Posts Tagged ‘Glencoe’
The climbing ambitions of Hamish MacInnes
Few names are as synonymous with the British climbing scene as that of MacInnes. A trailblazing Scot from Gatehouse of Fleet known as ‘The Fox of Glencoe’, he took on solo yomps up The Matterhorn, attempted to scale Everest four times, survived an avalanche, invented lifesaving climbing equipment including an all-metal ice axe and a…
Read More£500,000 funding for Glencoe tourist attraction
A £2m project to transform a major tourist attraction in Lochaber has secured up to £500,000 of funding from Highlands and Islands Enterprise. Funds will go towards the construction of a new base station at Glencoe ski centre which will see the demolition of the current fire damaged building. The new facilities are expected to…
Read MoreA celebration of Scotland in photographs
Well-known Dundonian photographer Shahbaz Majeed has assembled a dizzyingly diverse range of 126 landscape images from every corner of Scotland. Presented in landscape format, they act as a lovely aide memoire for our wilder areas – whether it’s Portencross, Glencoe or Loch Awe, there were classic shots of places many of us will know and…
Read MoreScottish Golf projects its digital future in a new era
The governing body for golf in Scotland has today launched its new brand as the organisation gets set to embrace the digital world. Unveiled at Scotland’s Three Sisters in the beautiful Glencoe Mountain Range, the organisation’s new-look logo was digitally projected on to the side of the iconic mountains. The logo, which maintains the recognisable…
Read MoreJames Bond’s home could be yours for £2.2million
The cost of buying James Bond’s fictional Skyfall Lodge in Glencoe has been revealed. Leading property finance specialist, One77 Mortgages, has looked at the position buyers would have to find themselves in to secure a purchase on some of our best loved TV and film homes. Based on the average deposit of 10% of property…
Read MoreSkye beats the Eiffel Tower for online photos
It has revealed that the Isle of Skye is the most Instagrammed road trip destination in Europe, with almost 21,000 posts. The picturesque island has triumphed over the likes of the iconic Eiffel Tower, which has 12,463 posts. Scotland’s North Coast 500 also proved popular with social media users as it was ranked eighth in…
Read MoreA handy guide to bagging Scotland’s munros
For anyone with an interest in Scotland’s peaks, Max Landsberg takes the reader along with him as he makes his way up and down each Scottish summit. Every hike creates an anecdote as he tells the story of the country’s 282 Munros one by one – where to find the best views, how nature shaped…
Read MoreScotland to host the world’s most unusual ski race
The world’s most unusual ski race is coming to Scotland for the first time. Red Bull Homerun is to come to the Glencoe Mountain Resort on 13 March, with 300 skiers and snowboarders. The first male and female skier and snowboarder to the bottom will be crowned Red Bull Homerun champions. Red Bull Homerun has…
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