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.
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.
With Mountain Rescue callouts hitting a record high in 2025, Mountaineering Scotland is relaunching its free online course Sofa 2 Summit - giving anyone the knowledge and confidence to head into the hills safely.
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.
The three-year project, part of the joint It’s Up to Us campaign by Mountaineering Scotland and the Outdoor Access Trust for Scotland (OATS), has exceeded its ambitious £300,000 fundraising target, raising an impressive £315,000 to repair and rebuild more than 3km of severely eroded upland path on An Teallach, a Site of Special Scientific Interest.
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.
From 1st April to 30th September fires and barbeques are banned within the Cairngorms National Park for the first time under their new Fire Management Byelaw. But what does this mean for us as hillwalkers, climbers and mountaineers? Find out 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.
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