Posted in Ski and snow conditions, weather on Jan 26th, 2012 Comments Off
A few people ask are there any good places to climb around Killin and it has to be said it ain’t easy to find out much information. Glen Ogle and Weem Crags are the nearest rock climbing areas but they are mainly sport and bouldering with mainly hard, high-end routes. In Winter there are a [...]
Posted in Hire, Special Offers on Jan 25th, 2012 Comments Off
Counting down the days to the Easter Weekend and the start of the canoe & kayak hire season. Our new canoes and kayaks have arrived and we’re thinking of summer already. Messing about on the river — what better way to pass some time? We still have ex-hire canoes, kayaks and mountain bikes for sale [...]
Posted in Ski and snow conditions, weather on Jan 16th, 2012 Comments Off
Monday 16th Jan. Hills covered in low cloud / mist this morning after freezing temperatures overnight. The forecast predicts some rain in the next couple of days along with strong winds . However fresh snow on the hills is also likely, so don’t pack your skis away just yet ! At the moment there is [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, weather on Jan 13th, 2012 Comments Off
Please note that the blockage has now been removed. There is a great picture of the tree being removed in the Killin news. After the recent stormy weather the River Lochay has been partially blocked by a fallen tree. The blockage is at the Black Bridge (old railway bridge) on the left hand side if [...]
Posted in Ski and snow conditions, weather on Jan 12th, 2012 3 Comments »
With the mild weather we’ve been having the snow has been disappearing like- well- snaw aff a dyke ! Met. forecast suggests no major change for near future , so , saddle up those crampons, strap on the ice axe and head for the hills before it’s all gone. The road up to the Lawers visitor [...]