Lochaber Blogs
Blogs (web logs) provide an ideal opportunity to explore the traditions, culture and wildlife of Wild Lochaber. We have put together a collection of local blogs and provide the titles and text snippets to 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.
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Lochaber High School
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The pupils in our support base did not follow their usual timetable last week but instead participated in a Multidisciplinary learning project entitled, ‘People who help us in our community.’ The week began with a visit from the local Dietitian and continued with visits to...
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41 potential S6 volunteer lifesavers gave up their time and cheek cells last Friday to become potential stem cell donors for the Anthony Nolan Bone Trust. The average take-up in Scottish schools is 25% - LHS S6s topped that with a whopping 48%!For two years now LHS has established links with Laura...
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We have previously posted this message but it is a timely reminder for us all when so many new uniforms will be bought over the summer:Lochaber High School is now a donation point for the School Uniform Bank. Donations of new or second-hand items (in good condition) can be handed in at any...
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We have previously posted this message but it is a timely reminder for us all when so many new uniforms will be bought over the summer:Lochaber High School is now a donation point for the School Uniform Bank. Donations of new or second-hand items (in good condition) can be handed in at any...
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The S3 exams will be starting on Monday 18 June. The schedule is attached below and is based on when pupils attend their new (S4) timetabled classes.For example, if your son/daughter has Biology period 2 on a Tuesday then they will sit the Biology exam between 0900-1030 on Tuesday 19 June...
Abacus Mountain Guides
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On the longest day of the year we woke to see fresh snow on the summit of Ben Nevis and down to about 1200m. Anyone up on top early to see the sunrise might have had quite a chilly time. High pressure is building out to the west so we have NW winds blowing on to Scotland. This means cold and...
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Seven weeks ago I spent a day with the new Trainee Volunteer Rangers at Nevis Landscape Partnership when Glen Nevis was still brown. The silver birch leaves were only just opening up to the longer days but the grass was still brown with barely any new life after a cold winter. Today was...
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Yesterday we had gusts of wind over 100mph on Cairngorm and very similar here on the west coast. It's unusual to get such strong wind speeds in June and thankfully the storm only lasted one day. This morning was a bit breezy but the wind dropped to a breeze by mid-morning. Charlotte and I...
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Nigel and I went back to Buachaille Etive Mor today with Connor, this time to climb the mega classic rock climb, Agag's Groove. We've wanted to climb this route for a few years now and never quite got the chance. Today the forecast was for the weather to worsten dramatically in the afternoon...
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It was slightly cooler today which was welcome. This might be a sign of the change in weather pattern that's about to arrive. It was still sunny and plenty warm enough for a lovely climb of Curved Ridge with Sally and Nigel though. With all the sunshine we've had over the last few weeks the wild...
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Lorn and Lochaber Ramblers offer a very active callendar of walks at a range of levels of challenge, all of which are led by a volunteer in the group. It's a fantastic way to get into walking and climbing Munros with like minded people. The walk leaders are all volunteers and they all...
West Coast Mountain Guides
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For Neil’s second day out with me, we decided to head to Ardgour, and to Indian Slab, deep in Glen Gour. Whilst the approach isn’t short, it’s relatively flat, that is until the final 500m or so. The crag is an amazing sweeping slab of gneiss, and although there were one or two...
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I woke up this morning to a heavy shower, so wasn’t quite sure how the day was going to pan out, but the rain soon eased, and by the time I met Neil, the roads were almost dry. By the time we got to Polldubh in Glen Nevis, the crags, particularly the slabbier faces, were completely dry. We...
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Dan and I enjoyed a great day on Ben Nevis today. Dan had a train to catch at 5:30pm this afternoon, so we had an early-ish start and made our way up along the Allt a’Mhuilinn up the the north face of Ben Nevis, with Tower Ridge in our sights. Despite the drizzle and greasy conditions...
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This is unquestionably one of the greatest ever achievements in the mountains! It’s pretty amazing what can be done on our doorstep. In March I had a great day out which I’d wanted to do for many years, the 24/8: 8A boulder, E8 trad, 8a sport, VIII,8 winter route and 8 Munros, in 24...
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It feels like a while since I was last on Ben Nevis, so it was good to be back on home turf. I was joined by David, who has had his sights on Tower Ridge for quite some time. We were also joined by Ben Turner, who was keen to observe me working on a classic mountaineering route. The day started...
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I was back on the Cuillin Ridge today, this time with Steve, who is steadily ticking his way through the Munros. With only three left to do on the main Cuillin Ridge, we headed up to An Dorus to tackle Sgurr a’Mhadaidh (peak of the fox) and Sgurr a’Ghreadaidh (peak of the trashing)....
Glenloy Wildlife
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Well, what a couple of weeks we have just had in the West Highlands! – wall to wall sunshine and temperatures up to 29oC. All sorts of insects on the wing, not least of which were butterflies, which was very timely for our chequered skipper break. The only problem we had was that the...
Dave MacLeod
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Back in March I had a great day out climbing a link-up I’d thought about for many years: Font 8A boulder, E8 trad, 8a sport, VIII,8 winter route and 8 Munros in 24 hours. I blogged about it at the time here, but now the film is ready. Enjoy. I think its a nice reminder of why people make such...