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Topic: Hillwalkers


In the News (Tue 15 Dec 09)

  
  The Angry Corrie 44: Jan-Feb 2000
Hillwalking is the most egalitarian of pursuits, with every member of a typical party brandishing their own map and compass and claiming to know the way.
Hillwalkers insist on taking part in their sport even if the rain is horizontal and the visibility is zero.
Hillwalkers on the other hand smile cheerily every time they meet and are unified by a love of the outdoors and all God's fauna.
bubl.ac.uk /org/tacit/tac/tac44/23differ.htm   (1418 words)

  
 Hillwalking -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Hillwalking or fellwalking is the recreational practice of (Click link for more info and facts about hiking) hiking in mountainous terrain.
Another skill often involved is that of (The guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place) navigation, especially in conditions of poor visibility.
There is not always a clear-cut distinction between hillwalking and (The activity of climbing a mountain) mountaineering, but the latter term is typically used to describe more adventurous activities, often at higher altitudes.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/h/hi/hillwalking.htm   (136 words)

  
 The Angry Corrie 28: Aug-Sep96
Well, if the citizens of this planet, hillwalkers included, are going to make it through the next couple of centuries, something more self-effacing will have to replace the culture which puts the individual first.
Hillwalking is important for Scottish GDP, and it can help to keep the Highlands alive - other forms of tourism often turn countryside and coast into geriatric wards.
If you love hillwalking you should realise that respect for the hills is not just a matter of personal safety, but of survival in the widest sense.
bubl.ac.uk /org/tacit/TAC/tac28/dowalker.htm   (2022 words)

  
 Hillwalkers - a warning about going to Kerry
Not having anticipated that my day spent hillwalking would incur such an expense I did not possess at the time the means of paying such a fee.
Nothing in the responses received from South Kerry Tourism leads me to believe that the conclusions I reached in my original letter to them were unfounded, or that a similar incident could not occur again.
Tourists or visitors to Kerry need to wary of being lured to the county for hillwalking, by promotional material that in fact related to facilities that wholly inadequate for visitors who may arrive by car.
homepage.tinet.ie /~nobyrne/hillwalkers_a_warning_about_kerry.htm   (2052 words)

  
 Scotsman.com Leisure & Lifestyle - Outdoors - Hills and Mountains - Walking
A LEADING adventure magazine was yesterday accused of putting the lives of inexperienced hillwalkers in danger after claiming two of Scotland’s most challenging mountain routes could be safely traversed in the depths of winter without the aid of ice-axes and crampons.
The latest edition of Trail, the biggest selling magazine for hillwalkers in Britain, claims the 28 mile trek through the Lairig Ghru, in the heart of the Cairngorms, and Stac Pollaidh, an arduous, 13-mile mountain path in Wester Ross, could be free of deep snow "even in the worst winter weather".
The criticism was led by Richard Wild, the mountain safety adviser to the Mountaineering Council of Scotland, who claimed the article could mislead inexperienced hillwalkers and put them at serious risk.
leisure.scotsman.com /outdoors/walking_specific.cfm?articleid=8009   (786 words)

  
 An Óige - Hillwalking/Hiking
This special hike is geared towards non-members who are interested in finding out about the club, the distances covered and the pace of the hikes.
In the event that the hike is too fast or long, the Hillwalkers Club recommends more moderate hikes organised by the Photographic Club.
It is imperative that the instructions of the Hike Leaders be adhered to by those participating.
www.irelandyha.org /content.aspx?page=hillWalking&mi=50   (355 words)

