Monthly Archives: January 2016

Walkhighlands Navigation courses available to book now

Posted on January 13, 2016 by Helen Webster

Following the success of the joint Walkhighlands/MCofS navigation courses over the last few years there will be a further 2 courses this summer. These single day courses will be held at Arrochar on Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 June. This is the chance to brush up on your navigation skills while meeting other Walkhighlands users on a fun and friendly day. Each course will begin with an hour of work indoors and then the rest of the day will be spent on practical navigation skills on the hill. The courses will be run by Heather Morning, Mountain Safety Officer at…

Scotland gets a soaking in extraordinary winter

Posted on January 11, 2016 by Ben Dolphin

Shortly before midnight on 18th December I happened to glance at my weather station’s console. Its comforting green glow informed me that it was 11.1C outside. I did a double take, and then I had to step outside to check it wasn’t an error. Sure enough, it was insanely mild in the darkness, and the warm wind felt like a hairdryer on my face. It felt weird. It felt…..wrong. I checked my weather data from the last five years and, true enough, that night time temperature of 11.1C was higher than ANY temperature I’d recorded in any of the previous…

Peebles Outdoor Film Festival returns for 2016

Posted on January 7, 2016 by Helen Webster

Global adventurer Mark Beaumont will be one of many star attractions as the Peebles Outdoor Film Festival returns to the Eastgate Theatre later this month (22-24 Jan) with an outstanding line-up of speakers, adventure films and hands-on activities. One of the highlights will be a talk by ultra-runner Elspeth Luke about her 34-day, 680-mile run along the watershed of Scotland Following a successful inaugural festival last February, the 2016 event sees an expanded programme of speakers, shorts and feature-length films covering everything from adventure film-making, cycling and trail running to climbing, skiing, wildlife photography and more. Appropriately enough for a…