Category Archives: Wildlife

Quinag – another classic mountain with 3 Corbett’s and some incredible climbs and memories.

Posted on November 17, 2022 by heavywhalley.MBE

Those who know their mountains will understand that Quinag is a magnificent mountain. Any mountain containing 3 Corbett’s summits is incredible. The summits Spidean Coinich, Sail Gharbh & Sail Ghorm Quinag will never let you down in my opinion. In … Continue reading →

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Remembrance Week – A forgotten story of the Wellington crash on Geal Charn near Ben Alder.

Posted on November 12, 2022 by heavywhalley.MBE

To me this is an incredible story not well known but worthy of being acknowledged as an incredible survival story of one of the crew. This crash site is in extremely remote country access can be wild in winter. The … Continue reading →

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Remembrance Week – The Beinn Eighe Lancaster. March 1951.

Posted on November 11, 2022 by heavywhalley.MBE

IN THE MEMORY OF THE CREW OF LANCASTER TX264 Its 70 years since the crash of the Lancaster on Beinn Eighe. I was told of the story often and visited the site on many occasions. It is a situated in … Continue reading →

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Some great tales at the RAF Scotland Mountain Rescue re – union at Newtonmore. Thank you to all the families for your support over the years.

Posted on November 6, 2022 by heavywhalley.MBE

This weekend was the Annual RAF Mountain Rescue Reunion. It was a great night and RAF Lossiemouth Team joined us after the meal. What a great bunch of people. We had a superb night hosted by the Highlander Hotel who … Continue reading →

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1972 – My last weekend of my trial – Avalanche Sgur Lurtharn Aonach Beag near Ben Alder that we were lucky to survive.

Posted on October 14, 2022 by heavywhalley.MBE

This as I stated was the last weekend of the trial and I was to go out with George Bruce the Team leader and 2 other team members. George had planned a winter scramble or climb up a magnificent ridge … Continue reading →

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1972 – My first Weekend at Kintail. Full on winter and a tall ship anchored in the Bay.

Posted on October 12, 2022 by heavywhalley.MBE

My first weekend with the team was in mid-winter February to the North West Coast to Kintail very near the Island of Skye. I arrived at the section after work dressed in my jeans and jacket with all my new … Continue reading →

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Getting the kids outdoors.

Posted on October 8, 2022 by heavywhalley.MBE

How different a world is it now from when I was a kid. I was so lucky being brought up to love the hills in Arran, Galloway and beyond. We had no gear, no money but I was enthralled of … Continue reading →

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A great night with the Grampian Club in Dundee.

Posted on October 1, 2022 by heavywhalley.MBE

Last night I managed to fulfil a commitment to speak at there first Club dinner since COVID. I was very worried as my voice is struggling due to a problem with my voice box. I was looking after my grandkid’s … Continue reading →

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Winter Tips/ learning 2022. “Caught out in the fading light“ a slip that could have been a lot more serious on a short walk in the Cairngorms.

Posted on September 17, 2022 by heavywhalley.MBE

This will be a series of blogs on some of my adventures/ mistakes made in the mountains. Sadly no hills for a while due to Health problems and awaiting various results. Many will be glad to hear I lose my … Continue reading →

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A bit of travelling over to the West.

Posted on September 11, 2022 by heavywhalley.MBE

It’s been a busy few days over on the West visiting my friend Kalie and Islay. The weather was magnificent and we had two days of perfect weather. I got a good walk with Islay from Applecross to Sand and … Continue reading →

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