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THE SCOTTISH MOUNTAINEER Issue 20 October 2003 COMMENT An MCofS Drinking Seminar at the Clachaig Inn? by Bill Crabb TALKING POINT Dry-Tooling - What's it all About? By Scott Muir Scottish Winter Climbing - A Code of Good Practice FEATURES The Skye to Crieff Cattle Drovers Route by Malcolm Handoll Hellfire Corner by Ian Hall Walking Wild in Strath Don and Glenlivet by Irvine Butterfield GUEST ARTICLE ACT by Graham Lynch SAFETY & TRAINING NEWS Winter Skills Training Courses Avalanche education programme 2004 Scottish University Clubs Safety & Good Practice Seminar First Aid For Hill Walkers and Climbers ACCESS & CONSERVATION NEWS Cuillin Give-away by Mike Dales & Kevin Howett Shieldaig Hydro Stop-Press Railways and Access to Hills by Kevin Howett Glen Einich Track Linn of Dee Car Park Scottish Outdoor Access Code (SOAC) Cairngorms National Park Launch SPORTS DEVELOPMENT NEWS Kids Outdoors - Making a Start by Jan Wilmington On the Way to be the World's Best Boulderer by Malcolm Smith A competitor's view of the UK's First Dry Tool Competition by Kevin Kelly The 2nd Indoor Dry Tooling Competition 2003 EXECUTIVE NEWS Walking Wild Quiz by Irvine Butterfield 2003 Mountain Article Competition Winners by Kevin Howett World Cup comes to Scotland OTHER NEWS Everest; The Top of the World Exhibition Kendal Mountain Film Festival 21st Dundee Mountain Film Festival Scottish Natural Heritage Manuals by Bob Grant BIVVI TALK your letters BOOK REVIEWS Great British Ridge Walks by Bill Birkett Mountains of the Mind by Robert MacFarlane A Guide to Walks and Scrambles in the Julian Alps by Mike Newbury top of page THE SCOTTISH MOUNTAINEER Issue 19 August 2003 COMMENT What has the MCofS ever done for you? by John Mackenzie TALKING POINT Wind Farms in Scotland - Further Debate Needed? by Kevin Howett - And to hell with the consequences by Gillian Bishop - letters FEATURES Kyzil Asker Dreaming by Guy Robertson The Witches Step, An ascent of Ceum na Caillich by Mike Robb Arran; Scotland in Miniature by Irvine Butterfield A Ben for all Seasons by John Allen GUEST ARTICLE Remote Toilet Challenges by Amanda Roll-Pickering and Louise Halestrap SAFETY & TRAINING NEWS Hillwalking - Special Book Offer MCofS Safety Seminar for Scottish University Clubs Risk, planning & preparation, young mountaineers and traffic by Roger Wild ACCESS & CONSERVATION NEWS Shieldaig - Nothing is Sacred! by Mike Dales Ben Ledi - Solutions in Sight by Mike Dales MCofS Access Symposium 2003 MCofS Footpath Maintenance Training Courses Upper Deeside and Angus Glens Receive Cash Boost Scottish Outdoor Access Code Arran Helicopter Plans Move Forward SPORTS DEVELOPMENT NEWS New Mountaineering Centre at Kinlochleven by Jamie Smith Climb Through History Update 2003 MCofS Gathering Best Yet! by Kevin Howett MCofS Huts Directory 2003 Revision by John W Leftley OTHER NEWS The 1st Edinburgh Mountain Film Festival Women's Outdoor Challenge Scottish Mountaineering Club Journal offer The Crieff and Strathearn Drovers' Tryst Walking Festival The Cataran Trail It's Payback Time for Midges Scottish Winter Climbing Performance Seminar Series The Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Travelling Fellowships BIVVI TALK your letters BOOK REVIEWS Ben Nevis (SMC guide) by Simon Richardson Bourgogne onsight by David & Carrie Atchison-Jones. Glen Coe, Rock and Ice Climbs (SMC guide) Hiking by Jacques Marais BMC New Hill Walkers top of page THE SCOTTISH MOUNTAINEER Issue 18 June 2003 COMMENT Responsibilities and retrospective thinking by Pete Hill TALKING POINT The Future of Mountaineering - Risk and Adventure