Winter Lockdown

The current cold, snowy weather has transformed the Pentland Hills into a winter playground over the past few days.     I’ve been out for ski, sledge, climb and walk to keep fit and keep my skills up during this period of lockdown. Climbers on Caerketton crag:   Andrew Ski touring Hoar frost/crystal growth   […]

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RSPB Hill Safety Courses

      Pentland Hills I’ve been working with the RSPB Scotland this spring running hill/remote area safety courses for them. Field workers are running surveys in remote areas where wind farms are active to assess the impact of the turbines on bird life. I ran courses for Jacob, Michael and Chris – we spent a few […]

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