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.
Arisaig Sea Kayak Centre
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We've been having some great weather over the last week or so. It really feels like the start of summer; we've started taking people out on trips and hiring kayaks and we even had one customer tell us the sea feels warm! Not bad for the start of April.Sunset over the island of Rum from Camusdarach...
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There was almost no wind on Thursday making for perfectly still water around the Arisaig skerries:
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We are running a BCU 3 star training and assessment in June, more details on our website:
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I went for a paddle in Loch Ailort a couple of days ago; the sun was shining, the wind was light and the air temperature was almost warm! It definitely felt like the start of spring, a truly beautiful day in the west highlands:
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If you've never been sea kayaking before then Arisaig is a great place to take your first paddle strokes:
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Another trip we are running this summer is a 7 day expedition to the Small Isles - Rum, Eigg, Muck and Canna. This is a fantastic area for wildlife - Rum is where White Tailed Eagles were first re introduced. The Small Isles are also home to a huge range of marine life in the summer months -...
SAIS Glen Coe
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Stob Dearg, Coire na Tulaich and Lagangarbh.Large cornices remain above Coire na Tulaich.A Raven briefly came to inspect me (or potential food.......) Stob na Doire NE Face from Stob Dearg.
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Stob Coire nam Beith
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Low cloud WestwardsLow cloud EastwardsStob Coire nam Beith left An-t-Sron right.
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Looking North from todays pit site on Meall a Bhuiridh (Creise in foreground)Looking South West from pit site (Large cornices on Clach Leathad ridge)Glencoe snow shapers building jumps using new piste machine for the weekend. Glencoe.ski area has amazing cover over most of mountain.
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Meall a Bhuiridh and Sron na CreiseStob Coire nan LochanBidean nam Bian and Stob Coire nam Beith (Note the large cornices)
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A fine start to the day but becoming more cloudy laterWet snow slides and debris below the Coire nan Lochan cliffsStill some big cornices!
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A moist day in Glencoe with poor visability at the BuachailleThe path up to Coire nan Lochan looked uninviting and indeed the layby was very quiet.
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Obvious redistribution of unconsolidated snow by high windsDebris from the victim triggered avalanche (Sunday March 23rd 2014) on the 'Flypaper', Meall a BhuiridhSnow surface 'alive' with wind transported snow and showing scoured formationsDebris shoot below CrowberryGully
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Hard work making the corrie today even on the established trackWidespread wind transportation of snow observed today in Coire nan LochanSun-balling above the East face of Aonach Dubh
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Poor visability but the large build up of unstable snow in the gullies is clear
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Snow showers fell above 300 metres.looking into Stob Coire nan LochanWhite Corries and Meall a BhuiridhSron na Creise
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Overnight, heavy rain at all levels and storm force winds battered the area then colder conditions moved in and this brought fresh snow to Glen Coe - the first for more than a week.The shoulder of An Sron on the left with Beinn Maol Chaluim 907 metres in the distance.West face of Aonch Dubh note...
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After heavy overnight rain it was mainly dry but very windyDeer sheltering from the strong windsSnowpack remains moist and generally above 700 metres Coire na Tuliach - old avalanche debris still present in the gorge
Wild About Lochaber
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A walk along the beaches at Camusdarach just north of Arisaig off the B8008 rarely disappoints in terms of wildlife. Great northern divers are regularly seen just out to sea together with a good range of other coastal birds. The dunes behind the beach provide a great habitat for a range of...
