Member Services | Scottish Mountaineer Archive | Issue 26 - Mar 2005

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
Climb Scotland – summer 2004 round-up by Dave MacLeod
Breathe by Joe Brown (Winner of 2004 Mountain Article Competition)

Guest Article
Wind Farms by Murdo Fraser (MSP)

Safety & Training News
Navigation part5 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- Getting Rid of Outdated Signs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

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
Annual General Meeting - agenda
Annual Gathering details

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

Book Reviews
Big Hills, Wee Men by Peter Kemp
Walk of the Week by Peter Evans
The Backpackers Handbook by Chris Townsend
Devil in the Mountain by Simon Lamb
The Alpine 4000m Peaks by Richard Geodeke
Walking in the Dordogne by Janette Norton
Weather, A Collins Gem
Scottish Hill Tracks
DVD’s:
Twice Upon a Time in Bolivia by Alastair Lee
Hot Aches by Kevin Neal

Bivvi Talk
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