Blog Archive - March 2011
25th Mar 2011 Scottish Midges To Be 800 Times As Numerous in 2011
Ok, so it's a fairly well known fact that statistics can be portrayed and manipulated to skew a message, but the title of this blog post, even if you reduce it by an order of magnitude is enough...
22nd Mar 2011 Guidebook Trust
A warning. I have just reviwed the latest publicaton from Rockfax, a great guidebook to sport climbing and deep water soloing in Mallorca. On page 287 there are 3 DWS routes listed at Santanyi...
21st Mar 2011 A Lady With Vertigo
A few months back I posted news that I had taken on a PR specialist to help promote Heason Events events. Lissa Cook is her name and she's be doing good things! I've just done the number crunching...
18th Mar 2011 Giving Of Time
I just got an email from one of the volunteers from ShAFF 2011. Not only was she a star at the festival, helping out for nothing more than a Tshirt and some tea and coffee (she did get to watch a...
14th Mar 2011 Oscars
I can never quite get my head around the Oscars. In the past few weeks I've managed to watch a fair few of the nominated films and I reckon they are a mixed bag. True Grit (just can't say or write...
10th Mar 2011 Grants & Awards
Reasonably regularly I get emails from individuals heading off on expeditions and looking for money to help them on their way. I always send a polite response - I have been in this position...
2nd Mar 2011 Sheffield - Tha Adventure Capital Of The UK?
Adventure Capital Of The UK. It's a phrase that bugs me a little really. How do you qualify as an adventure capital? It's basically a marketing ploy. Lot's of places lay claim to it. Fort William...