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Category Archives: PTSD
The Mull of Kintyre Chinook crash 2 June 1994. A few days I will never forget.
This is a timely reminder of a tragedy of the Chinook Crash and the efforts of the RAF Teams involved. The Chinook crash Mull of Kintyre June 1994. – 29 Years ago and this story is still as vivid … Continue reading
Posted in Aircraft incidents, Mountain rescue, PTSD, Well being
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Moving forward on Well being.
Recently I have been asked to do various charities mainly on mountaineering but I’m every case Mental Health comes into the discussion. To me the hear folk talk openly about dealing and educating about Mental health is a great improvement. … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Family, Friends, Mountain rescue, Mountaineering, People, PTSD, Well being
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Mother’s Day
Mothers Day I always think about my Mum even more so just now. A few days ago was the day of Women who Inspire my Mum is without doubt the lady I was always inspired by her. It has been … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Friends, Health, Mountaineering, People, PTSD, Well being
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Looking into the future? The Well being of past and present members of Mountain Rescue, SARDA and other Agencies.
The role of many voluntary agencies has changed over the years. In my field in the early 70’s the majority of incidents were for mountaineers in trouble on the hills and wild places. I saw things change over the years … Continue reading
Posted in Mountain rescue, Mountaineering, People, PTSD, Well being
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Today is the Lockerbie Anniversary Disaster Tragedy. A hard day for many. Help is out there #itsgoodtotalk
It’s been a difficult year for me a lot of medical problems and very hard at times controlling the “Black Dog”is always there. Today is a huge day in my life it is the Anniversary of the Lockerbie Disaster in … Continue reading
High Risks – Climbing to Extinction – Brian Hall
I found this an exceptional book. It took me back to the “ Golden Years” of Alpine and Himalayan Mountaineers.The death toll of these climbers pushing their ambitions and the complexity of their lives is an eye opener. He also … Continue reading
Sgurr Na Stri Skye only 494 metres it’s tiny but packs a punch! What a viewpoint one of the best and a sad night in 1982.
This was a mountain I hate to say I had never climbed. I was always to busy when on Skye climbing, traversing the ridge and rock climbing. My first ascent was one of the most wildest call-outs I can recall. … Continue reading
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Remembrance Week – A forgotten story of the Wellington crash on Geal Charn near Ben Alder.
To me this is an incredible story not well known but worthy of being acknowledged as an incredible survival story of one of the crew. This crash site is in extremely remote country access can be wild in winter. The … Continue reading
Hard times in the early years. Aircraft crash at Dornie and learning the hard way. Dealing with Trauma in the early days.
After the call out on Ben Nevis I was put on shift for the whole weekend and no break at all. Then ten days later the team was called out to an aircraft crash near Dornie at Kintail. This is … Continue reading
Posted in Aircraft incidents, Friends, Gear, Health, medical, Mountain rescue, Mountaineering, People, PTSD, Views Mountaineering
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Early Callouts in 1972 – The harsh reality of Mountain Rescues.
At this time the call outs were fairly simple including a search for missing boy near Kinloss at Randolph’s Leap a popular walk near a steep gorge. We found him safe and well after a night search. The other was … Continue reading