{"id":15612,"date":"2016-11-08T11:31:55","date_gmt":"2016-11-08T11:31:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/?p=15612"},"modified":"2016-11-22T11:30:48","modified_gmt":"2016-11-22T11:30:48","slug":"mountaineering-scotland-winter-safety-talks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/mountaineering-scotland-winter-safety-talks\/","title":{"rendered":"Mountaineering Scotland Winter Safety talks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mountaineering Scotland (formerly the MCofS) will again be hosting a series of safety evenings this winter. Heather Morning, Mountaineering Scotland&#8217;s Safety Advisor, will share her beautiful photography, videos, personal anecdotes and adventures, while discussing essential skills for winter navigation, avalanche awareness, route choice, equipment, mountain weather and much more.<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_14842\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Heather_Morning_-_MCofS_-_late_lying_snow_photo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14842\" src=\"\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Heather_Morning_-_MCofS_-_late_lying_snow_photo-450x600.jpg\" alt=\"Heather Morning, Mountain Safety Advisor and late-lying snow on Beinn Eighe in Torridon.\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" class=\"size-large wp-image-14842\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Heather_Morning_-_MCofS_-_late_lying_snow_photo-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Heather_Morning_-_MCofS_-_late_lying_snow_photo-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Heather_Morning_-_MCofS_-_late_lying_snow_photo-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Heather_Morning_-_MCofS_-_late_lying_snow_photo.jpg 488w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-14842\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Heather Morning, Mountain Safety Advisor and late-lying snow on<br \/>Beinn Eighe in Torridon.<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nWith a lifetime&#8217;s experience in the mountains, Heather has been a professional mountaineer for 25 years and was a member of Cairngorm Mountain Rescue Team for 16 years. These entertaining and informative evenings will be held on the following dates and locations. Whilst free, you need to book a place, the two events at the Mountain Cafe in Aviemore also have the option of booking for a delicious pre-lecture meal.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thursday 24 November, 7pm &#8211; Aberdeen<\/strong><br \/>\nTiso Aberdeen, 14-20 John Street, Aberdeen, AB25 1BT. Book now on 01224 646 872<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nMonday 28 November, 7pm &#8211; Stirling<\/strong><br \/>\nCotswold Outdoor store, Dobbies Garden Centre, Drip Road, Craigforth, Stirling FK9 4UF. Book now on 01786 241200<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tuesday 29 November, 7pm &#8211; Perth<\/strong><br \/>\nTiso, Highland Gateway, Inveralmond roundabout, Perth PH1 3EE. Book now on 01738 634464<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wednesday 30 November, 7pm &#8211; Dundee<\/strong><br \/>\nTiso, 22 Whitehall St, Dundee DD1 4AF. Book now on 01382 221153<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tuesday 6 December, 7pm &#8211; Inverness<\/strong><br \/>\nTiso, Longman Industrial Estate, Inverness IV1 1SN. Book now on 01463 729171<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wednesday 7 December, 7pm &#8211; Glasgow<\/strong><br \/>\nTiso, Glasgow Outdoor Experience, 50 Coupar Street, Glasgow G4 0DL. Book now on 0141 559 5450<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thursday 8 December, 7pm &#8211; Edinburgh<\/strong><br \/>\nTiso, Edinburgh Outdoor Experience, 41 Commerical Street, Leith EH6 6JD. Book now on 0131 554 0804<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wednesday 4 January, 7pm &#8211; Edinburgh<\/strong><br \/>\nCotswold Outdoor Store, 72 Rose Street, Edinburgh EH2 2NN. Book now on 0131 341 2063<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thursday 5 January, 7pm &#8211; Glasgow<\/strong><br \/>\nCotswold Outdoor Store, 30 West End Retail Park, 60 Crow Road, Partick Glasgow G11 7RY. Book now on 0141 357 5353<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wednesday 8 February, 7pm (meal) &#038; 8pm (lecture) &#8211; Aviemore<\/strong><br \/>\nLecture free, meal available \u00a313, booking is essential, Mountain Caf\u00e9, Aviemore. Book now on 01479 812473<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nWednesday 15 February, 7pm (meal), 8pm (lecture) &#8211; Mountain Cafe, Aviemore<\/strong><br \/>\nThis lecture will be given by Heavy Whalley, mountain rescue legend. Lecture free, meal available \u00a313, booking essential. Book now on 01479 812473<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mountaineering Scotland (formerly the MCofS) will again be hosting a series of safety evenings this winter. Heather Morning, Mountaineering Scotland&#8217;s Safety Advisor, will share her beautiful photography, videos, personal anecdotes and adventures, while discussing essential skills for winter navigation, avalanche awareness, route choice, equipment, mountain weather and much more. With a lifetime&#8217;s experience in the mountains, Heather has been a professional mountaineer for 25 years and was a member of Cairngorm Mountain Rescue Team for 16 years. These entertaining and informative evenings will be held on the following dates and locations. Whilst free, you need to book a place, the<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/mountaineering-scotland-winter-safety-talks\/\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\">Read more &#8250;<\/div>\n<p><!-- end of .read-more --><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14842,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15612","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-walking-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15612","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15612"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15612\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15614,"href":"https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15612\/revisions\/15614"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14842"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15612"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15612"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15612"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}