Category Archives: Other hills Grahams & Donalds

Windy walk at times on An Ruadh – Mheallan the Little Red Hill ( A Graham near Beinn Alligin

Posted on September 27, 2021 by heavywhalley.MBE

The plan was to climb Beinn Alligin at Torridon but the winds were forecast pretty high. So we opted for a pathless Graham opposite the big Munro . From it you can see a another side of the Munro Beinn … Continue reading →

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Ben Stack a Wee gem up North.

Posted on September 7, 2021 by heavywhalley.MBE

Ben Stack is a favourite mountain of mine. Despite its size it’s a classic. Ben Stack is a mountain in Sutherland, in the northwest of Scotland. It is 721 m high. It lies southeast of Laxford Bridge and northwest of … Continue reading →

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Great effort by Carnethy Hill Running Club all the 282 Munro’s in a day !

Posted on August 16, 2021 by heavywhalley.MBE

What a great achievement by the Carnethy HRClub all the 282 Munro’s in a day. Carnethy Munros In A Day – 14th August 2021 282 Munros will give over 282 stories.   This story started when Iain Whiteside spotted that the … Continue reading →

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End of a few days in Arran Cir Mhor via the Saddle and a “dook “ in Glen Rosa.

Posted on July 13, 2021 by heavywhalley.MBE

This was our last full day on Arran we were away early to Glen Rosa for a wander up Cir Mhor a grand hill from the Saddle. It was very warm and Glen Rosa means so much to both of … Continue reading →

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The weather is changing again . Another lovely day in the West.

Posted on April 26, 2021 by heavywhalley.MBE

It looks like we are going to get some rain this week the ground needs it. Everything is so dry but it’s been a lovely few days in the sun after a long winter. ☀️ As I said there are … Continue reading →

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Braeraich aircraft crash a past visit . Blenheim Z7356 on Braeriach, Cairngorms.On 22nd March 1945. A visit in 2015.

Posted on April 21, 2021 by heavywhalley.MBE

This was a piece written after I was recovering from several operations in 2015 a few years ago. I was with a good pal Tom MacDonald who was up visiting its well worth revisiting the piece I wrote. I had … Continue reading →

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Far North aircraft crashes great courage on Ben Loyal by Local shepherd and Doctor. The Mosquito on Cranstakie .

Posted on April 1, 2021 by heavywhalley.MBE

Now we can travel many are out hunting Munros and Corbetts, most of the hills have tales to them many getting forgotten in these days of how many Munros, Corbetts and Strava times. Maybe I am getting old but I … Continue reading →

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Ben Lui – Conish the Gold Mine and the Eas Anie waterfall and the ice climber alert !

Posted on March 24, 2021 by heavywhalley.MBE

I have been watching on BBC Scotland “Gold Town “ is about the mining for Gold near Tyndrum and the Gold mine near Conish Farm just below Ben Lui . The mine is actually on Beinn Chuirn 880 metres and … Continue reading →

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Great days on a remote Munro Seanna Bhraigh – In Memory of Assynt MRT Leader killed on an Avalanche on 3 Feb 1991.

Posted on February 3, 2021 by heavywhalley.MBE

Seana Bhraigh (926m, Munro 262) Past visits. In Memory of Phil Jones Assynt MRT Team Leader killed in an avalanche on 3 Feb 1991. As most will know the Munro Seana Bhraigh is a long way from anywhere. Some guidebooks … Continue reading →

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Yesterday I lost my Brother – a few words in memory.

Posted on February 2, 2021 by heavywhalley.MBE

I was wakened very early last night by a phone call from Bermuda that my Brother had passed away. He lived in Bermuda for nearly 50 years. He had been ill with cancer for some time yet it came as … Continue reading →

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