Police have named the hillwalker whose body was recovered from Stob Dubh, Glen Etive on Friday as James Baillie, aged 74 yrs from Balerno, Edinburgh. Mr Baillie had been reported overdue from a walking trip in the Glen Etive area the previous Wednesday. The search for the missing man commenced involved Northern Constabulary, Strathclyde Police, Glencoe Mountain Rescue Team, Oban Mountain Rescue Team, RAF Mountain Rescue Team and Rescue 177 and SARDA dogs.

Police have appealed to anyone walking in the Glen Etive area recently to get in touch if they have any information about a hillwalker who has been missing since Wednesday. The Police are currently co-ordinating several mountain rescue teams who are conducting an extensive search in the Glen Etive vicinity. The hillwalker who has been missing since midday on Wednesday 12 September 2012 is described as a Scottish male in his 70s, slim build, short white hair, approximately 5’8″ in height and wears glasses. He is believed to be walking alone and was carrying a large green and maroon hiking…

The body of a hill walker who had been reported missing overnight on Ben Cruachan has been found. The 74 year old man was reported missing around 9:30pm on Saturday having become separated from his companions. Mountain rescue teams and an RAF helicopter searched the vicinity of the Munro until the early hours. The search was resumed at the man’s body was found around 9:30am on Sunday. Police said further details would not be released until next of kin had been informed. UPDATE: Police have now named the dead man as Alexander Sproule, aged 74, from Edinburgh.

A diverse collection of mountain literature has made it onto the shortlist for this year’s Boardman Tasker award including the latest climbing books from Simon Yates and Andy Kirkpatrick. Chairman of the judging panel, Bernard Newman said, “This year we have had 22 entries for the award and generally this year the overall standard has been particularly high. The range of subject matter was as ever diverse and included biography, autobiography, fiction, historical material (Everest and K2 again well represented), travel and spiritual journeys.” The other two members of the judging panel are Lindsay Griffin and Shannon O’Donoghue and they…

The next couple of months sees many Scottish walking festivals taking place. Most are paid for events and bookings are now being taken for many of them. 2 – 8 Sept – Scottish Borders Walking Festival – friendly festival based around Eyemouth. 6 – 10 Sept – Tomintoul & Glenlivet Walking Festival – explore a corner of the Cairngorms. 8 -10 Sept – Torridon Walking Festival – Torridon Activities & Tiso join forces for these events. 15 – 17 Sept – Harris Mountain Festival – walks, hill race, kayaking and more. 13 – 16 Sept – Blairgowrie & East Perthshire…

Visitors to the Isle of May will see the light on September 1st and 2nd, with unique open days highlighting historic lighthouses. As part of the Fife Doors Open Days, the Isle of May lighthouse buildings will be open to visitors for only the second time in the island’s 370-year lighthouse history. Scotland’s oldest lighthouse, the Beacon, built in 1636, will be among the buildings to be open. The Lowlight, South Horn and the engine room will also be open. The Main Light is a castle-like lighthouse, designed by engineer Robert Stevenson in 1816. This spectacular lighthouse is listed as…