Wild Lochaber Blogs
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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.
Lochaber Chamber of Commerce
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Celebrate Easter with calm and tranquillity Enjoy an Easter getaway in the Scottish Highlands at The Lovat, Loch Ness and book to stay between 1- 30 April to celebrate Easter at your own pace. 2 night Dinner, Bed & Breakfast Including: 7 course Tasting menu 3 course Tasting menu Bottle of...
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Maritime sector webinars Harper Macleod is about to launch their second virtual Marine Economy Week which will take place from 9 – 13 May and will examine all aspects of Scotland’s diverse maritime sector. The marine economy is a fundamental part of Scotland’s Natural Capital, as well as...
Abacus Mountain Guides
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The great weather is continuing to bring lots of sunshine to Lochaber, The Outdoor Capital of the UK. We have been enjoying wonderful conditions for rock climbing, mountaineering, walking, biking and just about everything. But, it has now gone seriously colder. On Tuesday night the...
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Way up in the north west, within sight of Cape Wrath, lies one of the finest beaches in the country. Sandwood Bay is a peaceful paradise, a two mile strip of white sand facing the wild ocean. Just along from the beach is Am Buachaille, a beautiful stack of sandstone standing proud of the...
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Ben Nevis summit on Tuesday 15th March 2022In just over six weeks we will start our regular Guided Group Walks up Ben Nevis. These run all summer, every Sunday and Wednesday and cost just £90 per person. They are a great way for summer walkers to get some help to try to reach the summit of...
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By SallyOver the weekend we joined forces with Girls on Hills to run our first Women's Winter Festival. After a big Covid shaped spanner was thrown into our plans to launch the event last year it was absolutely fantastic to get the festival going this year, and to have so many keen and capable...
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The Scottish Highlands in winter can be wild and intimidating, but they can also be awe-inspiring and beautiful. With the right skills and knowledge, you can make these mountains your playground throughout the winter months.This weekend we are teaming up with Girls on Hills ...
West Coast Mountain Guides
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Ken: After a week of rock climbing, mainly on lesser-traveled routes in Glen Nevis and at Dirc Mhor, it was back to winter climbing today. Roddy and I climbed Green Gully, which is mostly in excellent condition, with solid ice, which gave first-time placements for axes. A bit of care was required...
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Ken: This past week, it has felt like winter is drawing to a close. The sun has been shining, the freezing levels have remained above the summits and the mountains have suddenly become much quieter. But, you never quite know what’s around the next corner and there are signs that it will cool...
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Ken: Apologies for the rubbish photos! Mark and I had a day off before our second CIC Hut Week of the season and decided to squeeze in a day of climbing. We thought that the North Face of Aonach Beag was worth a shot (again). Despite it raining hard in the car park first thing this morning,...
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Dave: March really is the best month, longer day light hours and fatter ice. The last two weeks have been some of best guiding I have done. Last week at the CIC hut during some settled weather I climbed with 2 brilliant guests Ken and Dave, together we climbed 5 days and 4 routes I had not done...
Highland Titles
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We are absolutely delighted to announce that on Monday 28th March 2022, Highland Titles achieved a new Guinness® World Record for the world’s biggest bug/insect hotel, meaning that Highland Titles is “Officially Amazing®” .embed-container { position: relative; padding-...
Hunter Mountaineering Courses and Guiding
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Sunday 29th March 2009. Visiting SC Gully again for the first time, with Matt This is the original blog This was my first bigger day out since my accident on the 1st March – I fell 700ft down SC Gully into the snow covered boulder field below. I had previously just dine simple walks around...
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23rd March 2010. South Gully with Lena This is the original blog This is what I wrote at the time : Lena wanted to start leading in winter, so we walked up the Ben. Grade I – no, Grade II – no, she wanted to start at grade III. We found South Gully empty, and a perfect grade III to get started on....
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12th March 2013. Central Gully Right-Hand, Hook Fest Here is the original Blog This is what I wrote at the time : Today Ian, Catherine and I headed to Ben Nevis to try some grade IV ice, after their taste of Grade IV mixed yesterday. We chose Central Gully Right-Hand, with no-body on it, although...
Treshnish Farm
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Sunny days and beachesAurora Borealis and AirglowA quick trip to the framer in Fionnphort and a wander on the beach at Uisken. Farmhouse bedroom viewWalterHaunn at sunsetSunshine in Toechtamhor twin bedroomAurora Borealis
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Nevis Range Blog
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We are buzzed to be part of DMBinS ‘s Scotland The Hero campaign! This focuses on 8 locations in Scotland that offer an amazing mountain biking experience and we are thrilled that Lochaber is one of them! The feature touched not only on Nevis Range’s reputation as a world class race...
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Do you want to be in with the chance of riding with one of the best? World-Class rider, Mikayla Parton will be taking a lucky group of riders on a tour of the trails here at Nevis Range on the 2nd of April 2022! Riders will begin on the lower trails picking up tips and tricks from Mikayla as they...
Plants of Skye, Raasay & The Small Isles
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The banks of the River Chracaig in Portree have yielded a number of new vice-county or new to Skye records in the past few years, the result of past planting and recent garden throw-outs. Seth has now added two more, Rumex sanguineus var. sanguineus (Red Wood Dock) and Cupressus obtusa (Hinoki...
