet but so good to be out again.
It was the first day we had been allowed to travel to the hills and I did not want to be with the crowds in the honeypot areas. My pal Babs had a Corbett near Fort Augustus to climb Carn … Continue reading
Update from Mountaineering Scotland. 3 July 2020
Update from Mountaineering Scotland has produced amended guidelines for walkers and climbers in Scotland for the further relaxations in Phase 2 of the Scottish Government route map for easing lockdown restrictions, which came into effect on 3 July 2020. The … Continue reading
The Big Fall – “The Hill” Creag Dubh Sept 83
The Big Fall. We all had a weekend off for a Team wedding at Craigellachie. It was a Classic Highland wedding with lots of whisky. At this time a few of us we’re mad about climbing and had planned to … Continue reading
Great days in Applecross.
Sword of Gideon VS 4c – Beleach Na Ba Applecross/ Cioch Nose This is a Tom Patey classic climb Sword of Gideon. It’s a mountain route at VS and is rather unusual for Scotland as it is at an altitude … Continue reading
Hillwalkers and climbers across Scotland have been delighted at news that the ‘stay local’ travel restriction for leisure and recreation is to be lifted from 3rd July.
Mountaineering Scotland has welcomed the lifting of the restriction, announced by the First Minister today. Stuart Younie, Chief Executive Officer of the organisation which represents almost 15,000 walkers and climbers, and acts as a voice for the sector in Scotland, … Continue reading
Skye – A few memories.
Originally posted on heavywhalleyr:
In my early days as of now the mountains of Skye was a mystical place. I had joined the Kinloss MRT in 1972 and in these days it was a good 5 hour journey from our…
Glencoe – Curved Ridge Rockfall – Buachaille Etive Mòr
CURVED RIDGE UPDATE. Curved ridge is the most popular scramble in Glencoe From Mountaineering Scotland Following a conversation with Andy Nelson the Glencoe MRT leader I can confirm the following: Recent rockfall is evident on the approach slopes and initial … Continue reading
