Newsletter No.37. November 1998.
COMMENT
The Great Debate Report By Nick Kempe
EXECUTIVE NEWS
The Scottish Mountaineer newsletter news
MCofS Gains Encouraging Support from Companies
British Regional Youth Climbing Competition - report
International Winter Meet - Scotland 1999
Scottish Expedition Grant Awards 1999
Mountain Article Competition 1999
FEATURES
Good Bones by Ruaridh Pringle
Enigma by Simon Richardson
"Of Mouse and Men" by Al Powell
OTHER NEWS
snippits
Lectures and Events
SAFETY and TRAINING
Navigation Courses
MCofS Courses - Reminders
New Officer Post for Safety Issues
Profesional Guiding and Instruction - some thoughts
Route Cards - do you need them ?
SMLTB Directors' Seminar Report
ACCESS and CONSERVATION
Access Legislation Update by Nick Kempe
Glen Dessary Access
Access Problems
Other A&C News
Scottish Wildlife and Countryside Fair
BOOK REVIEWS
How Scotland is Owned by Robin Callander
The Killing of the Countryside by Graham Harvey
Rights of Way - the Authority of Case Law
The Scottish Peaks by W.A. Poucher
Climbing Lessons - Inside Outdoor Education by Pete McDonald.
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Newsletter No.36 August 1998.
COMMENT
A Welcome from the New President, John Donohoe
A Vision for the Future, Nick Kempe
A Tribute to Sandy Cousins by Kevin Howett
EXECUTIVE NEWS
Report on the Annual Gathering 1998
Cairngorm Funicular Management Plan by Bill Wright
Access Legislation
MCofS Access Charter
New Executive Committee
Mountain Article Competition 1998 Winners
FEATURES
The Early Years of the MCofS By Sandy Cousins
The Feacal Mountain CIC Hut News
There Must Be More To It Than This by Andrew Hilton
The Crack by Hamish Brown
SAFETY and TRAINING
Club Guidance Seminar 1998
1998 MCofS Mountain First Aid Course
MCofS Winter Skills Training Courses 1998-99
ACCESS and CONSERVATION
Allt a' Mhuillin Car Park Open
Hillphones 98
Access Legislation Consultation
Access Symposium 1998
Pathworkers 'Reaching for New Heights' by Mike Newbury
OTHER NEWS
Scottish Women's Summer Climbing Meet By Debbie Johnson
Opening of New Bunkhouse
Going for Liquid Gold
Military Wreckage Site Preservation
Lectures and Events
BOOK REVIEWS
The Complete Doctor Stories by G.J.F. Dutton
High-Altitude Medicine And Pathology 4th Editionby Donald Heath and David Reid Williams.
The Burren, Edited by Calvin Torrans & Clare Sheridan
Deep Play by Paul Pritchard
Whale Watching with a Boy and a Goat by Terry Gifford.
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Newsletter No.35 February 1998.
COMMENT
The Cairngorms Partnership Fiasco by Nick Kempe
EXECUTIVE NEWS
Council’s Finances by John Millar
Policies Book by Mike Dales
MCofS Annual Gathering & General Meeting
Expedition Grant Awards 1998
Mountain Article Competition 1998
FEATURES
The "Throne" of Scotland By Scott Muir
The Scottish Mountain Leader Training Board by Allen Fyffe
Exercise Tharpu Saltire by Captain Mason
ACCESS and; CONSERVATION
Access Symposium
Ben Nevis Car Park
Wild Camping Leaflet
Glencoe Mast
Ben Cruachan Rock Carving
Reporting Access Problems
Inverlochlarig Access Problems
Sale of Glenfeshie
National Spring Clean
BUFT Upland Path Award 1997 by Mike Newbury
Cairngorms Campaign - The Funicular Railway by Ian Lawson
Pentland Hills Drover Sunday Service
SAFETY and TRAINING
Are Your Boots Due a Percussion Test? By John Donohoe
OTHER NEWS
snippits
MCof S Members Discounts
Lectures and Events
Bivi Talk your letters
BOOK REVIEW
The Independent Hostel Guide; U.K. and Ireland 1998.
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Newsletter No.34 November 1997.
