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THE SCOTTISH MOUNTAINEER Issue 29 December 2005 COMMENT It's All My Fault! by Bob Sharp TALKING POINT Mountain Memorials State of Scottish Climbing FEATURES Creise by John Allen The Achalladair Letters by Irvine Butterfield Climb Scotland Winter 2004/2005 Round-Up by Es Tressider Great Bouldering Stones of Scotland part 2 by John Watson Sliding Down a Mirror by Paul Raistrick What Happens to Old Bold Climbers? By Dave (Cubby) Cuthbertson GUEST ARTICLE Project Ptarmigan by Jaqui Kaye SAFETY & TRAINING NEWS Mountaineering Instructors - Part 2 Courses and Lectures ACCESS & CONSERVATION NEWS Litter & Sanitation Footpath Trust Re-launch Cairngorm Issues Access signs and barriers Wild Camping Code Glensanda Super Quarry Transmission Lines Proposal JMT to Buy Quinag River Deep, Mountain High more to follow THE SCOTTISH MOUNTAINEER Issue 28 September 2005 COMMENT Communication by Fred Belcher TALKING POINT Mountain Memorials by Glyn Jones FEATURES Vilocanota by Des Rubens Bob Scott's Lives on by Irvine Butterfield Great Bouldering Stones of Scotland Part 1 by John Watson The Future of Himalayan Climbing by Dave Coustic Lomond Equinox by Iain Davidson Climb Through History: Millennium by Oliver Metherell Ben Lomond: 40 Years On by Irvine Butterfield Stanhope Hope Intelligencer by Joe Duffin GUEST ARTICLE Planning System Overhaul Provokes Controversy by Bill Wright SAFETY & TRAINING NEWS Find Out About Avalanche in 2006 Navigation on Ben Nevis Winter Skills Training Courses Mountaineering Instructors Part 1 by George McEwan Scottish Weather Part 2 by Alison McLure ACCESS & CONSERVATION NEWS Wind Factory Sites No-Go Areas? Cuillin Mountaineers Statue Report Wildlife Poisoning Hillphones 10th Anniversary MCofS AGM Recommends Members Oppose Power Line Alladale Wildlife Park Glen Coe Road works report Current Consultations Snapshots SPORTS DEVELOPMENT NEWS Winter Performance Seminar 2005/2006 by George McEwan BRYCS 2005 Final Report Expedition Grant Awards 2005 EXECUTIVE NEWS Huts News by John Leftley AGM 2005 Report MCofS Annual Gathering Report by Kevin Howett To Bolt or not to bolt by Kevin Howett OTHER NEWS On Thin Ice Super7 Hostels Galore Crieff Tryst Munro Society News SMC Journal 2005 Scottish Mountaineering Trust JMT Suilven Appeal Mountaneering Leadership – Essential Books Avalanche Card Rob Milne - an appreciation by Rab Anderson BIVVI TALK Your letters BOOK REVIEWS Scotland's Far West SMC North West Highlands Walkers Guide SMC Lowland Outcrops Climbers Guide The Joy of Climbing Knots Glen Nevis Bouldering The Munro Almanac Cicerone Guides THE SCOTTISH MOUNTAINEER Issue 27 June 2005 COMMENT A Brave New World by Nick Halls TALKING POINT The State of Scottish Climbing Part 3: The Tyrol Declaration FEATURES Stob Ghabhar by John Allen Climb Through History - Knights Peak by Des Rubens Trekking in Morocco by Hamish Brown A Walk up Carn Dubh (views of a wind farm) by James Fenton Doggone It by Irvine Butterfield GUEST ARTICLE Cairngorms National Park by John Swinney (MSP) SAFETY & TRAINING NEWS Winter Skills DVD Catherine Smith Memorial Trust Working at Heights - HSE sees Common Sense First Aid Course Navigation Sessions ACCESS & CONSERVATION NEWS Know the Code by Kevin Howett BUFT Conference by Mike Dales Glen Coe Road Works By Mike Dales Police Wildlife Conference Wind Farms update by Kevin Howett SPORTS DEVELOPMENT NEWS News from the Dark Glen by Jamie Bankhead Winter Performance Seminar by George MacEwan REALrock reminder Funding for access work by Beryl Leatherland Incorporation by Richard Spencer Annual Gathering Reminder Annual General Meeting Agenda Annual Report & Accounts Abridged Minutes of 2004 AGM Mountain Article Competition Final Reminder OTHER NEWS Edinburgh Mountain Film Festival 2005 Aktiv8 discount for members Climber magazine reduced