Sir Jimmy Saville was a big friend of the outdoors

Sir Jimmy Saville was a big friend of the outdoors and helped promote the Scottish Highlands, it has been noted.
As tributes have poured in for the TV personality, who died at the weekend aged 84, outdoor magazine Grough noted his role in a promotional video made earlier this year about Lochaber.
While the star of Jim'll Fix It was mainly speaking from his armchair while younger athletes disguised as him rode mountain bikes and put on running shoes to go mountain running, the fact is the TV personality completed 35 Half Ben runs on Ben Nevis in his younger days.north face denali
And his frequent presence in the Highlands was noted by former Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy, who lives near Fort William and knew the TV personality well from his time living in the area.
He revealed: "When not resident at his home in Glencoe, he made it available for mountain rescue use."
With the daylight hours getting shorter, one group of mountain climbers has had to be rescued after getting lost in the dark, even though it was still British Summer Time.cheap north face
Yesterday (October 30th) saw the switch to Greenwich Mean Time, but it was on Friday evening (October 28th) that four walkers on Whernside made a mobile call for help after darkness descended.
The group had put on their walking boots to tackle the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge, but had been unable to complete it while it was light and Cave Rescue had to bring the group down safely after locating them above Buck Head.
People heading for the hills may be wise to ensure they always have a torch with them, so they can navigate using this and their Ordnance Survey maps if it gets dark while they are on the hill.moncler down coats
Taking such devices on expeditions is vital now the clocks have gone back and the days are getting short, Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team warned recently.
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