⚡ Hi folks, for those who used the ScottishHills website over the last 17 years, Chris has asked me to post this announcement on his behalf regarding the mother site:
I'm very sorry to say that the ScottishHills main website will not be
returning. The website was started in 2005 and I wrote it using the
technology of the time. Unfortunately web technology has been advancing
quicker than I've been able to keep up with it and the old code is no
longer supported by today's web hosting companies. We got an extra few
years out of it by hopping web hosting to sites where they still made
the old tech available but it's now caught up with us. I'm afraid I
neither have the time nor the technical knowledge any more to get it
back up and running.
For those of you that had your hill logs on the site - I should be able
to retrieve them for you. Just send an email to
admin@scottishhills.comstating your username from the main page and I'll get it sent to you.
Please be patient. I'll try to do them in the evenings.
As far as trip reports go - it's harder for me to get them off the site
in a format that works well. I'll try to figure something out and if I
can make it possible I'll let you know via the facebook page.
Thank you to all the users and friends who have used the website over
the years. It was only successful because of all your input which never
ceased to impress with your brilliantly written trip reports, fantastic
photographs and great humour. Many thanks too to the admins and
moderators who have been invaluable in helping me out over the years.
(Too many to mention but you all know who you are!!!)
Thanks again and happy hillwalking.
Chris