Category Archives: Views Mountaineering

Hopefully today a Corbett completion by my mate Terry Moore on Am Bathach – 798 “The Byre” ( Kintail) forecast not great.

Posted on October 19, 2021 by heavywhalley.MBE

I have not been on the hill for a while had a big tooth removed ( it took two hours to get it out) My mate Terry of over 45 years finishes his Corbett’s today in Kintail. The forecast is … Continue reading →

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Lou Costello RIP

Posted on October 16, 2021 by heavywhalley.MBE

When I was posted to North Wales one of the real characters I met who was an ex troop at RAF Valley Mountain Rescue Team. Lou was one of them, we met often and had a huge Mountaineering CV. He … Continue reading →

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From Scottish Mountain Rescue.

Posted on October 14, 2021 by heavywhalley.MBE

Over recent months there has been an increase in the number of mountain incidents across Scotland, and now autumn is in full swing we’d like to remind people venturing into the hills to check your kit to ensure you are … Continue reading →

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Some good comments from yesterday’s blog on Training in wild conditions.

Posted on October 13, 2021 by heavywhalley.MBE

Please note yesterday’s blog was not an ego article but an insight into the mindset of the times. The point I was trying to make was that we trained very hard to do the job we did. I got to … Continue reading →

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The point of Training hard for the worst that the weather can do on the mountains.

Posted on October 12, 2021 by heavywhalley.MBE

I have written a few blogs recently about mistakes I made on the hill. The point I wanted to make was to show how little things can escalated and can turn into an epic . I spoke to Dan Carrol … Continue reading →

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Early lesson – Leaving your bag below a route in winter ? I learned about Mountaineering from that.

Posted on October 9, 2021 by heavywhalley.MBE

In the mid 80’s at the “invincible stage” in my mountaineering our annual winter course was held over 2 weeks in the Cairngorms and Lochaber. This was when young team members from the 6 RAF teams came for a winter … Continue reading →

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New easy Routes – “sporting lines” in winter Slip, sliding away!

Posted on October 2, 2021 by heavywhalley.MBE

I was looking at a few old photos. It’s great as the memories come back especially when you went a new way up a mountain. Often you did not know what to expect but often the route gave you a … Continue reading →

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A new book on the way from the Scottish Mountaineering Trust on Tom Patey .

Posted on September 29, 2021 by heavywhalley.MBE

From the Scottish Mountaineering Trust “Tom Patey is a Scottish climbing legend who needs no introduction. His climbing escapades, evening antics and desire for adventure combine to produce a character unlike any other in our country’s climbing history. We are … Continue reading →

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The Torridon hills some memories.

Posted on September 28, 2021 by heavywhalley.MBE

The other day I was up a lovely wee hill An – Ruadh Meallean near Torridon that gave me a great view of the West side of the Torridon Munro Beinn Alligin. I have done several big call outs on … Continue reading →

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Windy walk at times on An Ruadh – Mheallan the Little Red Hill ( A Graham near Beinn Alligin

Posted on September 27, 2021 by heavywhalley.MBE

The plan was to climb Beinn Alligin at Torridon but the winds were forecast pretty high. So we opted for a pathless Graham opposite the big Munro . From it you can see a another side of the Munro Beinn … Continue reading →

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