COMMENT
Access Legislation by Nick Kempe
EXECUTIVE NEWS
International Winter Exchange Meet - Slovenia 1998/1999
Mountain Article Competition 1998
Expedition Grant Awards 1998
Ratho Quarry National Indoor Climbing Centre - update
FEATURES
Commonwealth Festival of Youth Sport By Kevin Howett
Boots Across Scotland by Gordon Pierson
Columbine and Polymonium by Liz Bibby
SAFETY and TRAINING
MCofS Winter Lectures and Courses
Guidance Notes to Clubs: a Supplementary Paper by Kevin Howett
The Airlifting of Cairngorm's Summit Cairn by Lorraine Nicholson
ACCESS and CONSERVATION
MCofS Access Charter by Nick Kempe
1997 Access Symposium
Cairngorms Rally in Glenfeshie by Nick Kempe
Shieldaig Forest Hydro Scheme Public Inquiry by Mike Dales
National Parks for Scotland by Mike Newbury
Development Without Planning Permission Threat by Mike Dales
Geographical Information System
Access Forum Publications
OTHER NEWS
The Great Debate
World Cup Climbing Competition Final 1997
Gulabin Lodge, Glenshee - open again
Munros New Shop in Pitlochry
Lectures and Events
BIVI TALK your letters
BOOK REVIEWS
Kinabulu Escape - The Soldier’s Story
The Duke of the Abruzzi : An Explorer’s Life by Mirella Tenderini & Michael Shandrick
Mountaineering in Scotland/ Undiscovered Scotland by W.H. Murray
The Great Glen : A Guide for Walkers and Mountainbikers by Peter Koch-Osborne
Accommodation for Groups ( IHG ) - 2nd Edition - Edited by Sam Dalley
Protecting our environment 2nd Edition - a citizen’s guide to campaigning and rights
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Newsletter No.33 August 1997.
COMMENT
Mountain Judgement by Nick Kempe
EXECUTIVE NEWS
1997 Annual Gathering Brings Changes
1996/97 Mountain Article Competition Winners
Ben Nevis - the Future
- Access and Conservation Issues by Bob Aitken
- Safety on Ben Nevis by Tom Prentice
Administrative Assistant Post Filled by Irvine Butterfield
Commonwealth Festival of Youth Sports
International Winter Exchange Meet - Slovenia 1998/1999
FEATURES
Kinlochleven Hill-walking and Mountaineering Centre by Kevin Howett
Shadows Across Scotland By Lorraine Nicholson
Munro Mania Captures the Imagination of the Press by Irvine Butterfield
SAFETY and TRAINING
Courses
ACCESS and CONSERVATION
Man Friday Helicopters of London Turned Down
Forthcoming Stalking Season by Mike Dales
1997 Access Symposium
Telecommunication Masts by Mike Dales
Cairn Gorm Funicular - WWF/RSPB Legal Challenge
Publications Available
OTHER NEWS
Harveys Cuillin Map Offer
OS Cairngorm Map Errors
MSc Sports Medicine
The Things You Ask - Your Questions Answered by Irvine Butterfield
Lectures and Events
New Safety and Rescue Video
Bivi Talk your letters
BOOK REVIEWS
Hamish's Mountain Walk and Climbing the Corbetts by Dr. Hamish Brown.
Harveys Superwalker Maps : Lochnagar and Glen Coe
Rescue ! True Stories From Lake District Mountain Rescue by John White
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Newsletter No.32 May 1997.
COMMENT
Musings of a Departing Vice President by Ingrid Parker
EXECUTIVE NEWS
1997 Mountaineering Gathering and AGM
Mountaineering Re-organisation
Administration Assistant Post
Expedition Grant Awards for 1997
MCofS Policies for Discussion
International Winter Meet by Phil Swainson
FEATURES
A Day in 1996 with MCofS by Irvine Butterfield
SAFETY AND TRAINING
Concern Over the Closure of Outdoor Centres by Kevin Howett
Changes for SMLTB and SMSG
The Young Persons Adventure Activities Licensing Scheme by Marcus Bailie
ACCESS and CONSERVATION
Helicopters Move Pads on Skye by Mike Dales
Shieldaig Hydro Public Inquiry Postponed
Cairngorm Funicular
OTHER NEWS
Rennie McOwan Wins Golden Eagle Award by Irvine Butterfield
New Mountaineering Club Hut in Affric by Ian Cluggie
Lectures and Events
Bivi Talk your letters
Annual Gathering and General Meeting 1997
Glen Coe Issues - Debate
Mountain Article Competition 1997
MCofS Information Service Gains Vital Support
FEATURES
Cairns (and Poles?) by Kevin Howett
Scottish Kullu Eiger Expedition 1996 by Scott Muir
Two (or Three) Days on Meagaidh by Ruaridh Pringle
SAFETY and TRAINING
Weather Phone Services
Ben Nevis Poles Removed
ACCESS and CONSERVATION
Skye Helicopters by Mike Dales
British Upland Footpath Trust news by Mike Newbury
Ben Nevis Right of Way
'Wild Land' in Scotland : A Survey by Dominic Habron
OTHER NEWS
New Southern Highland Club Hut
Bla Bheinn Painting Helps the John Muir Trust
German Mountaineering Group Exchange
Lectures and Events
Bivi Talk your letters
BOOK REVIEWS
Heading For The Scottish Hills, 1996 Edition by MCofS / SLF
A Guide to Hillwalking by Chris Townsend
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Newsletter No.30 October 1996.
