The Garvellachs – 16th June, 2022 - By Norman Wares The Garvellachs, in Scottish Gaelic: An Garbh Eileaicha, the ‘rough islands’ or Isles of the Sea are a chain of four small islands lying north of Isle of Jura at the...
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Final Report on the 2021 Annual Photo Competition
The shortlisted photos and winners The final judging of last year’s photo competition took place at the Annual Dinner at Shifnal. Thank you to all the attendees who took the time to view the shortlisted photos and to...
Jenny Hatfield2022 RHSoc Dinner and AGM Report
Write-up by Alex Cameron After the long absence of Society meet-ups through 2020 and the first half of 2021, it's great that we are now once more able to ease back into what is a lot more like the old swing of things...
Spring Bagger Rambles trip report, Port Charlotte, Islay
Gill Stephens reports on a 3 night trip starting on 24th April 2020, then 23rd April 2021 and then 1st April 2022 (hurrah!) At last! Thirty baggers made it to Islay after 2 years of Covid-19-induced delays. We were...
Baggers without Borders and Thoughts of Ukraine
As I review data for the Baggers without Borders 2021 international tables, my thoughts inevitably drift to the terrible situation in Ukraine today and the contrast with our two trips there. In 2013 we flew to Kiev and...
Denise McLellanObituary for Jeff Parr
Jeff Parr: 1939 - 2022 by Alan Castle It is with great sadness that I report the death of long-standing LDWA member Jeff Parr, from terminal cancer on 7th February 2022. I first encountered Jeff on various occasions in...
How can I be a conservationist and a hill bagger? Is there a conflict?
A personal reflection from RHSoc Member, David Levey Conflict exists in most things. As a conservationist, I wish to use as little of the Earth’s natural resources as possible. Yet, as a hill bagger, I cannot help but...
RHSoc 2022 Annual Dinner and AGM
To be held at the Park House Hotel, Shifnal, Shropshire, 28th May 2022 It is England's turn to host the dinner this year since the 2021 dinner attendees voted for Shropshire. We are reverting to an early summer date...
Dave ChaffeyTrip Report: Alston Bagger Rambles, November 2021
‘A great fun weekend from start to finish and I really enjoyed the company, catering and hostel.’ Norman 'Seeing Richard jump off the trig on Cumrew Fell made my weekend - good to see another trig jumper!' Maisie ...
Tump Bagging – a plethora of Sevens
Norman Wares on his conversion to local tumping in Perth and Kinross Having exhausted various hill lists, my attention was drawn to bagging Tumps (British hills with more than 30 metres of prominence). Like many others...