The unprecedented warm weather in Scotland’s mountains in recent weeks looks set to end – and mountaineering experts are reminding walkers, climbers and skiers that it’s time to replace T-shirts with fleeces and make sure they have their ‘winter heads’ back in place. The unseasonably high temperatures and lack of snow have meant many hill-goers have abandoned crampons, ice-axes and skis in favour of more summery options such as hill walking, climbing and mountain biking. However, although the daffodils are just on the cusp of flowering in the lowlands, the weather is set to change back to more usual conditions…

Polhollick Footbridge, an important link on the Seven Bridges walk near Ballater, has reopened following major repairs.

Highland Council has confirmed that the road to Kinloch Hourn is not likely to be re-opened until the middle of 2019 following a massive landslip in November. The road gives access to a number of Munros and Corbetts as well as the path to Barrisdale Bay from Kinloch Hourn. Over nine thousand tonnes of soil and rock swept down the slope just before the Loch Quoich dam on 10 November blocking the Glen Garry road that leads to Kinloch Hourn. The landslip took out the main power supply to Skye and most of the island was without power for a…

Visits to the outdoors have hit record levels in Scotland, a new survey suggests…

In a joint press release four of the largest Scottish Mountain Rescue teams – Glencoe, Tayside, Lochaber and Cairngorm – have gone public with shared concerns about the level of support they receive under the privatised but publicly funded Search and Rescue Helicopter contract. We’ve included the complete text from the four teams below. “This weekend gone we saw the first real snows of winter hit Scotland’s hills. Heralding the start of the busiest season for the independent Scottish Mountain Rescue Teams of Cairngorm, Lochaber, Glencoe and Tayside. As the teams prepare to undertake difficult and potentially dangerous rescues in…