EXECUTIVE NEWS
Glenmore Lodge - getting older but looking new
Expedition Grants 1997
Mountain Article Competition 1997
Mountains of Money by Kevin Howett
Tolling the Bridges and Mountains by Alistair Scott
SAFETY and TRAINING
MCoFs Navigation Courses 1996
Self Reliance, Risk and Responsibility - the Clubs' Role
ACCESS AND CONSERVATION
Atholl Estate Insensitive to Young Walkers by Bill Wright
Golf Balls and Ben Nevis by Mike Dales
Hydro Schemes Update
Car Parking Problems at the Buachaille
MCofS Access Symposium
Mountain Footpath Repairs Given Awards for Quality by Mike Newbury
Corrieyairack Pass
OTHER NEWS
Dundee Mountain Film Festival
Childline 10th Anniversary Mountaineering Challenge by Dave Jenkinson
COLA 1996 - New Companies and New Products by Irvine Butterfield
MCofS Modelling Agency
Lectures and Events
BOOK REVIEWS
The Famous Highland Drove Walk by Irvine Butterfield
Chasing Charlie by Richard Henderson
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Newsletter No.29 August 1996.
EXECUTIVE NEWS
Executive Committee Welcomes New Faces
The 1996 Annual Gathering Attracts a Crowd
1995/96 mountain article competition winners
Ratho Quarry Climbing Wall - further information
SAFETY AND TRAINING
Scottish Affairs Committee Rejects Compulsory Insurance for Mountain Rescue
Search and Rescue Helicopters Under Review
Licences Now Mandatory for Outdoor Providers
Winter Skills Courses 1996/7 Glenmore Lodge
MCofS Mountaineering First Aid Course 1996
ACCESS and CONSERVATION
Estates, Hills and Crags Database
National Parks in Scotland
Loch a' Bhraoin and Shieldaig Forest Hydro Proposals
Henry Hindmarch Access and Conservation Fund
Link Sustainable Mountains Booklet - "Scotland's mountains"
Access Symposium
Danger. Killer Bracken
Deer Stalking Information - now available by phone
OTHER NEWS
Blindwalk '96 by Lorraine Nicholson
Lectures
OBITUARIES by Donald Bennet
Bill Murray
Alex Small
Books by Kevin Howett
Newsletter No 28.April 1996.
EXECUTIVE NEWS
Annual Gathering and AGM
The National Rock Climbing Centre of Scotland - Ratho
ACCESS and CONSERVATION
Glen Brittle Safe - but for how long?
Cairn Gorm Funicular Proposals
Bird Nesting Restrictions in Scotland- information sheet
SAFETY and TRAINING
Winter Skills Courses, Glenmore Lodge 1995/96 - appraisal
OTHER NEWS
Obituaries
Books
Bivi Talk your letters
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Newsletter No 27. February 1996.
Executive Volunteer Vacancies
Climbing Entails Risk - its official
Poles on Ben Nevis
Mountain Article Competition
Lectures
Cairngorm Funicular by Nick Kempe
Access Concordat Launched by Kevin Howett
Ben Nevis and the Golf Club Saga
Planned Hydro Schemes in Wilderness Areas
Snippets
BOOK REVIEWS
'Rock Climbing Techniques' by Steve Ashton
'Burn On The Hill'. The story of the first complete Munroist By Elizabeth Allan
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