  
 Glen of Imaal
The famous 1798 rebel Michael Dwyer was born here and in 1998 a trail was developed depicting his life and involvement in the rebellion.
The Glen of Imaal is enveloped in a ring of mountains Brusselstown Ring, Kaedeen, Ballineddin, Slievemaan, Lug, Camenabologue, Table, Lobawn, Sugarloaf and Church.
Hence the Ring of Imaal a walking route to challenge all levels of hillwalkers was born.
www.wicklow.ie /win/glenofimaal/index.htm   (111 words)

  
 americasroof news - hiking and climbing the highest mountains and hills in the world and U.S.
HILLWALKING, climbing, mountaineering: in the space of a few years, it’s been transformed from a nerdy minority pastime into one of the iconic activities of the age, the subject of a small avalanche of recent plays, films and books, and a pervasive symbol of - well, what?
Either way, this emerging aspect of yuppie lifestyle receives another worthwhile airing in Alan Wilkins’s flawed-but-promising debut play for this year’s Traverse tour, which begins brilliantly, with an ill-assorted bunch of five storm-caught hillwalkers erupting into the clean, empty space of a bothy near Sgurr Mhor.
The trouble is that this central motif is both too heavily flagged up by symbols and metaphors, and sold short by a failure, both in the language of the play and in Lorne Campbell’s slightly evasive production, to enter fully into the deep pain of loss involved in such burials.
www.network54.com /Forum/message?forumid=3897&messageid=1082741108   (299 words)

  
 Bed and breakfast accommodation in the French Pyrenees for visitors, hillwalkers and skiers
Linda and Rog's bed and breakfast for walkers, skiers and general visitors to the beautiful Ariege Pyrenees region of France.
The village is the perfect base for exploring the Cathar fortress castles of Montségur, Roquefixade and Peyrepertuse.
It is a hillwalkers paradise, with trails to suit every ability - from low-level nature walks, to high mountain ridges and peaks.
www.tindleys.com   (136 words)

  
 All About BOOTS Hillwalkers
BOOTS is an informal hillwalking group based in Oldmeldrum, north of Aberdeen, Scotland.
BOOTS offers people living in the Aberdeenshire area and their friends and visitors the means of organising access to the hills in the company of others with a similar interest in hillwalking.
Mountain biking, possibly combined with hillwalking, is an option for some outings.
www.btinternet.com /~johnbaillie/Boots/AllAboutBoots.htm   (357 words)

  
 New Statesman: It's not just a place for hillwalkers - the future of the Scottish farms and way of life uncertain   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Indeed, hillwalking is the most politically correct leisure activity in modern Scotland.
Although I know farmers who enjoy it, and other country people who relish nothing better than a day in the hills, the landscape that many hillwalkers delight in is an empty one.
They would be happy with a countryside devoid of economic activity; and farming is nothing if it is not an economic activity.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0FQP/is_4477_129/ai_61637993   (1570 words)

  
 LDWA Hill Walkers Register
It provides information and advice to all those wanting to take up a hillwalking challenge of completing one of several categories of hills in England, Wales or Ireland (Scotland has its own organisations catering for the Munro and others baggers north of the border).
The HR maintains five Registers of hillwalkers who have ascended all the mountains over 2000ft in England and Wales (there are over 400 of them!), climbed all of the Wainwrights (214 summits) in the Lake District or visited all of the County Tops of England and Wales.
When you have completed a list of hills simply fill in a Register Claim Form and send it to the Recorder who will enter your name on the relevant Register and issue you with an (optional) certificate which is a super memento of your achievement.
www.ldwa.org.uk /hillwalkers/hillwalkers.htm   (399 words)

  
 The Mountaineering Council of Scotland
Hillwalkers are therefore encouraged to look out for the new boxes of Hillphones leaflets in shops and accommodation outlets.
Hillphones is a telephone answer-machine service aimed at providing hillwalkers and climbers with information about the location of deer stalks in parts of the Scottish Highlands.
The aim of the service is to reduce conflict and enable the two activities to co-exist on the same mountains at the same time.
www.communicata.co.uk /smc/hillphon.htm   (442 words)

  
 Document Title   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The need for dedicated civilian mountain rescue teams across the remotest areas of Scotland has grown as the number of hillwalkers and climbers has mushroomed over the last few decades.
Scottish Tourist Board figures now show that around one third of all holidays to the Scottish Highlands involve hillwalking, hiking or climbing.
However, DMRT is not only on hand to help hillwalkers and climbers.
www.dmrt.co.uk /dmrt_team.html   (182 words)

