University Professor Claims ‘Refreezing Polar Regions’ Would Reverse Global Warming A University of Cambridge professor claims refreezing the Earth’s polar regions and capturing carbon dioxide from out of the atmosphere would roll back the harms of global warming. Related: How Climate Change Will Affect Skiing Sir David King, a former chief scientific adviser to the UK government, said that time “is no longer on our side” to tackle climate change. “What […] Weather WeatherBrains | May 11, 2019 1 Comment
UK Ski Resort Welcomes Country’s First Avalanche Dog [arve url="https://youtu.be/Iho9xhpb9iU"] Jason Ringenberg | January 3, 2019 117 Likes 0 Tweets 0 Comments
CairnGorm Mountain, Scotland, Forced to Shut Down Funicular With the ski season just around the corner, CairnGorm Mountain in Scotland has just been forced to shut down it’s most important lift. CairnGorm Mountain is the second largest ski resort in the UK, and at it’s heart is their prized funicular railway. The funicular carries passengers two kilometers from the base to the top of the mountain, providing access to […] Industry News Tanner Blake | November 16, 2018 0 Comments
‘Nature’ Prescribed as Medicine by Shetland, Scotland Doctors Most of the outdoor community is well aware of the positive mental effects spending time outside can bring. Once you’ve experienced the change in general mood living an outdoor-centered life catalyzes, its relatively easy to make it a priority. In my experience, ‘outdoorsy people’ are generally happier despite life circumstance variables and more apt to navigate times of adversity. […] Brains Sydney Stephens | November 8, 2018 0 Comments
Brexit Could Increase Ski Holiday Prices in the UK On June 23rd, 2016, Britain voted to leave the European Union. While the UK doesn’t officially leave the EU until March 2019, the ski industry is already experiencing some effects of the referendum. According to The Telegraph, ski holiday prices have already increased since the referendum was passed. Ski holidays are ski trips that take clients to resorts across the world, […] Industry News Tanner Blake | October 31, 2018 0 Comments
UK Bracing Itself for Coldest Halloween in a Century | Arctic Front Bringing Snow Too The UK is bracing itself for the coldest Halloween in almost 100-years next week. Freezing air from the Arctic will engulf the entire nation over the coming days pushing temperatures well below freezing by the weekend. In addition, Scotland and northern England are on alert for snow, with latest forecasts hinting at wintry showers even hitting as far south as London. Blizzards […] Weather WeatherBrains | October 23, 2018 0 Comments
Britain is Totally without Snow for only the 7th Time in 300 Years Britain has lost its longest-lasting patch of snow for the first time in over a decade, an event which has happened only six other times in the previous 300 years. Known as the Sphinx, (or affectionately known by climbers and walkers as “Scotland’s Glacier”), the patch at Garbh Choire Mor on Braeriach is historically the longest-lasting in Scotland’s mountains and […] Weather Steven Agar | October 3, 2017 0 Comments
Fraud Climbs Kilimanjaro and Wins Triathlon while Collecting Disability Payments Former serviceman Mark Lloyd claimed that he couldn’t walk on uneven surfaces, bend or stretch, and needed walking aids after suffering a slipped disc and PTSD. Lloyd had been medically discharged from the Army in 2011, applied for personal independence payments in October 2014, and then reapplied in July 2016, saying his conditioned had worsened. The Welshman collected a total […] Spencer Miller | August 10, 2017 0 Comments
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