subscription Deal Expedition Medicine Symposium The Blue Hostel Guide & Independent Hostel Guide An Appreciation of Dave Cassidy BIVVI TALK Your letters BOOK REVIEWS The Pyrenees & The Pyrenean Haute Route Tracklogs Digital Mapping Lake District North Wales Bouldering by Simon Panton Stone Country by John Watson SMC Northern Highlands North Climbers Guide SMC Publications News THE SCOTTISH MOUNTAINEER Issue 26 March 2005 COMMENT Knock, knock, Is there anybody out there? by Fred Belcher TALKING POINT State of Scottish Climbing Part2 FEATURES Journal of an on-sight Maniac by Niall McNair Lost Bothies of the Cairngorm by Irvine Butterfield Confessions of a Bothy Virgin by Colin Watson Climb Through History - Waterpipe Gully, Skye by Judith Brown Breathe by Joe Brown (Winner of 2004 Mountain Article Competition) Climb Scotland – summer 2004 round-up by Dave MacLeod GUEST ARTICLE Wind Farms by Murdo Fraser (MSP) SAFETY & TRAINING NEWS Navigation part 5 by Roger Wild An Inversion to Fog by Alison McLure ACCESS & CONSERVATION NEWS Statutory Access Rights: - Going Live - Getting Rid of Outdated Signs - Walking with Cattle - Walkers and Climbers needed for Access Forums - Bob Reid appointed Chair of the National Access Forum - Bill Wright appointed Director of 'Rural Scotland' Lewis Wind Farm Objections Snapshots SPORTS DEVELOPMENT NEWS Dreams Can Come True by Norma Davidson A Mixed Year for Scotland's Young Competition Climbers BRYCS 2005 dates REALrock 2005 Volunteers Needed EXECUTIVE NEWS Climb Through History Update Mountain Article Competition 2005 Expedition Grants AGM Agenda Annual Gathering & Application Form OTHER NEWS Winter Mountaineering Lecture in Aberfeldy The Best of Edinburgh Mountain Film Festival in Glasgow International Mountain Literature Festival at Bretton Hall The National Navigation Awards Exhibition of Mountain Art in Edinburgh All Change in the World of Climbing Magazines BIVVI TALK Your letters BOOK REVIEWS Walk of the Week by Peter Evans Big Hills, Wee Men by Peter Kemp The Backpackers Handbook by Chris Townsend Devil in the Mountain by Simon Lamb The Alpine 4000m Peaks by Richard Geodeke others DVD's: Hot Aches by Kevin Neal Twice Upon a Time in Bolivia by Alastair Lee top of page THE SCOTTISH MOUNTAINEER Issue 25 December 2004 COMMENT Parliament Gives and Parliament Takes Away by Mike Dales TALKING POINT Scottish Ethics: - The Development of Summer & Winter Sport Climbs by Kevin Howett - Climbing on Mars by John Watson - The Future is Mixed by Dave MacLeod - Bolts Guidance, Winter Guidance, Crag Code FEATURES A Fist Full of Steel by Scott Muir Cairn Gorm by Cathy Mordaunt Bolts in Coire an Lochan Adventures on Sron na Lairig by Stuart Clymont My Left Hand – An interview with Kevin Shields GUEST ARTICLES NTS Footpath Demo Team by Rory McLeod Juniper Survey by Deborah Long SAFETY & TRAINING NEWS Navigation Part 4 Estimating Distance by Roger Wild New Kids on the Rutchbloc by Roddy Maclean Avalanche Education Programme (Reminder) Tiso Winter Lectures Series Clachaig Inn Winter Lectures Winter Skills Course Reminder Protect and Survive Clubs Seminar ACCESS & CONSERVATION NEWS Statutory Access Rights in Scotland What Happens Now? The CRoW Act in England & Wales What do you think about Parking Charges? Bulldozed Tracks High Stakes – Power Line Desecration A Renewables Forum Strathpeffer Winter Access Arrangements 05/06 Access Symposium Snapshots SPORTS DEVELOPMENT NEWS 5th Winter Performance Seminar Chicks Unleashed REALrock 2004 report World Youth Championship at Ratho International Meet 2005 EXECUTIVE NEWS New Exec member Mountain Article Competition: 2004 Winners 2005 Competition entries invited Expedition Grants 2005 – applications invited Ben Nevis Way Marking - Consultation Report OTHER NEWS Fort William Mountain Film Festival SMC Journal Offer Simon Ice Screw Recall News from The Dark Glen Cubby Calendar / Climbers Log Offer Understanding Gaelic Names JMT Wild Land Declaration BIVVI TALK Your letters BOOK REVIEWS Climbing For Seasoned Gentlefolk by Norman Croucher Scramble Active, Lake District - CD Rom Morocco a film by Alastair Lee Walking Down A Dream by Natasha Carver The Hillwalkers Guide to Mountaineering by Terry Adby and Stuart Johnston Oileáin (A Guide to the Irish Islands) by David Walsh. Others Received: top of page

