Volunteers from the Mountain Bothy Association have now completed work on a new bothy at Camasunary on the Isle of Skye. The building, which is now open for visitors, is on the east side of the bay at Camasunary about 1km from the previous MBA maintained bothy. The MBA are very grateful to the owner, Alan Johnson, without whose generosity there would now have been no basic accommodation available in the area, and to 59 Commando Squadron Royal Engineers who constructed the building as a community project. The bothy was fitted out in memory of Neil (Bell) Mackenzie who lost…

The Aviemore Adventure Film Festival is a weekend long festival which will be held for the first time from 22-24 April. With a line-up of events for the outdoor enthusiast & adventurers including talks from top climbers and mountaineers, mountain bikers, back country skiers and filmmakers, together with film screenings from outdoor athlete, the festival offers something for everyone, from armchair adventurers to weekend warriors. The Festival will kick off on Friday 22nd April with the screening of the inspiring Scottish film “Transition” following young competition climber Natalie Berry as she starts off on her climbing career – transitioning from…

Now that the snow cover has greatly reduced and conditions are improving, the family of hillwalker, Jim Robertson, Police Scotland & Mountain Rescue teams are asking any hill goers in the Cairngorms area to please keep looking out for the missing 61 year old. Inspector Matt Smith, Police Mountain Rescue Team Leader, said: “Despite a concerted effort Jim is still missing. With the weather starting to improve we would ask that anyone using the hills remains alert to the fact that he is still missing. We would ask that they get in touch should they see anything unusual or concerning.”…

The bodies of a man and a woman have been discovered on Ben Nevis during the search for missing couple Rachel Slater and Tim Newton. The couple, who were in their twenties and from Bradford, were reported missing on 15 February after failing to return from a climbing trip on Ben Nevis, their empty tent was found behind the CIC hut. Searches have been ongoing in the area and earlier this week it was reported that an ice axe had been found. Police Scotland say that the process is currently ongoing to identify the bodies and that the couples’ families…

As Easter approaches, the Mountaineering Council of Scotland and Police Scotland have joined forces to urge outdoor enthusiasts to stay safe as they make the most of Scotland’s superb mountains. With Easter coming early this year, and snow still in the mountains, the safety message is especially important – as is advice for walkers and climbers always to leave word of where they are going. And that’s underlined by hard-hitting comments from the sister of one man who has been missing in the mountains for almost a year, telling of the heartache and financial and administrative nightmares that followed his…