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13th March 20160

Kayaking in Cyprus

I have spent 7 weeks on and off since November at Dhekelia in Cyprus to train soldiers from 1 SCOTS in kayaking. The regiment is currently spending its last few weeks, of a 6 month posting, at Nicosia as part of the UN peacekeepers on the island. As part of their time in Cyprus the soldiers are going throu adventerous training with a choice of mountain biking, climbing and kayaking. I...
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1st March 20160

What to Carry when Winter Mountaineering

Just a follow up to the recent blog on what to wear when winter mountaineering. It is just as important what you would put inside your rucksack. Rucksack Let’s start with the bag. You should have a larger and sturdier rucksack than what you would use in summer. The recommended size would be between 45 and 60 litres. It sounds like a lot but it isn’t and it’s always best...
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Winter Skills Course - Avalanche awareness
29th February 20160

Winter Skills Course 27-28 February 2016

Saturday morning started very well with glorious sunshine and no wind. We met up in Aviemore and after introduction got into sorting out the equipment. Crampons set up for the boots and off we drove up to the Cairngorm car park.   The avalanche conditions were quite favourable to. Considerable at Northeast to Southeast slopes and everything else lower. Since we were going to spend all day on westerly slope...
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Winter Mountaineering Course
21st January 20160

What to Wear when Winter Mountaineering

It is pretty important to know what to wear when you go walking in the winter mountains in Scotland. You don't want to get cold when you stand around for a few minutes and you don't want to be too warm so you would sweat too easily and therefore cool down more when you rest. Let’s start nearest too the skin. Synthetic or wool base layer Synthetic or wool underwear...
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17th March 20150

The Great Outdoors Magazine

I'm proud to anounce that Unexplored Scotland has been featured in the March 2015 edition of The Great Outdoors. I was asked for expert advise on climbing Ben Nevis in the winter and about some top tips on what to do. Unexplored Scotland also got mentioned later on about winter walking in the Assynt area. More will follow in 2016 with some more expert advise. Watch this space.
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