Later this month hill runner Stephen Pyke will set off on an attempt to complete a continuous round of the Munros in under 40 days, raising awareness for the John Muir Trust as he goes. There have been a number of continuous rounds of the Munros since Hamish Brown first achieved the feat entirely on foot in the summer of 1974. The fastest round was set by Charlie Campbell in 2000 who climbed all 284 Munros in just 49 days – averaging a marathon a day whilst climbing more than 10,000ft! Stephen’s aim is to complete a round of the…

A man who became trapped by a rock on Ben More, near Crianlarich, has died. The 62 year old became trapped on the Munro on Saturday morning and was pronounced dead at the scene. An extensive rescue effort was made including the Killin Mountain Rescue Team, firefighters and ambulance staff who used 4X4 vehicles to try and reach the man, who has not yet been named.

The MCofS (Mountaineering Council of Scotland) has launched an on-line database of expedition reports on its website. The reports are from mountaineering expeditions, climbing trips and individuals based in Scotland that have received grant support from the MCofS. There are over 70 reports going back to 1981, when the MCofS was able to support expeditions for the first time with funding from sportscotland (then called the Scottish Sports Council). The areas of the world visited and the style of expedition are varied, from ski mountaineering crossings of Greenland, first ascents of remote peaks in the Coast Range of British Columbia…

TV presenter, Julia Bradbury, is due to become the next president of the Ramblers. The nomination was announced today with her presidency expected to be confirmed at the Ramblers general council on April 10th. Julia will follow in the footsteps of previous president’s Janet Street-Porter and Floella Benjamin. Julia has recently been voted No 1 Walking Celebrity of the year by the Ramblers Walk Magazine readers, and has presented a host of outdoor programmes notably the Wainwright Walks series and Countryfile. Julia commented that her objective was to get Britain on its feet. She said: “For too long walking has…

A male climber was airlifted to hospital yesterday (6 March) afternoon after a fall in the Loch Treig, near Roy Bridge in Lochaber. The police reported that the climber was in a party of three. A Sea King helicopter from RAF Lossiemouth attended the scene. The climber and his companions were located and the casualty was evacuated from the hill and airlifted to Fort William. He was then taken by road ambulance to the Belford Hospital, Fort William, where he was treated for a head injury. The police have not given an update on the climber’s condition or identity.

Police have named the two climbers killed in an avalanche on Buachaille Etive Mor as Christopher Walker, 29, an outdoor instructor from Keswick, and Robert Pritchard, 37, from New Malden. The two men were caught up in an avalanche as they climbed on Curved Ridge last wednesday. Later in the week, two skiers had a lucky escape when they were avalanched and swept over 600 metres from near the summit of Meall a’ Bhùiridh where the Glencoe Ski Centre is situated. The Glencoe Mountain Rescue Team was called out to the incident, which happened on Saturday 26 February, but faced…