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Sat 10 & Sun 11 April 2021 Writers SIG: Virtual Weekend on Travel Writing Mon 10 May 2021 Family History SIG – AGM Sat 4 & Sun 5 June 2021 National Council Meeting (NCM) by Zoom Sat 12 & Sun 13 June 2021 Hampshire Branch visit to Guernsey and Jersey Sat 19 June 2021 Blackpool & North Lancashire - Canal Cruise Tue 6 July 2021 Cumbrian 70th Anniversary Event Wed 7 to Sun 11 July 2021 Plymouth – Mayflower 400 Friendship Break Mon 27 Sept to Fri 1 October 2021 Gimborn Writers’ Seminar Sat 23 & Sun 24 October 2021 Crafty Copper craft weekend at Fox Road

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FROM DUMYAT TO MONT BLANC; BEING ALIVE WITH MOUNTAINS , is not a guide book. It is simply and unashamedly an account of my mountaineering life, penned in a story telling fashion, as I meander

through and over huge tracts of Scotland and beyond. Experiences such as, getting shot at, performing a minor operation on myself and suffering a hallucination, and so much more. I touch on motivation and how my experiences enhanced my confidence. I look at a few Gaelic hills and place names, and muse over the English translations. A smattering of geology will emerge. What lies below; in so many ways determines what lies above. I touch on Transhumance settlements and some of the wildlife it was my privilege to encounter. Accompany me when I ascend Mont Blanc, and smile as I reveal the secrets of mountain rescue training and more. I was, and still am, a dedicated amateur, just like the vast majority who venture out most weekends. The more time I shared with the rivers, glens and peaks, the more I appreciated simply being amongst them, watching and listening. Join me in a journey that changed my life.

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