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Meet some of the folk who made this mag… Fiona Chappell is a freelance Summer, Winter and International Mountain Leader (ML). She has led groups in France, Spain, Switzerland and Nepal but lives in Aviemore, ideal for working in the Cairngorms. Other
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Beinn Tarsuinn
“…and the one in the middle goes hey diddle diddle/God, he’s just a pretty face” Manfred Mann ACTUALLY, Beinn Tarsuinn does have an extremely pretty face. It’s called the Meadow Face, is 800 feet high, distinguished by three soaring cracklines, looks
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Lake District’s Longest-serving Fell Top Assessor Retires
Since 2008, fell top assessor Jon Bennett, 61, has been part of the three-person team who summit Lakeland fells (usually Helvellyn with its large east face, which holds winter in its grasp for longer) daily throughout winter in order to deliver weath