THE SCOTTISH MOUNTAINEER Issue 24 September 2004 COMMENT “Leadership” in Clubs by Roger Wild TALKING POINT Big Issues, Big Debates - Nevis Cairns - Wind Farms FEATURES Fringe Benefits - A Wild West Special - The Incomparable North West by Richard Gilbert - Corbett Country by John Allen - The Wild Shores of Jura by Irvine Butterfield Glasgow Glenmore Club 50th Anniversary Dramatis Personae by Sinclair Steven Tower Ridge Revisited by Richard Lamb GUEST ARTICLE Wild Land by Mark Wrightham SAFETY & TRAINING NEWS Navigators High Fives – compass bearings Navigation Sessions Winter Skills Courses at Glenmore Lodge Rock Climbing Book from MLTUK Avalanche Sessions University Club Safety & Good Practice Seminar ACCESS & CONSERVATION NEWS Nature Conservation Act Kilfinnan Parking Scottish Outdoor Access Code Network Rail misses the Train MCofS Access Symposium 101 Hillphones Ullapool to Beauly Power Lines SPORTS DEVELOPMENT NEWS Scottish Winter Performance Seminar report & 2004/5 dates Expedition Grant Awards EXECUTIVE NEWS Nepal Trust correction AGM Report Annual Gathering Report by Kevin Howett OTHER NEWS Scottish Climbing Calendar Wild Land in Discussion JMT Conference SNH Conference 2004, Energy and the Natural Heritage Winston Churchill Fellowships Munro Society News Events and Festivals Walkers and Cyclists Welcome BIVVI TALK your letters Book Reviews 200 Challenging Walks by Richard Gilbert Exploring the Landscape of Assynt The John Muir Tail by Alan Castle Annapurna, A Trekker's Guide by Kev Reynolds Backpacker's Britain by Graham Uney Escape from Lucania by Dave Roberts (Paperback) top of page THE SCOTTISH MOUNTAINEER Issue 23 June 2004 COMMENT Volunteers – The Lifeblood of a Voluntary Organisation by Beryl Leatherland TALKING POINT Wind Farms Revisited by Keith Miller FEATURES Tafraoute, Morocco by Guy Robertson The Big Grey Man by Cathy Whitefield Big Bad Beautiful Ben: - The Work of The Nevis Partnership by Kevin Howett - Summit Safety & Ben Nevis Cairns: - A View in favour by Alan Kimber - A View against by Keith Miller Climb Scotland: Winter Report by Guy Robertson GUEST ARTICLE Strange Places by David Jarman SAFETY & TRAINING NEWS Navigators High Fives Part 2: Contour Interpretation 999 Emergency Procedures ACCESS & CONSERVATION NEWS Sheildaig Result Interconnector Power Line National Forests Future Telecom Mast on Stac Pollaidh Everyone Campaign Strathfarrar Access Summer Forest Paths & Irish Mountain Paths Snapshots SPORTS DEVELOPMENT NEWS Ratho Hosts University Championships and BICC Scottish Women's Climbing Summer Meet RealRock Dates EXECUTIVE NEWS Annual Gathering Reminder MCofS AGM 2004 Agenda MCofS AGM 2003 Minutes MCofS Annual Report 2003/04 MCofS Accounts 2003/04 Mountain Safety Adviser Post Mountain Article Competition 2004 Reminder Where does your Money Go? By Kevin Howett OTHER NEWS Touching the Void wins Bafta Fort William Belford Hospital - possible closure Munroist 'Bible' Reissued Midges and Children Edinburgh Mountain Film Festival Dundee Mountain Film Festival Crieff Walking Festival and Tryst BIVVI TALK Your Letters BOOK REVIEWS The Naked Mountain by Reinhold Messner Walking in Scotland's Far North The Northern Playground by Slingsby From Himalaya to Skye by Norman Collie Ripping Yarns Special Offer The Pocket Guides Series Yosemite: Half a Century of Rock Climbing top of page THE SCOTTISH MOUNTAINEER Issue 22 March 2004 COMMENT Value