The Scottish Parliament’s Rural Affairs Committee is asking how well Scotland’s outdoor access system works and whether changes are needed to make it fit for the future. The consultation is open to anyone with an interest in outdoor access, including hillwalkers, climbers and ski tourers and it’s important as many of us as possible take part so that our opinions and experiences are considered, alongside those of landowners, land managers, local communities and other outdoor access users. We encourage all our members and the wider outdoor community to take part in the consultation and write in your own words why outdoor access matters to you.
The BTO are asking members to report sightings of ringed Ptarmigan to help them monitor their movements.
At the end of each month, we take a look back at the work the team has been carrying out on behalf of our members. Read on to hear the latest updates from Access & Conservation Officer Catriona Davies, Senior Mountain Safety Advisor Ross Cadie, ClimbScotland Development Manager Jamie Smith, and Member Services & Communications Manager, Helen Gestwicki.
At the end of each month, we take a look back at the work the team has been carrying out on behalf of our members. Read on to hear the latest updates from Access & Conservation Officer Catriona Davies, Senior Mountain Safety Advisor Ross Cadie, ClimbScotland Development Manager Jamie Smith, and Member Services & Communications Manager, Helen Gestwicki.
We know that maintaining access to Scotland’s hills and crags remains one of the top priorities for our members. Much of this work is behind the scenes and some issues can take a long time to resolve so we wanted to take this opportunity to update members on some of the key cases that we are currently working on.
We're looking for two brilliant new people to help us support Scotland's 16,000 members and 130 affiliated clubs. If you love the outdoors and want a job with purpose, one of these could be for you. Find out more about our open vacancies here.
More good news from the Cairngorms this week as the remaining roads were reopened, and we would once again like to thank all those who have supported the firefighting effort over the last four weeks. Find the full details here.
After the Cairngorms wildfire that started more than 3 weeks ago, a multi-agency assessment of the area has granted a lifting of the cordon around the Glenmore area as of 8am on Friday, 7 August to allow local businesses to reopen. Find the full details here.
At the end of each month, we take a look back at the work the team has been carrying out on behalf of our members. Read on to hear the latest updates from Access & Conservation Officer Catriona Davies, Senior Mountain Safety Advisor Ross Cadie, ClimbScotland Development Manager Jamie Smith, and Member Services & Communications Manager, Helen Gestwicki.
Mountaineering Scotland is aware of the discussion regarding recent bolting activity in the North that has sparked passionate debate about the place of fixed equipment in Scottish climbing. Find our guidance here.
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