Jan 16, 2025 · The story of the race. With comparable depth to the legendary field that assembled for this race last year, the start line in Edale contained stars from previous Spine races and beyond.But they were in for a tough few days of racing – thick snow and ice lay on the ground as they set off, which turned to slush, mud and bog as the temperatures rose throughout the week, with flood risks in some ...

Hamish MacInnes Legacy Brings £446,000 to Scottish Mountaineering Trust . The Scottish Mountaineering Trust will be the sole beneficiary of the £446,000 estate of Hamish MacInnes, one of the great Scottish mountaineers and innovators of the 20th Century, enabling them to support projects that open access to the hills to disadvantaged communities.

Feb 17, 2025 · B ack in December I included Northern Horizons in the UKC/UKH Christmas Book List, which was a self-confessed curveball, because of one fairly significant detail - it wasn't actually out yet. In spite of this, it seemed insane not to include it, because from having pored over the PDFs I knew it was something incredibly special. Having subsequently received it in print I …

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Feb 17, 2025 · At other locations it is perfectly safe to walk the green dashed line, but you might not want to for a different reason. In the photo above we can see a walker using a digital map to show that they are indeed on the green dashed line, but looking ahead at the landscape we can see that there is no physical path, just the tussocky bog of Ulpha Fell.

Feb 4, 2025 · F ollowing a survey of winter hill-goers, which revealed a sizeable minority who were unsure of the differences between key items of winter safety equipment, Mountaineering Scotland has issued advice on the pros and cons of using microspikes versus crampons. "The misconception that microspikes and crampons are interchangeable can put people at serious risk in the mountains in winter" said Ross ...

Sep 24, 2015 · Naismith's Rule is a formula that can be used when planning a hill route to work out - roughly - how long it ought to take. Devised in 1892 by the Victorian mountaineer William Naismith, this well known rule of thumb remains in common use today with only minor revisions.

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