{"id":9715,"date":"2013-10-20T07:42:10","date_gmt":"2013-10-20T07:42:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/?p=9715"},"modified":"2013-10-20T07:43:15","modified_gmt":"2013-10-20T07:43:15","slug":"mountain-aid-winter-safety-talks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/mountain-aid-winter-safety-talks\/","title":{"rendered":"Mountain Aid Winter Safety Talks"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"snow\"<\/a>Mountain Aid will be running a series of free Winter Safety Talks next month. The speaker will be Mick Tighe, a professional Mountain Guide in Lochaber and for many years the national Training Officer to Scottish Mountain Rescue Teams.<\/p>\n

21 November 2013 – Hosted by\u00a0the Cioch Mountaineering Club\u00a0in the Pitbauchlie\u00a0House Hotel, Dunfermline at\u00a08pm<\/p>\n

22 November 2013 – Cotswold Outdoor Stores in central Aberdeen at\u00a07.30pm<\/p>\n

25 November 2013 – Cotswold Outdoor Store in central Edinburgh at\u00a07.30pm<\/p>\n

27 November 2013 – Glasgow University in\u00a0Western Infirmary Lecture Theatre at\u00a07.30pm<\/p>\n

The talks are free, at Dunfermline just turn up on the night, at all other venues you can guarantee admission on the night by calling in at your local Cotswold store to collect your tickets.<\/p>\n

A Mountain Aid spokesman said, “Mountain Aid seeks to promote the safe enjoyment of the hills. At the forefront of this, especially after last year’s\u00a0tragic accidents in Scottish Mountains in winter,\u00a0is the need to ensure those venturing on the hills are suitably briefed and equipped for the conditions they will face. The wonders of our hills in winter can be magnificent, but the margins for survival are much less than those of summer hill walking and the differences need to be recognised.”<\/p>\n

The Mountain Aid evenings complement the Winter Safety Evenings put on by the MCofS on the following dates.<\/p>\n

26 November \u2013 Cotswold, West End Retail Park, Glasgow<\/p>\n

27 November \u2013 Cotswold, Rose Street, Edinburgh<\/p>\n

4 December \u2013 Tiso, Longman Estate, Inverness<\/p>\n

5 December \u2013 Cotswold, Guild Square, Aberdeen<\/p>\n

10 December \u2013 Tiso, Highland Gateway, Perth<\/p>\n

11 December \u2013 Tiso, Rose Street, Edinburgh<\/p>\n

Talks at both Cotswold and Tiso will open at 7.30 p.m. The talks at Tiso stores will be free to attend, although a donation bucket will be passed around for the Mountain Safety Trust. At Cotswold there will be a nominal \u00a32 charge for tickets, which will go to the Mountain Safety Trust. Places should be booked in advance for all the talks as demand is expected to be high, and those wishing attend should contact the relevant shops direct by email.<\/p>\n

Heather Morning, MCofS Mountain Safety Adviser, will deliver the talks, which will provide advice for people taking to the Scottish mountains in winter conditions, and will look to improve people\u2019s awareness and knowledge of topics such as navigation, equipment, route choice, avalanches and weather conditions.<\/p>\n

With a lifetime\u2019s experience in the mountains, Heather has been a professional mountaineer for 20 years and for the last 12 years has been an active member of the Cairngorms Mountain Rescue Team.<\/p>\n

The lectures will be illustrated by beautiful photography and full of anecdotes, with a focus on how to make the most of the mountains, offering practical advice on how best to prepare for a winter expedition and how to adapt skills and techniques.<\/p>\n

The main series of lectures is being delivered in partnership with outdoor shops Tiso and Cotswold, who will be providing venues for the talks, and funds will be raised for the Mountain Safety Trust.<\/p>\n

There will be a further two talks in February, both at the Mountain Caf\u00e9, Aviemore and sponsored by the Munro Society. Heather Morning will deliver the first lecture on 12 February, while the second, on 19 February, will be delivered by \u2018Heavy\u2019 Whalley, a mountain rescue legend, who put in 35 years with RAF Mountain Rescue and is still active in sharing his knowledge and expertise.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Mountain Aid will be running a series of free Winter Safety Talks next month. The speaker will be Mick Tighe, a professional Mountain Guide in Lochaber and for many years the national Training Officer to Scottish Mountain Rescue Teams. 21 November 2013 – Hosted by\u00a0the Cioch Mountaineering Club\u00a0in the Pitbauchlie\u00a0House Hotel, Dunfermline at\u00a08pm 22 November 2013 – Cotswold Outdoor Stores in central Aberdeen at\u00a07.30pm 25 November 2013 – Cotswold Outdoor Store in central Edinburgh at\u00a07.30pm 27 November 2013 – Glasgow University in\u00a0Western Infirmary Lecture Theatre at\u00a07.30pm The talks are free, at Dunfermline just turn up on the night, at all…<\/span> <\/p>\n

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