From the latest Access & Conservation news to climbing competitions and the end of our winter mountain safety courses, take a look back at what the Mountaineering Scotland team got up to on behalf of our members in March.
New legislation for grouse and muirburn management was passed in the Scottish Parliament on 21 March 2024. The Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill was introduced to the Scottish Parliament for discussion and adoption in March 2023, making its way through the Committee amendment stages over the past year to become law.
The Volunteer Mountain Hare Survey is underway again this year, and is looking to hillwalkers for help. It’s now quicker and easier to contribute mountain hare sightings, with a new, more streamlined on-line recording form which should only take a couple of minutes to complete.
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 Davie Black, Senior Mountain Safety Advisor Ross Cadie, ClimbScotland Development Manager Jamie Smith, and Member Services & Communications Manager, Helen Gestwicki.
Jo Dytch becomes first woman appointed as Chair of organisation, just months after Anne Butler announced as first female President.
Discover the beauty of Scotland's winter hills with Mountain Landscape Photographer, Benjamin Barendrecht.
Take a look back at what the team got up to on behalf of our members in January.
Garry Nicholson, Forecaster and Project Manager at the Mountain Weather Information Service (MWIS), takes us through what to expect from winter forecasting,
Mountaineering Scotland is delighted to be joining the Fort William Mountain Festival again next month as part of their 20th anniversary line-up, with an interactive stand in Festival Hub, a #ThinkWINTER Discovery Session with Glenmore Lodge and talk on mountain path campaign, It's Up to Us, as part of the Trail Running Headline event.
Mountaineering Scotland’s popular Mountain Writing Competition is back! We’re asking those with stories and poems inspired by the mountains to put fingers to keyboards and submit their writings for a chance to win prizes, and have their work published online and in Scottish Mountaineer Magazine.
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