Category Archives: Recomended books and Guides

The Cairngorms & North East Scotland book review courtesy of Adrian Trednall.

Posted on March 1, 2024 by heavywhalley.MBE

This book is long awaited written by true lovers of these mountains I spent many great days on the hills and rock in the past here. Glen Clova was our playground after work on the climbs. It is published by … Continue reading →

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Thank you Fort William Mountain Festival.

Posted on February 17, 2024 by heavywhalley.MBE

Thanks to Kalie my great friend for taking me to Fort William Mountain Festival in Fort William.it was a great night and I felt honoured to be on the Sofa with such great Ambassadors of the the wild places. I … Continue reading →

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Another piece of history SMC Journals

Posted on February 6, 2024 by heavywhalley.MBE

Yesterday I gave my SMC Journals to Robin Clothier a SMC s stalwart. There was nearly;80;years worth. They gave me so much enjoyment and back ground on my Statistician. Robin a is connoisseur.Of mountaineering despite being a great climber he … Continue reading →

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Changabang – Pete Boardman , “The Shinning Mountain” A day on Hells Lum Chimney.

Posted on December 30, 2023 by heavywhalley.MBE

Due to my health I have been reading a lot books give me such joy especially “ The Shinning Mountain “ Changabang is a mountain in the Garhwal Himalaya of Uttarakhand, India. It is part of a group of peaks … Continue reading →

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Skye New Year 1963.

Posted on December 30, 2023 by heavywhalley.MBE

Many yeas ago I had a long chat with Hamish in Glencoe.He allowed me to tape it, it was a few years before he became ill. Hamish had a wonderful memory and he told me of his early days in … Continue reading →

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The other side of Lockerbie. The effect on the volunteers over 35 years.

Posted on December 21, 2023 by heavywhalley.MBE

Many will have read my previous blogs on Lockerbie it changed my life on 21st December 1988. It was a tragedy out of all comprehension and I and many others still suffer mostly in silence about the effects of seeing … Continue reading →

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The Steps of a Giant – new book due out soon. Scottish mountain Trust

Posted on December 8, 2023 by heavywhalley.MBE

Announcing another of our events at Fort William Mountain Festival 2024! Raeburb has always been a hero of mine and if you see his routes and climb them think of the gear and the exploration involved. This is what the … Continue reading →

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High Risks – Climbing into extinction. A review by Adrian Trednall.

Posted on November 23, 2023 by heavywhalley.MBE

My friend Adrian Wrote this review of the wonderful book High Risks by Brian Hall. I would thoroughly agree one of the best books ever written. I knew many of those involved in these Golden years can I reblog your … Continue reading →

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Winter Night climbing.

Posted on November 16, 2023 by heavywhalley.MBE

I think it’s your a winter climber we have all done a bit of winter night climbing. It all started for me in the summer after work getting away to the Cairngorms for a route. I must have climbed Savage … Continue reading →

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Everest from both sides. The Golden years of climbing.

Posted on October 22, 2023 by heavywhalley.MBE

Everest is the big hill and we climbed it in 2001 in Tibet on our trip.It was a super 3 months we knew each other very well before the trip all bar our Doctor was a Mountain Rescue Troop. We … Continue reading →

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