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IFMGA Mountain Guide & WMCI | Off Piste Performance @Off_Piste_Perf | Mountain Assurance @MtnAssurance Own views here: cryosphere and rock enthusiast…

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Joined May 2009
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Bit of a mystery. Can anybody identify these marks in Stromness Flagstone on #westray Orkney? Devonian age tetrapod tracks? Lightening strikes or shot holes?
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The Small Mount pictured from the summit of Morven. Scaraben Quartzite Formation of only 1000 million years old!
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In search of CPD for membership renewal for the Association of Mountaineering Instructors (AMI) or British Mountain Guides (BMG)? Have a look at Mountain CRM for #crm and #humanfactors in avalanche terrain. @Brit_Mt_Guides @the_AMI mountain-assurance.teachable…
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Tributes paid to mountain rescue 'legend' David Whalley. Seems fitting to share this via Twitter where he frequently commented on many people’s adventures. RIP Heavy. bbc.com/news/articles/c93nzq…
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Well played by @SAS 😂
We get it, @SkyNews and The Guardian - same initials, both wear uniforms, operate internationally, and move fast. But only one SAS was affected by the Heathrow power outage. Spoiler: it was the one with the free coffee onboard, not the one with parachutes.
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Abisko: Helikopterolycka – stor räddningsinsats. A helicopter that was used to fly skiers up for heliskiing has been swept away in an avalanche in Riksgränsen. aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/93V…
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Keith Ball on ‘Moonshadow’ V,5, Lochnagar. A great consolation prize as another party beat us to Eagle Ridge - fairly and squarely!! @Brit_Mt_Guides
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Today was an absolute game changer! I got myself some knee pads! First time I have been pain free with full mobility after doing a snow profile - it has only taken me 7 years to work this out… You guys are onto something @DaveWCurrie #forecasterhacks #intramudullarynailproblems
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Norway boosts northern defense - Norway's News in English — newsinenglish.no newsinenglish.no/2025/01/29/…
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Good mixed climbing in the Northern Cairngorms, even after Wednesday’s freezing rain. Just a bit of clearing required. Oh and there was frozen turf. #britishmountainguides @Brit_Mt_Guides Photo: @mattstygall
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Just seen a gust of 116 knots - 133.5 mph recorded on Cairn Gorm summit. 20 March 1986 record was 173 mph.
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Snow Conditions and Avalanches – Two case studies | Royal Meteorological Society ⁦@RMetS⁩ rmets.org/event/snow-conditi…
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