  
 BookkooB: Weather for Hillwalkers and Climbers - Malcolm Thomas
BookkooB: Weather for Hillwalkers and Climbers - Malcolm Thomas
Above you will see a list of UK book stores, along with their stock and price details for Weather for Hillwalkers and Climbers by Malcolm Thomas.
View other editions of Weather for Hillwalkers and Climbers.
www.bookkoob.co.uk /book/0750910801.htm   (193 words)

  
 MCI Website Discussion   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Describe what you found in hillwalking or mountaineering in Ireland.
The Mountaineering Council of Ireland (MCI) is the National Governing Body for hillwalkers and climbers in Ireland.
As hillwalking and climbing have become more and more popular some access difficulties are apparent.
www.mountaineering.ie /discus/messages/board-topics.html   (156 words)

  
 Walking in Scotland - Skye   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
It is a compact island with a wide variety of walks and climbs to suit all abilities, from mountains and hills like the Red Hills, the Storr and Quiraing to more gentle walks such as the walk to Talisker Bay, the Portree Forest walk and the walk to Eas Mor waterfall.
There are also some walks in the Cuillin suitable for walkers and hillwalkers, but most of the Cuillin are really for experienced mountaineers only.
Hillwalking, walking and mountaineering apart, there is plenty to see and do on Skye.
www.b-mercer.demon.co.uk /skywalk.htm   (715 words)

  
 MCofS; Kilfinnan Car Parking Dispute   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
A misunderstanding between hillwalkers and a Highland farmer looks set to be resolved following a meeting between Highland Council's Access Officer and the owner of Kilfinnan Farm near Loch Lochy.
Kilfinnan is a popular starting point for hillwalkers heading for the Munros Sron a' Choire Ghairbh and Meall na Teanga, and the Corbett Ben Tee.
Many walkers park their cars around Kilfinnan, and the introduction of a car parking charge was seen by many as an unofficial attempt to harass walkers for payment for parking on the local authority maintained grass verge.
www.mountaineering-scotland.org.uk /access/kilfinnan.html   (337 words)

  
 The Munro Almanac
With over 26,000 copies sold since 1991, The Munro Almanac has become an essential rucksack item for the thousands of hillwalkers and climbers who come to Scotland every year to enjoy the peaks that stand over 3000 feet (914 m) and are known as the Munros.
When Sir Hugh T. Munro, Bart, of Lindertis first published his table of these mountains in 1891, he claimed that there were some 538 such tops, 238 of which he felt merited the status of separate mountains.
Modern surveying has confirmed the total as 277 and 'Munro-bagging' is now an established obsession with British hillwalkers.
www.interlinkbooks.com /BooksM/Munro_text.html   (218 words)

  
 BMC Online shop
This book is aimed primarily at people starting to do their own walks, or maybe graduating from guide books to maps.
An essential read for new Hillwalkers, this BMC publication covers all the basics.
The Hillwalkers handbook contains all the information you need for safe and enjoyable walking and scrambling in the hills, all year round.
www.thebmc.co.uk /theshop/asp/prodtype.asp?prodtype=13&iCount=0   (273 words)

  
 MCofS; Winter Essentials
Climbing, hillwalking and mountaineering are activities with a danger of personal injury or death.
Participants in these activities should be aware of and accept these risks and be responsible for their own actions and involvement.
This leaflet is only a brief summary of some of the most basic skills needed for safe travel in the hills in winter.
www.mountaineering-scotland.org.uk /leaflets/winter.html   (2220 words)

  
 An Óige Hillwalkers Club Website
The average walking distance is 16km but can vary from 15-20km and the ascent can vary from 500 to 1000 metres depending on the type and awkwardness of the terrain.
Please bear in mind that hillwalking is a strenuous activity requiring the participant to be in good health and reasonably fit.
If you are an experienced hillwalker with the right gear for Winter, then you may like to try out the Hillwalkers (Hard hike).
homepage.eircom.net /~thehillwalker/newcomers.htm   (536 words)

  
 The Scottish Mountaineering Club   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
This comprehensive guide for hillwalkers details routes on 295 mountains in North-West Scotland north of the Great Glen.
Chapters on fauna, flora and geology are complemented by sections in each chapter on local access and path networks, local history and hillwalking achievements.
The new Hillwalkers’ Guides replace the SMC District Guides and will cover: Skye and the Islands, Cairngorms, Central Highlands and Southern Highlands and Uplands.
www.smc.org.uk /books/books_northwest_high.htm   (160 words)

