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Brendan Paddy @bjpaddy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Have a day of TOIL, so off to Cammo Estate to practice navigation for @mtn-trng-scotland.bsky.social Lowland Leader - not my strongest point but I have help

Small calico cat hiding under a OS map on a beige carpet

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Mountain Training Scotland @mtn-trng-scotland.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

The Executive Officer was up on the Moray coast observing a Rock Climbing Instructor course being run as part of our quality assurance process. Excellent day wi excellent candidates. Trainer did a braw job as weel. Always pleasing to see people cruising rock climbs.

Photo shows two climbers placing gear in a crack on a sandstone cliff at head height.

Photo shows a climber in a yellow jacket climbing a rock climbs and stopping to place some protection in a crack. They’re being belayed whilst the trainer looks on

Climber leading a climb on the sandstone cliff bring belsyed whilst the trainer looks on.

Nice morning view of the point just next to the sea cliffs at Cummingston.

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Ramblers Scotland @ramblersscotland.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Thanks to 14,000 people who have signed our petition supporting walkers' rights at North Chesthill Estate in Glen Lyon, Perthshire.🙏 In just 3 weeks, you’ve made it the biggest petition in Ramblers Scotland’s history - and sparked robust official warnings to the estate, home to 4 popular Munros.

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Mountain Training Scotland @mtn-trng-scotland.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Grand wee post Mountain Training UK and Ireland council meeting yesterday afternoon wander. Still very warm but super windy up high.

Photo shows the Yr Wyddfa panorama (in the background) from a wee point called Crimpiau just above Capel Curig. In the foreground is the rocky top descending to grass covered upland ground.

Photo shows the Yr Wyddfa panorama (in the background) from a wee point called Crimpiau just above Capel Curig. In the foreground several of the MTUKI group descending the ‘ridge’.

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Jonathan Wilson @elcapitanojw.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Hail and hearty on the Glen Spean Munros yesterday. Some excellent views in between the showers and clag. @tgomagazine.bsky.social @mtn-trng-scotland.bsky.social

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Mountain Training Scotland @mtn-trng-scotland.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Our new strategic plan is now live, and this short news piece gives a useful overview of what Mountain Training Scotland is focusing on with helpful context to the focus of the new Mountain Training Scotland strategy www.mountain-training.org/about/what-w...

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Mountain Training Scotland Strategy for 2026-30

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Mountain Training Scotland @mtn-trng-scotland.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Congratulations to Carla who passed her #WinterMountainLeader. Carla was supported by the MTS Bursary scheme (and with additional support from the @cairngormclub.bsky.social has supported 60 candidates complete a #MountainTraining course www.mountain-training.org/qualificatio...

The image shows Carla leading her peer group of two other Mountain Training Scotland Winter Mountain Leader candidates (with the assessor in the rear) during the assessment up a snow covered mountain slope with blue skies - as turned out the last day they would all see blue skies or any visibility for the rest of the week.

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Action to Protect Rural Scotland @aprscotland.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Will you be out and about in the hills this summer and do you love maps? We want to find out what the locations pictured in a 1936 APRS Booklet look like today. Can you help find and photograph them? aprs.scot/news/do-you-... @christownsend.bsky.social @mtn-trng-scotland.bsky.social

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Ramblers Scotland @ramblersscotland.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

🗺️ Excited to launch our new Community Champions Scheme; empowering people to lead local walks for their communities. Our 1st Community Champions - Jumana, Natalia, Nikou & Polly - are building skills with project officer Angela & working towards future @mtn-trng-scotland.bsky.social qualifications.

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Mountain Training Scotland @mtn-trng-scotland.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Lovely day down in Sma Glen for this years Community of Practice Workshop for Mountain Training Scotland Trainers, Assessors and Tutors. We spent the day looking at the Hazards and Emergency Procedures section of the syllabus. Stunning weather and great input from everyone.

Group assembled at car park in the Sma’ Glen

Four walkers looking at some steep ground on the side of a hill. Lovely blue sky on a warm sunny day.

Photo shows three people on a heather covered rocky outcrop. One has just finished scrambling up a short rocky step and is being given a helping hand up onto the heather.

Group of walkers practicing doing an improvised stretcher carry using linked rucsacs.

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Mountain Training Scotland @mtn-trng-scotland.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Winter Mountain Leader in action! www.mountain-training.org/qualificatio...

Photo showing a group of six winter walker ascending a shallow snow covered slope silhouetted against the skyline by the sun. Ciste Mhearad.

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Mountain Training Scotland @mtn-trng-scotland.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

This report reviews the delivery of Mountain Training Scotland's Winter Mountain Leader scheme during the 2023-2024 winter season. www.mountain-training.org/help/resourc... #Winter #Mountain #Leadership

A group of waterproof cladded Winter Mountain Leader candidates clustered together checking their maps in very cold and snowy conditions on the mountains at Drumochter.

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Mountain Training Scotland @mtn-trng-scotland.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

From 1st January 2025, our climbing instructor qualifications will use updated syllabi to incorporate the leadership and decision-making competencies we added to the walk leader qualifications in 2022. www.mountain-training.org/about/what-w...

Rock climber wearing a red T-shirt and brown trousers climbing in the sun with no midgies up a sandstone slab in the North West of Scotland.

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Roman (geographyquiz.app) @geographyquiz.app · 14/11/2024

Really cool real-time counter of new Bluesky 💙 users: bsky-users.theo.io Made by @theo.io

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Mountain Training Scotland @mtn-trng-scotland.bsky.social · 11/11/2024

If you are thinking of registering on the #MountainTraining #WinterMountainLeader scheme or are just about to share your logbook with Mountain Training Scotland this video may be of use to you. youtu.be/z-64JvZSm4c?...

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Winter Mountain Leader Registration Process

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Mountain Training Scotland @mtn-trng-scotland.bsky.social · 11/11/2024

NEW: #MountainTraining Bouldering Wall Instructor coming soon! mountain-training.org/about/what-w...

Image shows a very young climber on an indoor climbing wall bouldering problem. They are climbing a series of yellow holds and are at the top of the 2-3m high problem

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Mountain Training Scotland @mtn-trng-scotland.bsky.social · 11/11/2024

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Winter Mountain Leader Registration Process

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Mountain Training Scotland @mtn-trng-scotland.bsky.social · 11/11/2024

Mountain Training Scotland bursaries to support candidates wishing to undertake a Mountain Training course provided by a Mountain Training Scotland provider www.mountain-training.org/help/support...

The image shows the clustered hands of a group of four hillwalkers wearing waterproofs holding both map and compass working out a navigation leg.

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