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From the Activities Team: Going the Whole Hog for Charity

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Next weekend Richard, Chris and John will be taking part in the Whole Hog Challenge to raise money for the Marie Curie Cancer Care charity. The Whole Hog Challenge is a six mile adventure race with obstacles and feats to…

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From the Activities Team: Checking the Gorge

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Today was our first check of the Beinn Damph gorge for 2010. We do this once a year to check that the gorge hasn’t changed too much and if it has, then to see if it is still safe to…

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From the Activities Team: Kayaking and Rock Climbing in the Sun

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This weekend was perfect with spectacular weather allowing us to run some great activity days. For the first time in 2010 we were able to run both kayaking and rock climbing for guests, culminating in a fine sunset walk. …

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From the Activities Team: Sunny Spells and Scattered Rhododendrons

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This week has seen a total mix of weather conditions in the Torridon area. On Tuesday we had the same heavy snow most of the country had. Wednesday brought yet more of the white stuff (not that I am complaining).…

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From the Activities Team: Winter Mountain Leader Training

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Last week I went on a Winter Mountain Leader training course in Fort William with Plas Y Brennin. The six day course showed us how to perform and coach the different skills involved with winter work. It…

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From the Activities Team: Winter Skills on Beinn Eighe

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Last weekend, we tackled our final winter skills course for 2010 on Beinn Eighe. It seemed to have the majority of accessible snow but this time we set ourselves up a little lower where a strange cleft in the hill had…

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From the Activities Team: YouTubing Our Highland Adventures

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This week we took a rest from the hills and have been working hard on the Torridon Activities YouTube channel. We set it up  about six months ago and it now contains some great…

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From the Activities Team: Perfecting Winter Skills in Perfect Winter Conditions

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The third winter skills course took place last weekend in superb snow and amazing weather. We spent a glorious weekend basking in the sun and soaking up the amazing views and the group was able to relax and start learning…

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From the Activities Team: First Snow Hole Trip of the Year

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We ran our first snow hole trip of the year last weekend. We left on Friday morning and could not have picked a better day. In all the years I have been on Cairn Gorm plateau, I have never seen…

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From the Activities Team: Winter Weekend Skills Continued

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This weekend saw us running our second winter skills weekend. We spent a cracking two days with lots of snow; too much at times. We also saw some avalanche evidence first hand on Beinn Eighe with lots of blocks lying…

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From the Activities Team: Snow (and Richard) in the mountains!

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For the last month, I have been spending as much time in the mountains of Scotland as possible to prepare for my winter mountain leader training. This has given me a fantastic opportunity to be out in the best snow…

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