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Monthly Archives: August 2010

Still places left on Mountain Leader course for clubs

mcofs

The Mountaineering Council of Scotland are running a subsidised summer Mountain Leadership course to train members of hillwalking and mountaineering clubs to lead groups in the hills. Normally costing £470, the subsidy brings it down to just £320. The training

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Bonington lecture tickets up for grabs

mcofs

The Mountaineering Council of Scotland (MCofS) has launched a competition for one member to win a pair of tickets to see the Chris Bonington lecture at Dunfermline on Friday September 24th. Details of how to enter the competition, along with

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Deer stalking website officially opened

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The new website with deer stalking information for walkers has been officially launched by Cameron McNeish today. The new service will supplement the existing ‘Hillphones’ service. This alerts hillwalkers and climbers about locations at which red deer stalking takes place

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Steall bridge re-opens

steall bridge

The wire bridge over the Water of Nevis at Steall, Glen Nevis, has now been repaired and is once again open to walkers and others. The bridge has been closed since one its cables snapped on 26 May this year.

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Sandwood appeal raises £40k

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An appeal for money to repair the track and footpath to iconic Sandwood Bay in Sutherland has raised £40,000. The John Muir Trust (JMT) which owns the Sandwood Estate said the amount donated by its members and supporters to the

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Tyndrum gold mine refused planning

Cononish River

The application to drill for gold at the abandoned Cononish gold mine near Tyndrum has been turned down. Scotgold Resources had applied to mine gold and silver and develop a controversial water extraction system. The mine had previously been abandoned

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