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.
The Oban Times
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Argyll and Bute Council is seeking views on how to make sure everyone who uses period products, or who will use them in the future, can access this service in a way that suits them. The post Have your say on free period products appeared first on The Oban Times.
Hunter Mountaineering Courses and Guiding
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2nd February 2013. Number Three Gully Buttress – Friday Here is the original blog This is what I wrote at the time: On Friday I got a chance to climb with Fred again, who was at the end of his Snow and Ice Climbing week, with Jagged Globe. He wanted a mixed climb at about III/IV. He had ice earlier...
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No. 3 Gully No.3 Gully No.3 Gully Buttress Ben Nevis Ben Nevis Approaching The North Face of Ben Nevis Approaching Broad Gully After the rope-work in Broad Gully Broad Gully Approaching The North Face of Ben Nevis Glencoe Mountain Beautiful sunset approaching. Aonach Mor Nid Ridge. Aonach Mor...
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25th Jan 2009. Winter Season Starts Here is the original blog This is what I wrote at the time: Poor conditions at the beginning of the season led Chris Walker and I to do some dry tooling down the road from Fort William. Fun, but we hope for better conditions soon.. Myself climbing at Onich slabs
Treshnish Farm
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Great excitement in the farmhouse this week as the long dreamed of Polycrub is put up. Back in early December we sold some Herdwick ewe lambs to some crofters from Sanna, Ardnamurchan who have a Polycrub, and during the course of our chat over a cup of celebratory tea they advised us to...
Simon Willis
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It has become one of Scotland’s great off-road cycling trails. Yet planning a ride can be tricky, partly due to the fickle weather, but mainly due to the mix of surfaces, from tarmac to mud, made trail to loose stones. Most cyclists wonder, ‘what bike should I use...
Abacus Mountain Guides
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In the snow-thaw-freeze balance, this week has been too heavy on the thaw with not enough snow and freeze. Sunday and Monday were lovely, cold with some fresh snow. There was a bit of mixed climbing and several ice climbs on offer, even though there is not much snow in the gullies and the...
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I wasn't out climbing today, which was a shame because it turned out to be a nice day for ice climbing. Friends of mine were out climbing The Cascade and Green Gully on Ben Nevis. Both were thin but gave good fun ice climbing.After two and a half weeks of soggy, relatively warm...
Lochaber Chamber of Commerce
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Project updates Two large-scale construction projects for Northern Light Consulting’s long-standing Aquaculture clients have gathered pace since their December update with one reaching construction stage at the turn of the year and the other recently submitted for Planning. The Corpach...
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Building a Better Future Together A consultation proposal document titled Building a Better Future Together was published setting out the vision for the UHI merger and the document will form the basis of discussion and comment at a series of open consultation meetings over the next few weeks. It...
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Cycle repair scheme Does your bike need some TLC, but money is tight right now? Get in touch with Off Beat Bikes about free repairs up to £50 thanks to the Scotland Cycle Repair Scheme. Bring your bike in to Off Beat Bikes between 10am and 5pm Tuesday to Saturday. Interest-free loans for an e-...
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Broadcasting careers for young people Nevis Radio has stepped up to provide young people across the Highlands with education in radio and DJ’ing to prevent them from having to leave home to kick-start a career in broadcasting. For young people growing up in the Highlands, a career as a radio...
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Successful fundraiser In October/November 2021 the West Highland Museum completed a successful crowdfunding campaign and thanks to public support raised over £28,000 towards bringing an iconic collection of portraits to Lochaber for Summer 2022. Chair of the Board of Directors, Ian Peter MacDonald...
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Advancing Manufacturing Centre broadcast The team at the Advancing Manufacturing Centre were delighted to welcome BBC Alba along to the Centre recently for a chance to talk about supporting small to medium businesses by offering manufacturing technology and expertise at zero cost. David Campbell,...
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Development strategy in place Scottish law firm Ledingham Chalmers reports increased profits and announces it will invest a six-figure sum over the next 12 months as part of its growth strategy to double revenue to £25million by 2025. For the 2020/2021 financial year, group profit (including...
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Strategic Transport Project Review 2 (STPR2) Formal Consultation Transport Scotland would like to invite you to participate in the formal 12-week Strategic Transport Project Review 2 (STPR2) consultation process. STPR2 sets out recommended transport interventions for the next 20 years and is one of...
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The Scottish Inward Investment Catalyst fund has awarded £60,000 to strengthen ties between overseas businesses and universities in Scotland The fund, launched by Interface and Scottish Government in December, supports Scotland’s ambition to be a leading destination for inward investment aligned...
Anna Raven | Artist's Notes
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Having made a decision not to edit my palette monochromatically, I am selecting the materials by tone. The hue of the material is part of the decision, made differently. I divide an assortment of oil pastels into three tins, Dark, Mid and Light tones, all marked on the lid for identification in...
Highland Titles
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It is the time of year for fresh starts and we have embraced this as we have entered 2022. While many of the animals are hibernating, we have put the time to good use and have some exciting announcements… Read on to learn more! Spring Cleaning We have been busy giving the bird boxes a much...
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Can you imagine the sort of person that would make Hannibal Lecter and Jeffrey Dahmer seem tame? Alexander Sawney Bean – Scotland’s most notorious cannibal – does exactly that. Read on to find out more about this flesh-eating fellon…… Who was Sawney Bean? Born in the late...
