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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