  
 Western People: Sun shines on Erris hillwalkers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The first ever Hillwalking Festival was held in glorious sunshine in Erris during the May Bank Holiday weekend.
Speaking at the opening of the walks in the Belderrig Research Centre, BrÝan Hoban, Chairperson of N.W. Hillwalking Club, stated that the aim of the event was to promote an appreciation of the landscape and heritage of Gaeltacht Iorrais and to foster friendships among like-minded people.
The organisers of the Walking Festival N.W. Hillwalking Club would like to thank the people of Belderrig and Carrateigue, the accommodation providers, Belderrig Research Centre, the staff at the CÚide Fields, Dr. SÚamus Caulfield and everybody that made this weekend such a memorable occasion.
www.westernpeople.ie /news/story.asp?j=6404   (550 words)

  
 MacKay Cottages and Caravans - Places to Stay
This small village boasts many sightings of pinemartins, otters, seals, deer and eagles making it a paradise for hillwalkers and bird enthusiasts.
From Strathcarron Railway station 10 miles away you may take a short journey to Kyle of Lochalsh or Plockton which will take you round the south shore of Loch Carron, providing a glorious view of Ardaneaskan with the loch in the foreground.
Ullapool is a vibrant fishing village, which lies on a narrow peninsula extending into Loch Broom creating for itself a natural harbour.
www.oakdale2.freeserve.co.uk /places.html   (373 words)

  
 ::: u.tv :::   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
A framework to build bridges between hillwalkers and land owners in the Republic of Ireland has been put together to improve relations.
It involves mutual respect, insurance, recognition that landowners are entitled to be paid for the use of the facility they offer and agreements on public rights of way.
Irish Cattle and Sheep farmers Association President Malcom says the only way this framework will work is if hillwalkers show respect for the landowners.
www.utvinternet.com /newsroom/indepth.asp?id=53097&pt=n   (135 words)

  
 National Navigation Awards and Qualifications for Wilderness Tours   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Explore the great outdoors safe in the knowledge that you know where you are, where you are going and how to get there.
The National Navigation Award Scheme (NNAS) provides a clear system of navigation based on well-tried principles, as used by expert hillwalkers and orienteers.
With time and practice, it can be second nature for you to find your way in the countryside with map and compass.
rubiconsolutionsuk.co.uk /navigation_awards   (156 words)

  
 The Mountaineering Council of Scotland
The fact is that the proposed development is in trouble and still has hurdles to clear.
There is everything to play for and hillwalkers and climbers can continue, as they have done for the past five years, to put their views forward and oppose this ludicrous scheme.
The developers finally heard a couple of weeks ago that they were to be offered EU funding, but this funding is attached to a number of stringent conditions.
www.communicata.co.uk:81 /smc/cfupdate.htm   (1075 words)

  
 Media information from Achill Tourism
Fine weather attracted scores of hillwalkers to the second annual Feile Siuloidi Acla / Achill Walks Festival over the recent bank holiday weekend.
The event, organised by Achill Tourism, brought hillwalkers from all parts of Ireland.
Over 80 people took part in two guided walks, while several smaller groups opted for self-guide walks on the island.
www.achilltourism.com /news_180303.html   (194 words)

  
 Alpine Club Links
Mountaineering Council of Ireland - The National Governing Body for Mountaineering representing ramblers, hillwalkers, rock climbers and alpinists.
British Mountaineering Council - The British Mountaineering Council is the representative body that exists to protect the freedoms and promote the interests of climbers, hillwalkers and mountaineers, including ski-mountaineers.
British Mountain Guides - BMG members hold the highest internationally recognised qualification for instruction and guiding in rock and ice climbing, mountaineering and off-piste skiing and ski touring- the coveted IFMGA carnet.
www.alpine-club.org.uk /cgi-bin/clinks/category.cgi?category=/Organisations&start=0   (238 words)

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