by Bob Barton - If thy heart Fails thee, climb not at all by Kevin Howett FEATURES Gilbert or Bust by Simon Richardson Walking Wild in Caithness and East Sutherland by Irvine Butterfield Beds to get rid of the budget blues by Irvine Butterfield Mountain Photography By Ian Evans GUEST ARTICLE The Cairngorms: Through the Eyes of an Ecologist by Charles Gimingham SAFETY & TRAINING NEWS First Aid Course For Hillwalkers and Climbers Navigation Courses - Brush up on your skills ACCESS & CONSERVATION NEWS Cairngorms National Park - Controversy Continues by Mike Dales - Park Board Sidelines Walkers by John Donohoe - Campaigning for a Bigger Boundary - PARC by Mike Dales Scottish Outdoor Access Code - make your views known by Mike Dales A Mountaineer on SNH Main Board! Police Wildlife Liaison Officers SPORTS DEVELOPMENT NEWS We've created a Monster by Duncan McCallum British Regional Youth Competition Series 2003 MCofS REALROCK taster sessions for the school summer holidays OTHER NEWS Bill MacKenzie - First President of the MCofS EXECUTIVE NEWS MCofS Annual Gathering Reminder MCofS Mountain Article Competition 2003 Scottish Expedition Awards Insurance - Who needs it? (civil liability explained) by Kevin Howett BIVVI TALK your letters BOOK REVIEWS Rock Climbs in Donegal edited by Alan Tees My Life as a Climber by Anderl Heckmair Skye 360, Walking the Coastline of Skye by Andrew Dempster top of page THE SCOTTISH MOUNTAINEER Issue 17 April 2003 COMMENT Re-shaping History by Rennie McOwan TALKING POINT Wild Land - A Comparison of Recent Papers by Mike Newbury FEATURES A Royal Flush by John Watson The Centurion by Raymond Simpson Walking Wild in Ardnamurchan by Irvine Butterfield Scotland's Haute Route? by John Randall The Best Kept Secret in Scotland by Joe Duffin Mountain Photography part 2 By Ian Evans ACCESS & CONSERVATION NEWS Scottish Parliament Enshrines Access Legislation by Mike Dales Whaur noo? By John Donohoe New Access Act = Big Bang by Bob Reid Election Special SPORTS DEVELOPMENT NEWS Supporting Talented Young Athletes by Kevin Howett Early Years Climbing by Toby Philp In Pursuit of a Climbing Profession by Dave MacLeod EXECUTIVE NEWS MCofS Annual Gathering 2003 Annual General Meeting 2003 OTHER NEWS Walking Festivals for 2003 Notice of Removal of Bothy by Irvine Butterfield Dundee Club climbs all the Munros Beware the 'Super Midge' Backpackers Hostels in Scotland Corbetts Competition Winners BOOK REVIEWS The Fall by Simon Mawer The Essential Hillwalker's Guide by Kevin Walker and Peter Steele Our Magnificent Wilderness by Grundsten & Hanneberg The Book of the Bivvy by Ronald Turnbull The Corbetts & other Scottish Hills by Rob Milne & Hamish Brown top of page THE SCOTTISH MOUNTAINEER Issue 16 February 2003 COMMENT Responsible Behaviour by John Mackenzie EXECUTIVE NEWS Mountain Article Competition 2003 There's Numpties in them thar Hills by Hughie Wilson The Crack of Doom by Terry Doe Walking Wild in The Angus Glens by Irvine Butterfield Nesting Birds - A brief guide for climbers by Kevin Howett FEATURES The History of 'Pile' by Neil McAdie Walking Comfortably? By Gregor McCoshim, FCFodS SRCh ACCESS & CONSERVATION NEWS Access Legislation and Scottish Outdoor Access Code by Mike Dales National Park Details Under Attack by Mike Dales Helicopter Tourism on Arran by Mike Dales The Cobbler Path - The Good and Not So! by Mike Newbury SAFETY & TRAINING NEWS Men Climb - Women Walk! by Bob Sharp & Nina Saunders Jack and Jill climbed up - TOWER RIDGE by Roger Wild SPORTS DEVELOPMENT NEWS British Regional Youth Competition Series 2002 by Dave Berry Nat's Final by Natalie Berry BRYCS From a Highland