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.
fortwilliam.co.uk
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Image credit: Mike Coats Fort William: Outdoor Capital of the UK Fort William is officially recognised as the Outdoor Capital of the UK, and the many folk who visit the area soon appreciate why it truly earns this accolade. With its unique location, so convenient for those wanting to make their way...
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Image credit: Sean O’Shaughnessy Aaaaannnd…. Action! To our knowledge, no-one has yet found the actual location of Hogwarts School, but one clue surely stands out above all others. The famous train, having picked up its excited pupils, passes over the most stunning of viaducts on its way to...
Wild About Lochaber
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Since the launch of the Wild About Lochaber website, way back in 2012, we have used a wee photo of a devil's-bit scabious flower as our logo, identifier or avatar providing a consistent presence across our publications and social media platforms. It has served us well, providing a welcome reminder...
Kirkhope Mountaineering
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Ben Nevis on 18th of November.The first routes of the season have been done and as I look out the window over Fort William I can see a good covering of snow down to 300m. There is a lot of snow on the western mountains and the snow fell onto wet warm ground so the turf isn't really frozen but it...
An Appetite for Lochaber
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With 3 days to get life back in order before going back to my parents, I did wonder whether or not to accept Running Girls invite to join her and Climbing Kev on a walk over the hills to Loch Morar. Reminding myself that getting out and about no matter the weather was the best way to see out the...
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I can’t complain about life over the last 2 weeks, which followed on from a very sad time - now no less sad, but those who we loved and lost didn’t want us moping about. The 29th to 30th October saw Running Girl and I marshalling high up in Leanachan Forest for No Fuss’s Relentless 24hr event. ...
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Whilst not competitive with my daughter, but not wishing to be outdone on the Munro front, I allowed myself to be challenged by Mr Munro with whom I have shared my life for over 25 years. He is currently on a Mountain Leadership course and, keen to get some more ‘quality’ days under his belt, he...
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If you call someone something long enough, they may feel some kind of entitlement to live up to that name. Perhaps it was a mistake to call her Princess for so long. But she has always been called Munro, because that is her family name. Since living with her friend who shares the same first name...
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Granny and Papa have gone to France and we are in charge of her precious hens again. These experienced and confident chicks have joined our own new recruits, who are still a bit wet behind the ears. Granny’s Girls grab their handbags first thing in the morning and rush off down the field on all...
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I could hear the rain battering the window from my place of refuge under the bedclothes at 9am and I couldn’t face emerging from the comfort of the duvet. When I peeked out, there was only a grey view and no sign of any mountain. As we drove to register for the race at 10.30am, the car gauge was...
Lochaber Guides
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As a fresh dusting of snow covers Ben Nevis down to 900m today, it feels like winter is not too far way. The end of the summer season saw some lovely settled weather and high pressure,allowing some spectacular days and stunning autumn colours. Here are some captioned photos to show work...
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Things have been slowly but steadily improving recently with my back injury so I've been getting back out to the hills and working a (slightly!) reduced schedule. It's been great getting back to work and I've had some fantastic days out. Getting 3 sunny days up Tower Ridge in the same week was...
Go Mountain Goats
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I set out at 0805hrs on Saturday 1st October 2016 and completed an anti-clockwise Tranter's Round in 10hrs 15minutes 30seconds.I have been interested in the Tranter Round for a long time. Last February, myself and Tim Gomersall completed a Winter round on skimo ski mountaineering equipment in 17hrs...
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15th August 2016A classic mountaineering link-up I have wanted to do for years, but never gotten around to (I've done each ridge several times, but never linked them together).Really very enjoyable - such a lot of climbing!Enjoyed on a lovely afternoon in August3hrs39mins36secsFrom North Face Car...
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Trip with Tim Gomersall July 201613th JulyGrand Paradiso (4061m) - West Flank (PD-)https://www.strava.com/activities/6419400465hrs 33m return from Pont15th JulyRimpfischhorn (4199m) North Ridge https://www.strava.com/activities/64193300511.5hrs including walking back to Saas Fe16th JulyTo Dent...
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6th August 201656.5km4700m ascent6hrs 55minThird place (to Tom Owens and Jonathan Albon)https://www.strava.com/activities/666460489Amazing race, it had everything - technical terrain, fast runable stuff, and everything in between. An adventurous journey in awe inspiring terrain!Great exploring in...
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March 20167 day Lightweight Ski Mountaineering TripWith Es Tresidder, Jon Morgan and Ben Bardsley.From Menton (French south coast) to Aiguille (near Briancon)See trip report from Es:www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10156786800110145.1073741836.594220144&type=1&l=ac626d4bcfand from Jon...
Arisaig Community Trust
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“The West Highland Community Rail Partnership (WHCRP) is a newly established community organisation, known as the Westie for ease. Our membership area includes the West Highland railway corridor from Mallaig to Crianlarich, as well as its hinterland. We are working to make train travel a more...
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Great to see Arisaig Community Trust director, Heather MacDougall, and volunteer, Alison O’Rourke, at the Lochaber Voscars! Heather and Alison were accepting an award at the Voscars ceremony (9th June 2016) on behalf of ACT, who were runners up in the ‘Organisation of the Year’ category, for ‘...
Unsworth Photographic
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Summer is definitely toppling over into Autumn now, so on a quiet and mellow afternoon we head off on a forestry walk not far from Inchree where we stumbled upon these fantastic examples of Fly Agarics. Just off the footpath at the edge of the forest these toadstools look as if they had been made...
