Despite the big changes in approaches to teaching navigation over the last decade or so, grid references will need to be introduced and used at some point to allow progression. As with a lot of the skills required for using…
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Lochan nan Arm: legends, translations and a bit of geomorphology
I’ve quite a long association with the area around Tyndrum in the Western Highlands. I first visited as part of one of my undergraduate projects when I was doing my geology degree related to past mining activity and then went…
A lost soundscape revisited this morning
Shadow the dog and I were out to the west of Liberton Brae this morning. As we threaded our way out through the converted farm building of Liberton Tower Mains and stopped to watch a hovering kestrel, the lack of…
Get in the van!
The photos I’ve posted so far have been pretty focused on the team either doing pathwork or us on off time. However, to get a team of 5 or 6 people and all of their tools and personal equipment to…
Tagged with: Black Flag, footpath, Rollins., Skye, vanlife
Posted in Palaeonotology, Scotland, Trips
Posted in Palaeonotology, Scotland, Trips
Arty b&w photos of abseil training near Diabeg, Torridon
My first experience of abseiling was when I was about 14 at the old Strathclyde Council Outdoor Centre at Arrochar, which I think is now an Army Outdoor Centre (anyone in Joint Services Mountain Skills or the Army Adventurous Training…
Advanced First-Aid revalidation with BASP
My Mountain Training Association account helps keep the insurance and first-aid certification up-to-date by sending me emails to remind me when these things need to be renewed and updated on my profile. I may have in fact renewed them but…
Forfar botanists commemorated by plants and in stone
Continuing the novel things I found while meandering in Angus a wee while back, we came across an amazing garden while is a tribute to a number of ‘lads o’pairts’ from the Forfar are who went on to make significant individual…
Tagged with: Angus Glens, Archaeology, Botany, Caenlochan, Corrie Fee, Forfar
Posted in Mountains, Scotland, Trips
Posted in Mountains, Scotland, Trips
Kirriemuir: geo and munro
While roaming the Mearns with the kids we went to Kirriemuir on our travels. I’ve been through Kirrie a few times but had not noticed the links to two of my areas of interest. The square has several plaques to…
Tagged with: Lyell, Mearns, Munro, urban geology
Posted in Geodiversity, Geological Walks (urban), Scotland, Trips
Posted in Geodiversity, Geological Walks (urban), Scotland, Trips
Belhaven Bay – surf’s up! Geodiversity’s up!
Had my first ever trip to Belhaven Bay, just to the west of Dunbar. I’ve been into Dunbar itself to look at the rocks in the harbour area and visited the extensive Carboniferous exposures to the south of Dunbar at…
Tagged with: Belhaven, Dunbar, Marsh, Prestonpans
Posted in Geodiversity, Geological Walks (low-level), Scotland, Trips
Posted in Geodiversity, Geological Walks (low-level), Scotland, Trips
Hills of Hame 