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‘Footwear systems’ for the hills

Posted on July 29, 2020 by Al McGowan — Leave a comment
Shoe and improvised gaiter

One important piece of advice I was given by my old friend Dr Andy McMullen (Botanaeco) when I started doing a lot of outdoor work, both leadership and scientific fieldwork, in 2014 was to LOOK AFTER MY FEET! Part of…

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Completed Mountain Training Expedition Skills module

Posted on May 29, 2016 by Al McGowan — Leave a comment

Over the weekend of the 7-8th of May I underwent my training and assessment for the Mountain Training Expedition Skills module with Mary Matthews, who runs Mountains and Wildlife. Mary is based in Kincardine and uses the surrounding hill areas…

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