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.
Dave MacLeod
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It’s coming up for 8 weeks since I separated my shoulder. I’m delighted with my progress and although I’ve obviously got a long way to go yet, I’m a lot further along at this point that I expected.Even two weeks ago, although I was doing some gentle endurance type climbing on my wall and an ever...
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FWMF Minifest 2017 from Fort William Mountain Festival on Vimeo. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #000000; -webkit-text-stroke: #000000} span.s1 {font-kerning: none} Here is a trailer I put together for the Fort William Mountain Festival Minifest...
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5 weeks ago, I had an accident playing with my daughter and separated my shoulder. I did it properly as well; a grade 3 separation tearing all three ligaments which join my right collar bone to my scapula. It was a classic shoulder separation scenario - diving into a roll but instead landing on the...
Alan Halewood
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3 day's mountaineering for Steve Fallon with MIA Trainee Kieran to assist me whilst working towards his Assessment.First up was a lovely day on the Aonach Eagach with Jay, Peter and Shona. The team made good time over the ridge on a relatively quiet day after the crowds of the Skyrun at the weekend...
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Just over 7 weeks since a blog post! A great month in Greenland... icebergs in light that seemed to glow with so much body you could cut it with a knife. A nice first ascent and time spent with wonderful folk. Since then? Up Tower Ridge and down Ledge Route 3 times, Curved Ridge 3 times (down Great...
Guy Steven
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After wrapping up in the Alps for the summer I decided to head straight to North Wales for an annual 'working holiday' there. I had a few reasons to go. See important people, do some work, climb some routes and hopefully climb a particular line I have been hoping to do for a long time...
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The summer has flown by and as a result I have hardly had a moment to sit down to write about what I have been upto. I can't decide if I have just been too busy or I have just avoided spending time on my computer. Mostly because the weather has been great and I have been outside most of...
An Appetite for Lochaber
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When your mother says either “don’t do it!” or “You could NEVER do that”, it often triggers a defiant response. Never much of a rebel, my response was “Aye, yer bloody right I wouldn’t!”With a heavy heart I’d handed back my Ben Race entry in mid July, giving my precious place to someone willing to...
A Kilchoan Diary
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It seems appropriate to start the last post of the Kilchoan Diary with the picture that appeared on the very first post, on 15th October 2009. It showed the Loch Linnhe approaching Mingary Pier at ten to eight in the morning, with an explosive sunrise behind it. The picture was responsible for the...
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There was a time when rabbits were much more common here. When we first had the Ferry Stores we used to watch them in the evenings playing on the grass by Shore Cottage but I understand that, years ago, they were much more abundant - Sanna has been described as over-run with them. It may be that...
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We came to West Ardnamurchan in 1996 to run the shop. We didn't know much about retailing, and keeping the shelves well-stocked was always a challenge, but the support from the community as a whole, and the staff in particular, made the experience a pleasure. We never felt we 'owned' the shop, more...
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One of the things I have learnt in the last few years is that photographs often don't come out the way one expects them to. With such limited knowledge of digital photography, I simply point the camera, press the button, and then hope that the settings were right - and occasionally, very...
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The buzzard may be the most common of the local raptors but it doesn't make this bird any less impressive. It's only when one sees one up close - usually perched on a post and approached in a car - that one realises how large they are.They have a hard life. There isn't a bird, large or small, that...
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Sunrise, just before half past six this morning, promised well for the day so we set off for a walk early........noting, as we passed along the edge of Kilchoan Bay, that some of the Kilchoan sheep had managed to get themselves marooned by the rising tide, something which happens not infrequently....
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Comar's 'Face' tour is at Kilchoan Community Centre on Saturday 16th September - more details here.We're still trying to clear our house. The following are available, prices negotiable:Apple iMac, several years old but in very good condition, running Snow Leopard. Free to a good home.Office Chairs...
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The Raptor's superb picture graphically describes the winds that batter Ardnamurchan Point and scour the peninsula. One day, during a particularly vicious storm, we stood outside our house at the Ferry Stores and watched a near-hurricane strip slates off the roof and send them bowling down the road...
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Thank you, thank you so very, very much, to everyone for yesterday afternoon's party in the Community Centre which gave us an opportunity to say our goodbyes. Particular thanks to those who organised it, who cooked for and cleared up after it, who spoke so very kindly of us, who chauffeured us...
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This post isn't 'news' at all but a small 'thank you' to the small birds who have been our constant companions through the years we've lived on Ardnamurchan. They're not much different from small birds elsewhere which we've encouraged with ridiculous amounts of food but........we've never ceased to...
Highland Titles
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The Scottish Highlands are an unforgettable tourist destination. If you are searching for an unforgettable experience to share with someone special, look no further and treat yourself to a romantic break in the Highlands. This region is one of huge cultural and historical significance, and there...
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When you think of rugged and mountainous areas in Britain and Europe, the Scottish Highlands come to mind immediately. When you think of a thoughtful yet exciting experience for this year, hill walking in the Scottish Highlands should also come to mind immediately. Famed for its wild beauty, this...