Perspective by Robert Mackenzie Green Tourism Business Scheme - SPECIAL OFFERS The Munro Society News by Irvine Butterfield Rock Improver Courses OFFER MCofS Members First Aid Course 2003 BIVVI TALK Your letters BOOK REVIEWS Garmin eTRAIL CD ROM The Complete Guide to Rope Techniques by Nigel Shepherd Rother Walking Guide to The Valais by Waeber & Steinbachler top of page THE SCOTTISH MOUNTAINEER Issue 15 December 2002 COMMENT Helping Tomorrow's Climbers by Fred Belcher FEATURES Rhapsody in Grey by Thomas Dunstan Walking Wild in The Borders by Irvine Butterfield Jug Rib by Chris Murray EXECUTIVE NEWS The Industrialisation of the Hills - The Governments View by Bill Band (SNH) - Too Good to Waste by Bob Aitken - Renewables are good for Re-population by Alison MacLaren SAFETY & TRAINING NEWS Trekking Poles: Problems this winter? by Bob Sharp Winter Skills Lectures 2003 Course Reminders ACCESS & CONSERVATION NEWS Upland Path Advisory Group Conference Renewable Energy Meeting Land Reform Bill Access and Conservation Trust LEARN website SPORTS DEVELOPMENT NEWS A Fresh Look Toward the Future by Kevin Howett Financial Help for 2003 Expeditions New Climbing Wall in Alloa for local Schools OTHER NEWS GO GREEN! Highest toilet in Britain - demolished! See in the New Year, from the Top of the Lomond National Park! Fort William Mountain Film Festival NEW FOR XMAS 3rd Scottish Winter Climbing Performance Seminar "Winter Belays" Performance Seminar Worlds First Indoor Dry Tooling Competition The Ordnance Survey Outdoors Show Warren Deadman, 1970-2002 BIVVI TALK Your letters BOOK REVIEWS The Evidence of Things Not Seen. A Mountaineer's Tale by WH Murray The Art of Outdoor Navigation by Martyn Hurn Tigers of the Snow by Jonathan Neale top of page THE SCOTTISH MOUNTAINEER Issue 14 October 2002 COMMENT Into the Fire by Pete Hill EXECUTIVE NEWS MCofS Annual Gathering Report MCofS Winter Skills Courses Mountain Article Competition 2002 Winners Obituaries FEATURES Stuck In The Window by Ken MacTaggart Wild Women Walking by Sue Mitchell Duped (Scrambling in Scotland) by Hughie Wilson Walking Wild Around The Western Isles by Irvine Butterfield Prophesy of Drowning by Dick Turnbull Mountain Photography by Ian Evans MCofS and SNH - working together towards our common goals by Bob Grant SAFETY and TRAINING First Aid Course Winter Skills Training Courses Avalanche Education Programme 2003 Navigation Courses ACCESS and CONSERVATION Stopping Tracks in Wild Places by Mike Dales Skye Cuillin Sale - Taking the Anger to the States by Mike Dales MCofS Access Symposium 2002 Scotland's First National Park Hydro Scheme Proposals OTHER NEWS The Munro Society - Update On Top Of The World: Scottish Mountaineers at Home and Abroad Dundee Mountain Film Festival Kendal Mountain Film Festival The 16th International Festival of Mountaineering Literature Mourne Festival of Mountains Scottish Winter Climbing Performance Seminar Series 2002-2003 BIVVI TALK Your letters BOOK REVIEWS The Ecology, Land Use and Conservation of the Cairngorms WildWest Topos by Jim Buchannan and Paul Tattersall The Cuillin by Gordon Stainforth Lands End to John O'Groats Andrew McCloy top of page THE SCOTTISH MOUNTAINEER Issue 13 August 2002 COMMENT A Way of Life by Pet Thomas EXECUTIVE NEWS AGM Report Expedition Grants 2002 MCofS Diary of events 2002 BMC International Meet May 2002 Report by Kevin Howett Climbing In Northern Ireland by Kevin Howett FEATURES Young Brit Climbers all out on AmmaDablam Life Through a Head Net By Scott Muir Walking Wild Around Mull by Irvine Butterfield Mountain Hostels Refurbished The National Library of Scotland by Duncan Gray SAFETY