Last year the Glencoe ski centre opened an avalanche tranceiver training park, and now Nevis Range is set to follow suit. The Nevis ski centre, situated just outside Fort William, plans to create an area where people can train to use the devices to help find avalanche casualties and is likely to be useful to mountaineers, climbers and back country skiers. Nevis Range is working with Back Country Access and the UK supplier of the devices. As with the Glencoe park, the area would be free to use and would help to promote safe back country skiing. A spokesman for…

A woman has died following a fall in Glencoe yesterday afternoon (Thurs 29 September). The rescue services were alerted shortly after 4pm and Glencoe Mountain Rescue Team was involved in the search. Later in the evening the police confirmed that the woman had died. A spokesperson for Northern Constabulary Police said that enquiries are continuing and details of the deceased will be released once next of kin have been informed.

This year’s Original Mountain Marathon (OMM) will take place from from Cultybraggan Camp near Comrie at the end of October. Although online applications have now closed, there are a few places still available for postal applications. The OMM’s organisers say it is, “still the UK’s premier event to test teamwork, self-reliance, endurance, outdoor and navigational skills. The reputation of the event is worldwide and every year we have entrants from all over the world. “The ethos of the event is to be totally self-reliant, in the wilds, carrying all equipment, no outside support and without GPS or cell phone. Your…

A whole day dedicated to mountain safety and open to all will be held in Stirling on 8 October. The day promises a fun mixture of interactive events, presentations and displays – a real one stop shop for information on the Scottish hills and how to enjoy them safely. Entry is FREE and the day should appeal to hill walkers and climbers of all abilities, particularly those wishing to find out how to be more self-reliant in the mountains. Presentations include: the causes of mountaineering incidents; navigation techniques; mountain weather forecasting and mountain first aid and, weather permitting; an outdoor…

With a week to go until the start of the inaugural Harris Mountain Festival, the North Harris Trust is today throwing down the gauntlet to keen hillwalkers everywhere – come to Harris and see if you are fit enough to complete our spectacular 5 Peaks Challenge. Taking in five of the most prominent and spectacular peaks on the island, the Challenge is part of a campaign by the Trust to promote the area’s unrivalled hillwalking attractions. Long famed for its beautiful beaches and intricate, rocky coastline, Harris has some of the finest but least visited mountains in Britain. Wild, remote…