for Money! by Kevin Howett TALKING POINT Pay and Display by Colin Simpson FEATURES Hourquette de Heas by Tim Mason Spartan Slab by Raymond Simpson 25yrs Coast to Coast by Hamish Brown Ben Cruachan by John Allen Storm And Silence In The Twelve Bens by Anthony Toole GUEST ARTICLE Healing Hands on the Hill by Roger Smith SAFETY & TRAINING NEWS Navigators' High Fives - 1. Setting the map by Roger Wild Ben Nevis - Dangerous Bearing Work at Height Regulations Scottish University Safety and Good Practice Seminar Global Knowledge by Peter Willimott First Aid Course For Hillwalkers and Climbers MCofS AVALEX Avalanche Cards ACCESS & CONSERVATION NEWS Birds and Climbing in Scotland by Kevin Howett Critical Days for Shieldaig by Mike Dales Scottish Outdoor Access Code by Mike Dales Network Rail by Mike Dales Deer Stalking and Access: 'Heading for the Scottish Hills' Snapshots from the Access & Conservation Committee Wind Farms by Kevin Howett SPORTS DEVELOPMENT NEWS Scottish Competition Scene by Kevin Howett Young Scottish Climbers Hit the World Stage MCofS REALrock taster sessions 2004 Winter Ethics Debate - A brief summary British Regional Youth Competition Series 2003 Report: Scotland North Team by Robert Mackenzie Scotland South Team by Dave Berry BRYCS 2004 EXECUTIVE NEWS Notice of ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2004 MCofS Annual Gathering Expedition Grants Walking Wild Quiz 2004 Mountain Article Competition Ain't no hill or mountain we can't climb by Norma Davidson OTHER NEWS 'Life and Limb' 17th International Festival of Mountain Literature Munro Society News The Big Issue Scotland (International) Trek Aviemore Walking Festival Glen Affric Walking Festival BIVVI TALK Your Letters BOOK REVIEWS Life and Limb by Jamie Andrew Living with Mountains by Joyce Hodgson Mountains - Scotland's Living Landscapes by Mark Wrightham Mountain Outlaw by Ian R. Mitchell Hunted - A true story of survival by David Fletcher North East Outcrops SMC Climbers Guide Heading North on a Bypass by Ron Smith 25 Walks PC CD ROM Series by James Carron Hiking Guide to Petit St Bernard, Mont Blanc top of page THE SCOTTISH MOUNTAINEER Issue 21 December 2003 COMMENT Limekilns Blocks - An Access Story of our Time by Beryl Leatherland TALKING POINT Fencing - minor irritant or major issue? by Nick Kempe FEATURES Triumph & NEAR Disaster by Stephen Reid Piggot's Route by Alex Barbour Cutting Goretex By Graham E Little Same Route - Different Conditions by John Allen Mountain Photography Part 4 - When to Shoot by Ian Evans GUEST ARTICLE WHY LINK? by Drennan Watson SPECIAL FEATURE - EVEREST ANNIVERSARY The Ascent by Nick Butcher The Legacy by Suzie Thompson New Books Reviewed by Suzie Thomson and Fred Belcher - Doctor on Everest by Kenneth Kamler - Lost on Everest - The search for Mallory and Irvine by Peter Firstbrook - The Mammoth Book of How it Happened, Everest - Invisible on Everest - Innovation and the Gear Makers by Parsons and Rose - Everest Pioneer- The Photographs Of Captain John Noel by Sandra Noel SAFETY & TRAINING NEWS MCofS Avalanche Awareness Courses 2004 Winter Skills Training Courses Lectures Series: Navigators' High Fives ACCESS & CONSERVATION NEWS Double 'Parked' - Cairngorms National Park Launches by Mike Dales Inverpolly - Not a Nature Reserve Shieldaig's Fate by Mike Dales Strathfarrar Access by John Mackenzie Path Maintenance Days Lairig Eilde Bridge in Glencoe SPORTS DEVELOPMENT NEWS The Biggest Hooly in the Highlands Climbing Ethics Debate - What Future for Scottish Winter? 4th Scottish Winter Climbing Performance Seminar Chicks Unleashed BIVVI TALK Your Letters on Dry Tooling FILM REVIEW Touching the Void BOOK REVIEWS Escape from Lucania by Dave Roberts Rock Climbing in Scotland by Kevin Howett top of page Issues 11 - 20 index Issues 1 - 10 index

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