and TRAINING The Global Positioning System (GPS) by Roger Wild Helmets (and using your head) by Roger Wild MCofS Courses ACCESS and CONSERVATION Cairngorms National Park – A Lost Opportunity by Mike Dales New Path on The Cobbler by Mike Dales Short News Items MCofS Access Symposium 2002 OTHER NEWS Along the Rob Roy Way Walking and climbing forecast for the W. Highlands. No Going Back (tv series) Blairgowrie & DHC - Silver Jubilee 2003 Dundee Mountain Film Festival Notice to all Mountaineering Expeditions International Conference at Pitlochry BIVVI TALK Your letters BOOK REVIEWS Dougal Haston, The Philosophy of Risk by Jeff Connor Care and Maintenance published by BMC Rother Walking Guide to Madeira by Rolf Goetz Beyond Adventure by Colin Mortlock The Grave in the Mountains by Elke Kammer Price Guide to Books Concerning Mountaineering in the Himalayas by Dek Palmer top of page THE SCOTTISH MOUNTAINEER Issue 12 May 2002 COMMENT They're coming to take me away! by John F Donohoe EXECUTIVE NEWS Annual Gathering & AGM 2002 2001-2002 Annual report Huts News FEATURES The Wendy House By Hamish Brown Crystal Ridge By Terry Gifford In the Company of Mum and Dad By Hannah Cribb Cumhachd ath-nuadhachail By Donald Morris Walking Wild in Bonnie Gallowa' By Irvine Butterfield Clothing for the hills By David Mardon Getting 'Twitchy' - Nesting Birds, Climbers and Criminals by Kevin Howett ACCESS and CONSERVATION Killiecrankie Goes to Holyrood by Mike Dales Selling the Cuillin for Mega $$$$ by Mike Dales Shieldaig - the Landowners perspective? by John F Donohoe Footpath Maintenance Training Duntelchaig Lay-By Healing Hill Tracks: success! by Mike Newbury SAFETY and TRAINING New Scottish Mountain Safety Adviser Appointed Water Hazards in the Mountains Video OTHER NEWS Scottish Hill-Names Peter Thomas, 1939-2002 A 'Great' New Long Distance Route Offer - W H Murray, The Evidence of Things Not Seen Mountain Films Showing at Fort William The Independent Hostel Guide 2002 Edition BOOK REVIEWS Touching My Fathers Soul by Jamling Tenzing Norgay Conquistadors of the Useless by Lionel Terray The Mountain Traveller's Handbook by Paul Deegan The Mountain Pocket Book by Alan Crosby top of page THE SCOTTISH MOUNTAINEER Issue 11 March 2002 COMMENT Mountains - What's the Point? by John F Donohoe EXECUTIVE NEWS Rock Climbing at the UK's best kept secret – Fair Head New MCofS Climbing Walls Policy Alex MacIntyre Hut Custodian Changes By David Foster MCofS Annual Gathering - June 21st – 23rd 2002 Mountain Article Competition 2002 FEATURES Pastimes By David Menteith The Ascent of the Black Spout by Alex Guild Climb Through History – make it happen this year! Exploring the Staunings Alps by Colwyn Jones Walking wild in Assynt by Irvine Butterfield Navigational future for our trusty trig pillars By Richard Short SAFETY and TRAINING Navigation - Could do better! By Bob Sharp ACCESS and CONSERVATION Reforming Land Reform By Mike Dales St Kilda Management Plan Review Glen Coe Bridge by Kevin Howett & Alan Kimber Ben Nevis North Face Path By Kevin Howett Ben Ledi development (Update) by Mike Newbury OTHER NEWS Munroists to form "The Munro Society" All Change at the BMC Lochaber Mountain Access Trust by Alan Kimber Ben Nevis Panoramic Print – Members' Offer 2002 International Rock Climbing Meet South Africa Exchange Climbing Conference BIVVI TALK Your letters BOOK REVIEWS The Andes Trekking Guide by John & Cathy Biggar Climbing New Zealand by Alastair Lee The Mammoth Book of the Edge edited by Jon E. Lewis True Summit by David Roberts Navigation for Walkers by Julian Tippett

 

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