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Tag Archives: Scotland
Meet The New Year, Same As The Old Year…
A belated Happy New Year to you all. 2024 has started and at present I’ve seen no great changes, personally with my physical condition, or in the wider world. Lots of talk of “change” at the moment with a UK … Continue reading
Video Report: Beinn Udlamain and Sgairneach Mhor
Here’s a short video from my recent trip to Beinn Udlamain and Sgairneach Mhor, where I had a wild and windy camp on the summit of the latter…
In Search of Tom Weir: Video
In March of this year I visited the Loch of the Lowes in search of a signpost which featured on the cover of the book Tom Weir: An Anthology, edited by Hamish Brown. Due to computer difficulties I couldn’t get … Continue reading
The Grey Mare’s Tail and Loch Skeen
Out of sync I know, but here’s day two of my trip to the Borders, where I visited the Grey Mare’s Tail near Moffat. Nestled in the hills above, in the shadow of White Coomb and Lochcraig Head lies Loch … Continue reading
Another whirl on Beinn Dorain and Beinn an Dothaidh
As on all my previous visits here a blanket of cloud hung menacingly at the head of the corrie and I was struck with a sense of deja-vu as familiar waterfalls and rocky outcrops revealed themselves as I ascended… Full … Continue reading
A Winter Ramble at Corrour
Recently I went electronic and took out an e-subscription for my newspaper, making paper a thing of the past. All well and good for receiving my news quickly and cheaply, but absolutely no good for drying out hillwalking boots. Am … Continue reading
Loch Lomond National Park- Unfit For Purpose?
Leave No Trace. Wherever I go in the outdoors I try to follow that simple code. Often I will return from a trip with other peoples rubbish in my backpack, carrying it out to a bin because others are too … Continue reading
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Tagged access, hillwalking, Loch Lomond National Park, MCofS, National Parks, outdoors, Scotland
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Kinloss SAR Closure- CONFIRMED
Prime Minister David Cameron has confirmed that the SAR centre at Kinloss will be closed and operations moved to near Portsmouth. Full details are in the HERALD or on the SNP website. I had previously written of this in December … Continue reading
Windfarms, Alex Salmond and Independence
Time and time again I see the same themes in many of the attacks against the wind developments which are despoiling our landscape here in Scotland. “It’s all Alex Salmond’s fault”, and by extension it’s the SNP that are to … Continue reading
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Tagged Alex Salmond, independence, Scotland, Scottish Government, Windfarms
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The Sunlit Summit- Robin Lloyd Jones
I first became aware of WH “Bill” Murray around about the time of the release of his final book, The Evidence Of Things Not Seen, where he looked back over some of the stand out points in his life. Completed … Continue reading
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Tagged access, Book Reviews, Books, conservation, hillwalking, Scotland
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