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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Lismore has attracted people over the centuries, but archaeologists have recently found proof, backed by radiocarbon dating, of burials back in the 7th and 10th Centuries. A tradition maintains that St Moulag founded a monastery there in 562, a year ahead of St Columba doing similar on Iona. A...
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You can get a little further north than Baltasound in Unst, but not that far. It's not easy to find a six-bedroom property in Britain with a guide price lower than £78k. Go to Zoopla for details.Scottish Islands Explorer - remains reasonably-priced at £4.95 a copyDigital Edition: even lower at £9....
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The West Highland Free Press has drawn attention to a decline in the numbers of secondary pupils seeking qualification in Gaelic and of those wanting to apply for places at Sabhal Mor Ostaig (above) on Skye.Scottish Islands Explorer - at least uses the services of a Gaelic ConsultantDigital Edition...
The Oban Times
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This year's festival takes place on August 29-September 1. The post New co-ordinator appointed for Islay Book Festival appeared first on The Oban Times.
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Struan Robertson has helped design and develop the well-known Lucky2BHere website which could potentially help save hundreds of lives across Scotland. The post Mallaig High pupil Struan could potentially help save lives appeared first on The Oban Times.
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Woodland Trust Scotland is sending over 55,000 trees to over 300 schools and community groups across Scotland. The post Lochaber pupils plant 30 new saplings appeared first on The Oban Times.
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Tori Hamilton will showcase her finished work in Glasgow and London The post Glasgow student has designs on Oban tourism appeared first on The Oban Times.
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The International Clan MacDougall Gathering at Dunolli, Oban and the Clan Donald Gaelic Arts Week on Skye are to benefit from Scottish Government funding this year. The post Supporting the clans appeared first on The Oban Times.
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Reducing and eliminating waste is another cornerstone of CalMac’s environmental pledges. The post CalMac cuts carbon as part of eco actions appeared first on The Oban Times.
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Luddon Construction Ltd will redevelop the Jackson Quarry Roads Depot. The post £1.4m contract for depot development will provide work appeared first on The Oban Times.
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Cash will help buy Chromebooks so children can access the curriculum through ICT. The post Glencoe school benefits from Co-op cash boost appeared first on The Oban Times.
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Jon Cox, better known as "Loki Doki", started fundraising for the club with his online fans. The post WATCH: Virtual football manager Loki Doki visits Fort William FC appeared first on The Oban Times.
West Coast Mountain Guides
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After encountering firm snow/ice on the western flanks of the north ridge of Stob Coire nan Lochan yesterday (and plenty of deep, soft snow on Raeburn's Route), Rob and I went up to the Summit Ribs on the West Face of Aonach Mor, hoping to find things more consolidated up there. We weren...
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Today, I was out with Rob and we headed to Stob Coire nan Lochan with the aim of climbing Raeburn's Route on Central Buttress. We broke trail into the corrie, which with a slight rain crust was quite hard work this morning. With the temperatures having largely been below zero above 900m...
The Adventures of Algy
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Although it was the middle of March, nasty cold wet sleet was falling with a persistence and determination guaranteed to dampen the spirits of even the hardiest inhabitant of the wild west Highlands, and yet Algy was undismayed. In fact, he was feeling positively cheerful, because his assistant,...
Volunteer on Eigg
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Spring was in the air but then things have taken a dramatic change. Temperatures have plummeted and the wind has been blowing, even a touch of snow! The volunteer house has had its spring scrubbing and ready for the first volunteers to arrive. And the volunteer places have all been filling up fast...
Abacus Mountain Guides
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What is your image of a base jumper? Right at the end of January I went to Skye with Tim Howell, a base jumper and alpinist who is also a Jottnar Pro Team member. I had no idea what to expect. What would he be like? Base jumpers are all nuts aren't they? We did not have much of a plan or fixed...
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Climbing Tower Ridge today had all the ingredients of the full Scottish winter experience and I loved every bit of it. John and I chose this most classic of classic climbs on a day with high avalanche hazard, plenty of uncertainty about the climbing conditions, strong winds, snow showers and...
Hunter Mountaineering Courses and Guiding
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Winter of 2007. Glovers Chimney with Matt Back in 2007, Matt and I made another long trip to Scotland from South Wales, for a quick hit of winter climbing. Matt didn’t like to hang about on the walk in, so we marched up from the North Face car park, right up to the base of the Glover’s...
Highland Titles
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Scotland is well-known for its castles, being fortunate to boast well over 2000 historic castles – many of them in impressive condition. From romantic fairytale castles and scenic stately homes to eerie ruins and haunted rooms, there will be castles for all interests and tastes. While it is...
