Category Archives: PTSD

Lockerbie – Looking for help from those who were there and a photo of the Control Point in the School?

Posted on July 11, 2017 by

  Not many know that Mountain Rescue, SARDA and a many other Agencies apart from the Police, Fire Brigade Ambulance,Coastguards and Raynet were involved in the tragedy of Lockerbie in December 1988. It is a day I will never forget … Continue reading →

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Sgur Na Stri – “The hill of strife” – The USA F111 Crash site on this classic Mountain.

Posted on May 2, 2017 by

Sgur Na Stri – “The hill of strife” – I am over in Skye at Loch Coruisk staying in the Junior Mountaineering Club of Scotland (JMCS) hut at loch Coruisk! It can be a difficult place to reach but as … Continue reading →

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As another anniversary of Lockerbie looms -Keep an eye on those involved and you ❤️ at this time.

Posted on December 19, 2016 by

As I passed by Lockerbie on Sunday going South it as always is ever easy ! Since the Disaster in 1988 it has had a huge effect on my life and those I love ! I was there with the … Continue reading →

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Lest We Forget – A few words on some of Scotland’s remoter Mountain RAF aircraft crashes.

Posted on November 11, 2016 by

At 1100 today we remember those who paided the ultimate sacrifice on Remembrance Day. I do not go to these big public parades like many veterans do but always every year try to visit at least one of the remote … Continue reading →

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Thanks for all the comments on PTSD and Mental illness ! 

Posted on October 25, 2016 by

Thank you for the supportive comments on yesterday’s blog. I did it as a former colleague contacted me as he realised that after over 20 years he was suffering from PTSD. It was good to see the response and I … Continue reading →

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Looking after each other and dealing with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and mental Illness! 

Posted on October 22, 2016 by

Many will know that I suffered from PTSD after Lockerbie in 1988 and at times it still effects me! I have written about it many times in my Blog and regularly hear from so many who suffer from it. It … Continue reading →

Posted in Aircraft incidents, Articles, Books, Charity, Family, Friends, Lockerbie, Mountain rescue, PTSD, Recomended books and Guides, SAR, Views Mountaineering | 15 Comments

Call-out Hamish MacInnes Vertebrate Publishing. Now an ebook.

Posted on September 29, 2016 by

Call-out Hamish MacInnes Vertebrate Publishing This is the classic tale of the early days of mountain rescue mainly in Glencoe, Scotland. Hamish is a world-class mountaineer and yet he spent so much time helping his fellow man and women in … Continue reading →

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