Dave MacLeod and Andy Turner have been successful in their attempt to recreate an epic series of winter climbs on Ben Nevis. The pair retraced Jimmy Marshall and Robin Smith’s first ascents of six routes in winter conditions made in…
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Monthly Archives: February 2010
Epic Ben Nevis Climb Success
Posted in Walking News
Wild Camping Workshops
This weekend Scottish Natural Heritage will be running workshops at the Fort William Mountain Festival to demonstrate wild camping techniques. The Leave No Trace workshops, presented by experienced outdoor leader Myles Farnbank, will show how wild campers can enjoy adventures…
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Walkhighlands celebrates 1,000th route
We are celebrating adding the 1,000 free walking route to Walkhighlands! The thousandth route was a fairly short jaunt up the the small but excellent hill of Norman’s Law in Fife. Paul and Helen decided to start the site during…
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Search and Rescue to be Privatised
The Government has announced plans to privatise the whole of the search and rescue service (SAR). This covers the helicopters used to search for lost and injured walkers and climbers in Scotland. The plans do not affect the Mountain Rescue…
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Loch Lomond Camping Ban Plan
Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park Authority has today launched a twelve week public consultation to seek the public’s views on proposed new byelaws that would help local communities, the National Park Authority, its Rangers and the Police to…
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Big Plans for Glencoe Ski Centre
Glencoe Mountain, the ski-centre at the head of Glencoe, is hoping to tap into funds which will allow a major upgrade of the skiing facilities as well as making the centre a year round attraction. The plans include three new…
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