MWIS Blog

Follow the latest musings of our MWIS forecasters discussing the intricacies of the British weather in the mountain environment. In addition our MWIS Ambassadors will be blogging on all aspects of adventure and safety in the mountains. A brief bio of our ambassadors can be found at the following link:

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Return to the mountains
POSTED BY Garry // 3rd Jul 20

Walkers and climbers welcome lifting of 5-mile travel limit.

Emergency First Aid in the mountains
POSTED BY Cory // 2nd Jul 20

ABCs of first aid.

Hillwalkers look forward to return
POSTED BY Garry // 26th Jun 20

Walkers and climbers welcome lifting of travel limits.

June chill and springtime variations
POSTED BY Garry // 6th Jun 20

Within the space of a few days, we've jumped from basking in hot sunshine at the end of May, to shivering in a chilly northerly gale by the first weekend of June.

Mountains of the mind
POSTED BY Garry // 5th Jun 20

Hillwalkers and climbers are being challenged to put their passion for the wild places into words.

Scotland lockdown changes
POSTED BY Garry // 29th May 20

A first step for walkers and climbers

Advice from BMC for England
POSTED BY Garry // 18th May 20

New advice from the British Mountaineering Council for climbing and hill walking in England.

Plotting a route back to the hills
POSTED BY Garry // 15th May 20

Mountaineering organisations working together towards a return to hill walking and climbing in Scotland

A bitter northerly blast
POSTED BY Garry // 7th May 20

Ne'er cast a clout, and all that...

The Indoor Mountain Forecast: Your Interpretation Guide
POSTED BY Emily // 12th Apr 20

A light-hearted guide to help us cope with mountain withdrawal symptoms...