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Montane Highland Fling Report
By Paul Cosgrove, Montane on 04/05/2011 15:57:57
That's what we call a running race - 53 miles of the West Highland Way in bright sunshine...
Despite its whimsical name the Montane Highland Fling is a deliciously tough race. It's a runner's ultra, combining brutal cut off times with the imposing 53 miles of the beautiful West Highland Way, starting in Milngavie, ending in Tyndrum. Add
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New - Not The West Highland Way Launches
By Jon on 22/09/2010 13:46:51
Latest from Cicerone Press is a high level alternative route to the classic Scottish long distance path.
New from the guide book specialists at Cicerone Press is 'Not The West Highland Way' by Ronald Turnbull, which provides mountain alternatives to all but one of the West Highland Way stages.The rationale behind the new guide is that while it's a
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Rescue In The Highlands
By Jon on 02/01/2002 15:00:40
UPDATEDReports are coming in that three climbers have fallen on Stob Ban in the Mamores and a rescue operation is underway
OUTDOORSmagic weatherpage, which is accessible from the Get Outdoors section of themenu at the top of the page.Not too that the Avalanche Information Service is now up andrunning at www.sais.gov.uk.Forecasters say that a slow thaw will begin today.
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Reprieve for Highland hospitals?
By Maria del Carmen on 04/12/2003 16:55:47
Closure plans shelved following public protests
in the West Highlands. According to this story in the Scotsman around 2,500 residents - a fifth of the local population - turned up at the public meeting in Fort William last month, and hundreds of residents attended a public meeting in Oban. NHS Highland
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Dire Weather Hits Highlands
By Jon on 20/08/2007 13:14:39
Poor conditions led to a walker's death and caused the cancellation of the BBC's Great Climb programme.
Appalling weather conditions in Scotland at the weekend led to thecancellation of the BBC's Great Climb programme and, tragically, thedeath of a mountain walker on Ben Alder.BBCnews reports that the walker fell 200 feet from the mountainon Saturday afternoon after a slip in what ...
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A Mountain Marathon With A Built-In Ceilidh...
By Jon on 14/02/2011 16:48:54
This year's Highlander is supported by Haglöfs has its own ceilidh, beer and hot foot and the most spectacular mountain scenery in the UK.
A quick heads up on one the lesser known mountain marathon events, The Highlander, which this year is being held on the weekend of 16/17 April, 2011 and is once again supported by the very nice people at Haglöfs UK - for a quick taster, check out
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Mountain Marathon With Added Ceilidh
By Jon on 09/03/2010 13:25:03
Highlander mid-way stop offers heated marquee, music, dancing and hot food too...
A quick heads-up for anyone looking for a challenge in the next coupleof months in the shape of the Haglöfs-supported Highlander Mountain Marathon'somewhere in the north of Scotland' on 10/11 April, 2010.Theformat is traditional mountain marathon
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Hairy Harvesters Hit North Yorks Heather...
By Jon on 28/07/2003 12:21:43
Some 60 Highland Cattle are being introduced to North Yorkshire in an effort to preserve heather moorlands without the use of chemical weedkillers. Mind those pointy bits...
North Yorkshire's heather moorlands are about to be alive with thesound of munching highland cattle.Some 60 of the shaggy, big-horned mac-beasties have been draftedin to an area between the Vale of York and the Whitby coast as anexperiment aimed
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Fort William Mountain Festival Under Way
By Susan on 19/02/2007 11:29:19
Two weeks of mountain workshops, films, and photography hit the Highlands...
Just a quick reminder that the Fort William Mountain Festival 2007 is now under way, with the best of Banff Film Festival and lots more - see full programme.New to the event this year is the Mountain Culture Summit - "is the notion of a distinct ‘mountain culture’ fully establish...
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Visiting Scotland? Check The Midge Forecast First
By Susan on 30/05/2006 16:18:41
A new Scottish midge forecast was launched on Monday, courtesy of research at the University of Edinburgh, so you can check out the itch-factor before you head for the Highlands...
in Brechin From now on, forecasts will be published daily on the website www.midgeforecast.co.uk. If you're on holiday in the Highlands and the nearest internet cafe's a mile or two away (!) you can also see the print version in the 'Press and Journal' - a
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