Category Archives: PTSD

This is the anniversary of my Mother’s passing.

Posted on November 28, 2020 by heavywhalley.MBE

It’s been a difficult period just now for many. This is the month when my Mum passed away many years ago. What would my Mum be thinking of today as we are in the midst of this virus? She would … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, medical, Mountain rescue, Mountaineering, PTSD, Well being | 7 Comments

Visit to the Shackleton crash site 30 years after the tragedy.

Posted on September 24, 2020 by heavywhalley.MBE

Yesterday I visited the crash site at Maodal 30 years after the accident. It was a lovely day the sun was out and it’s only about an hours walk up from the wee car park below the hill. It was … Continue reading →

Posted in Aircraft incidents, Articles, Islands, Mountain rescue, Mountaineering, People, PTSD, Weather, Well being | 2 Comments

29 April 1990 The Shackelton aircraft crash on the Isle of Harris.

Posted on September 23, 2020 by heavywhalley.MBE

The Shackelton Crash Harris AEW MK2 WR965. 30thApril 1990 Grid reference NF 996914 I am in Harris just now having an incredible trip. I have been so lucky to walk and climb here over the years. It like all Islands … Continue reading →

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The Ben Lui Jaguar crash 1979 and the Shackleton on Harris 1990 lessons learned.

Posted on September 15, 2020 by heavywhalley.MBE

The RAF Mountain Rescue Team and the other RAF teams are there to recover aircrew from crashed aircraft and also work with the Air Accident Investigation Board (AAIB) after an incident at times this can be on steep and difficult … Continue reading →

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1972 – First time on Tower Ridge Ben Nevis .

Posted on September 10, 2020 by heavywhalley.MBE

I had written this a few years ago and it was tidied up by a pal for the RAF MRT newsletter, its worth a look? Forty- eight years ago, I climbed Tower Ridge for the first time. It was September … Continue reading →

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A podcast, for mental health some thinking time and a head clearing cycle later along the coast.

Posted on August 20, 2020 by heavywhalley.MBE

There is a crack in everything, that’s how the light gets in” ― Leonard Cohen Today I was asked to do a podcast for Basic Scotland. https://basics-scotland.org.ukWeb result with site linksBASICS Scotland BASICS Scotland (British Association of Immediate Care) is … Continue reading →

Posted in Cycling, Friends, Health, medical, Mountain rescue, Mountaineering, People, PTSD, Well being | 4 Comments

Tragedy and how it effects the community.

Posted on May 3, 2020 by heavywhalley.MBE

I have been writing about the Shackelton Crash in Harris and received so many kind comments from the families who lost loved ones. There has been superb comments from others who were involved with the Rescue Agencies. Many are heartfelt … Continue reading →

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Apologies for having to cancel a few talks recently I am trying to get health sorted out.

Posted on February 13, 2020 by heavywhalley.MBE

This week I should have been down South doing a talk for the Mayo family and the Bowland Pennine MRT but unfortunately I have not been feeling great for a while. One of the problems was I lost my voice … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Cycling, Enviroment, Family, Friends, Lectures, Mountain rescue, mountain safety, Mountaineering, People, PTSD, Views Mountaineering, Weather, Well being | 4 Comments

Kegworth – Aircrash- ” lest we forget.” Three weeks after Lockerbie in January 8 th 1989

Posted on January 9, 2020 by heavywhalley.MBE

A friend Steve Roberts wrote this and it worth remembering. Thank you Steve. “Deepest respect and condolences to the relatives of the Boeing passenger jet which went down in Iran. Yet we must not forget the Kegworth Air Disaster – … Continue reading →

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Crazy Sorrow – The life and death of Alan Mullin a book that is hard to read but you have to finish it.

Posted on December 8, 2019 by heavywhalley.MBE

This is the story of one of Scotland’s young mountaineers Alan Mullin his short life and his dad death. To me it tells a story of a horrific childhood the effects of sectarian bigotry, a hard life in the military … Continue reading →

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