Wild Lochaber Blogs
The latest bleats from the sheep on the street...
Blogs (web logs) and blogspots provide a unique insight into Highland life and nature in Lochaber and The West Highlands.
We have put together a collection of Lochaber blogs to highlight the traditions, culture and wildlife in the various regions, including the West Coast Islands.
We show entries from the last 100 days, organised by region, topic and blog. The titles and text snippets give a taste of each entry with direct links to the main blog entry on the host website. We hope you will find time to explore the full articles and further information on the host blog sites.
Please feel free to contact us if you have any suggestions for blogs you would like to see here.
Scottish Islands Explorer
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An article in the New York Times considers the interests of residents as well as visitors to Shetland.Scottish Islands Explorer - words woven to give insightsDigital Edition: traverses the Atlantic in a thrice
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As more cars feature in everyday life for both residents and visitors in the Western Isles, the bus service requirements need to be monitored. The Council has set up a survey - operating from today until Saturday 15 December. Details are in a Stornoway Gazette item. If you have a request, then put...
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Yesterday's blog saw a substantial number of visitors considering the invitation to look at an Eday property. The Orkney island may have a rainbow appeal to some or sufficient to encourage a sunny disposition in others. It is over ten square miles in size; is eight miles long and narrows to around...
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There's a lot going for The Farm of Green, Eday, Orkney - 147 acres of freehold land, a three-bedroom farmhouse, a cottage for letting and much else. Take a look at the details in The Orcadian and an account by the owners. By the way, the price is £495k.Scottish Islands Explorer - likes the...
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A Gaelic version of an old Scottish board game is on sale for the festive season. Read about Scottish Quest in The Press and Journal item. It could lighten a dark evening and will give insights into language and location.Scottish Islands Explorer - links language and locationDigital Edition: goes...
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The RIBA House of the Year 2018 is a remote off-grid property, Lochside House, in the West Highlands. It certainly has insular appeal and its style could be replicated on many island sites. Do take a look around by clicking here.Scottish Islands Explorer - knows the importance of designDigital...
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Concern has been expressed by some mariners regarding the sound messages from the Stornoway Coastguard Operations Centre in Lewis. A robotic voice has been trialled and it lacks the reassurance of the human chords, long evident in such as the BBC Shipping Forecast. Read about this on the BBC...
West Coast Mountain Guides
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The post appeared first on West Coast Mountain Guides.
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I was out with Cornelius, Niko, Gero and Ivo, who are all over from Germany. They're only over for the weekend, but cramming as much adventure into their short stay as possible. To kick off their adventure, they caught the sleeper train from London to Fort William, which arrived at 10am. I...
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It's that time of year where winter is with us one minute and gone the next, but this is very typical for this time of year. Today, I was out on Skye with Sophie and Stefan. They're on holiday on Skye, and were keen for a day of any-season mountaineering, and so with a rather windy day...
Treshnish Farm
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I don't know where the days have gone since my last post in early November. Instead of trying to recap on the farm story for the missing 2 months, and given that it is now the end of the year, I thought I would post a photographic record of the year in 4 posts instead!
Marc Calhoun
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Another Isle to Be for me is Sulaisgeir, a small islet 10 miles west of North Rona. It is so exposed to the open sea that conditions need to be just right to get ashore. Adding to the difficulty of getting ashore is that there is no place to anchor. Someone has to man the ship, keeping it...
Hunter Mountaineering Courses and Guiding
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Max climbing in the sun, in Spain Sunrise in November, in El Chorro, Spain Lena climbing through some steep ground Lena climbing through a vertical field of limestone Olives growing in the sun, in El Chorro Lena climbing in the sun, in Spain Sport Climbing in El Chorro, Spain Ben Nevis from Dun...
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28th November 2012 – Winter Skills, Glenmore Lodge – Berghaus Team In November 2012, there were some great winter climbing conditions in the Northern corries, Cairngorms. For example there were many teams on the Mess of Pottage, and queues for Hidden Chimney. Berghaus had a great week...
Simon Willis
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When I drew up my list of Challenges at the start of my 60th year, visiting Morocco was near the top.I'm not sure why, but it's a place I've always fancied going. I've been to Saudi Arabia and Kuwait but not this much more accessible and adventurous Kingdom.As with my visit to Andalucia, the...
Go Mountain Goats
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Article about the famous 'Zegama' race in the Basque Country of Spain:https://www.ukhillwalking.com/articles/features/skyrunning_with_finlay_wild_party_atmosphere_in_zegama-11449
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Article about my trip to Yading, Sichuan Province, China in April/May 2018https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/skyrunning_with_finlay_wild_high_altitude_in_china-10952
Nevis Range Blog
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Nevis Range partner with Disability Snowsport UK for Winter 18/19 Nevis Range Mountain Experience in Lochaber (The Outdoor Capital of the UK) in the Scottish Highlands is delighted to announce a new partnership with Disability Snowsport UK (DSUK) for Winter 2018/19. The partnership will involve...
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Santa’s elves are hard at work building Santa’s Grotto in the Pinemarten Cafe this week ahead of Santa’s visit each weekend until his last visit on Sunday 16th December. The Grotto will be open from 11:30am – 1:00pm & 1:30pm – 3:00pm and will be £3 per child and...
Highland Titles
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As temperatures fall, wildlife on the Reserve are busy seeking shelter and food, giving us some amazing SpyCam moments. In this month’s Reserve Update: we welcome the four new Hedgehog Sanctuary residents; we bring you an intriguing theft case; we share some community news and offers, and we give...
