Category Archives: Scottish winter climbing.

Channel 5 at 2100 : Planes that won the war The Lancaster a piece on Lancaster crash on Beinn Eighe.

Posted on July 1, 2022 by heavywhalley.MBE

I did some filming a few years ago for this program assisted by Torridon MRT . It has been out on hold as COVID hit. It will probably be a small part in the program but it was a stunning … Continue reading →

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An Teallach memories. Recent and Past.

Posted on June 26, 2022 by heavywhalley.MBE

An Teallach – to see it’s jagged profile in the distance makes any mountaineer want to reach its summits. This to me is best seen from “Destitution Road” the A832 which has a sad history built during a time of … Continue reading →

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Filming in a wet Torridon about the Lancaster Beinn Eighe crash.

Posted on May 13, 2022 by heavywhalley.MBE

I often wonder how many who climb that magnificent mountain Beinn Eighe and do not know that there is a plane crash on the mountain. So many walk by the Lancaster aircraft wreckage that lies in the wild and Cathedral … Continue reading →

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Callout – 1954 Ben Nevis – Tower Ridge – Joe Brown and Don Willians recovered the casualty. Flight by Mosquito aircraft after incident some incredible flying and photos of Ben Nevis.

Posted on May 11, 2022 by heavywhalley.MBE

Tower Ridge Continue reading →

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Objective Dangers.

Posted on March 21, 2022 by heavywhalley.MBE

This is a great time of year with some magical weather as a high has lead to great weather. Just be careful as with the increased daylight and sun comes danger of thawing ice, rockfall and Cornice collapse. A good … Continue reading →

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Eididh na Clach Geala – Invereal. A delve into the hidden Corrie.

Posted on March 20, 2022 by heavywhalley.MBE

Eididh na Clach Geala (927m, Munro 257 what a cracking hill away from the crowds. I love this area it’s majestic mountains dominated by Beinn Dearg ( Ullapool) it to me is the wild area of Scotland that I love.The … Continue reading →

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Mountain Safety how do we get the Safety message across. Self Reliance could be a key.

Posted on March 16, 2022 by heavywhalley.MBE

For some reason my blog has vanished on the internet. What I said was though there is great work down by various organisations on safety in the mountains the tragedies keep happening. I know there are many more going into … Continue reading →

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Extra care needed on the winter mountains: a statement from Police Scotland.

Posted on March 9, 2022 by heavywhalley.MBE

Introduction : by Heavy The hills are incredible in winter but the snow just now is rock hard meaning a slip on an icy slope could be serious . I was out on the hills on Sunday the snow in … Continue reading →

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Early days attempts on Point 5 Ben Nevis – A great line from the Scottish Mountaineering Club Journal May 1959.

Posted on February 24, 2022 by heavywhalley.MBE

Point 5 Ben Nevis. Continue reading →

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Crampons – some thoughts.

Posted on February 23, 2022 by heavywhalley.MBE

My first time in crampons was in Feb 1972 it was on a remote Munro from Iron Lodge near Kintail. Mullach na Dheregain . I was with another team member from Kinloss he was supposed to be looking after me … Continue reading →

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