Category Archives: Munros

Missing hill runner Glen Lyon.

Posted on October 29, 2020 by

Message from Tayside Police Division: MISSING MAN – CHRIS SMITH – GLENLYON Officers in Perthshire are today continuing their searches in the Glenlyon area for missing 43-year-old man Chris Smith. The searches have entered their third day, after Chris was … Continue reading →

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The Zardsky sac a bit more gen ? A few tips on early winter Mountaineering gear to carry !

Posted on October 22, 2020 by

Following my blog on bothy bags yesterday I received this from Mike Parsons: “The very first bothy bag was called the KISU, Karrimor Instructor Survival Unit, KISU. and made by Karrimor, my company at the time. Here is a link … Continue reading →

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Mountain Memories A remote route Beinn Lair Wisdom Buttress. The Classic Corbett’s of Beinn Lair and Beinn a’ Chaisgein Mor and Meeting Andy Nisbet.

Posted on October 1, 2020 by

I was lucky to climb on Beinn Lair for my only time many years ago (it was 36 years in 1984) when we went into Beinn Lair one of Scotland’s remotest hills. It is a classic day and these two … Continue reading →

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Far North Aircraft Crashes. Ben More Assynt Conival and Ben Klibreck – Munros with a sad tale.

Posted on September 13, 2020 by

I was up in the far North last week on Ben Hee the views of the distant Northern hills were exceptional. It is an incredible place with stunning mountains each have there own history and tales. A few of the … Continue reading →

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I learned about Mountaineering from that?

Posted on September 12, 2020 by

I was looking back on a incident that I was involved a while ago. A solo walker left very early from Glasgow area to climb a Munro in February in the West Coast . He reached the summit did his … Continue reading →

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What do we love about Mountains and wild places.

Posted on September 8, 2020 by

I get asked so often “why do you go on the mountains often by folk. A day on the hills would be the last thing that some would want to do. “There is the well known reply “because it’s there” … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Bothies, Corbetts, Family, Islands, Mountain rescue, Mountaineering, Munros, Rock Climbing, Views Mountaineering, Weather, Well being, Wildlife | 6 Comments

Planning for a day on the hills? The love of maps.

Posted on August 26, 2020 by

Many of us older folk still love looking at maps, we find even on a popular map find new things to go and look at. I have spent so much time looking at them I even had a few in … Continue reading →

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Access to Loch Muick / Linn of Dee – Lochnagar tales.

Posted on August 18, 2020 by

From this weekend (Sat, Aug 15), traffic will be managed at two Deeside locations to protect public safety and ensure that two of the Cairngorms National Park’s best known beauty spots are not damaged by off-road parking. Access to Loch … Continue reading →

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Elgin City Football club, then a drive to the West Coast Via Torridon. A potholed busy road and a pair of sea Eagles,

Posted on August 13, 2020 by

I usually golf yesterday but it was pouring most of the night and I gave it a miss. This was a mistake as within an hour the sun was out. Sadly I heard of the flooding lightening storms and later … Continue reading →

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What is your favourite Island?

Posted on August 6, 2020 by

There is something special about getting a ferry to an Island, it is always to me a magical experience, especially if the Island has mountains on it. I love being surrounded by the sea and the smell of the sea, … Continue reading →

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