Category Archives: Views Mountaineering

The Munro Tops – The Northern Pinnacles of Liathach. One of Scotland’s neglected gems?

Posted on August 17, 2017 by

There is a good description on the SMC Guide “Highland Scrambles North” and Corrie Na Caime is a wonderful wild corrie. Other guides deride this route as loose in places and there have been a couple of accidents here so … Continue reading →

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The latest Stats from Mountain Rescue 2016 – Stats why bother, worth a read?

Posted on August 16, 2017 by

Yesterday the Scottish Mountain Rescue issued their Stats on the BBC News “Members of Scottish Mountain Rescue (SMR) were involved in 436 incidents last year, according to the national body’s latest statistics. Of these incidents, more than half, 235, involved the … Continue reading →

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A tragic day on Ben Nevis December 1954 – Interesting historical bits and pieces of RAF Mountain Rescue History.

Posted on August 15, 2017 by

The RAF Rescue Handbook – After the Lancaster Crash on Beinn Eighe Torridon in 1951 was a huge event and as it happened in full winter huge lessons were learned by the RAF Teams .The RAF teams which were still … Continue reading →

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A walk up Goatfell – Is this one of Scotland’s busiest hills? A great night in Corrie on the wonderful Isle Of Arran.

Posted on August 10, 2017 by

Yesterday was Arran looking at its best with waking to the sun and a little breeze, the sea the boats and you could have been in the South of France. I am staying in Lamlash and with Holy Isle as … Continue reading →

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Arran wander up Glen Rosa Cir Mor and Beinn Tarsuin.

Posted on August 9, 2017 by

I am in Arran to help raise funds for the Arran Mountain Festival and I am speaking along with two of the local lassies in Corrie Village Hall tonight at 1930, there will also be a BBQ run by the … Continue reading →

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Ardgour/ Fort William and now heading for Arran via the Mull of Kintyre.

Posted on August 7, 2017 by

It is the rainy season and my trip to Ardgour was so wet that I never even ventured on the hill. The showers were wild as was the rain and after arriving on Thursday and leaving Sunday I only got … Continue reading →

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Ardgour a land of mystery the USA Voodoo Aircraft crash in 1964

Posted on August 2, 2017 by

I am heading for Ardgour tomorrow before I head to Arran for a few days with the Moray Mountaineering Club.  The weather looks not great and I was wanting to climb some of the Corbetts I have left to do … Continue reading →

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