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Scotland Outdoors

A new era at Mountaineering Scotland

Scotland Outdoors

BBC

Nature, Society & Culture, Science

4.7709 Ratings

🗓️ 13 March 2024

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Rachel Stewart speaks to Anne Butler, the new President of Mountaineering Scotland and newly appointed Chair Jo Dytch. The pair are the first women to hold the roles. During a walk up Glen Tilt near Blair Atholl, Rachel asks them about their aspirations in their new jobs and whether they think more females are taking to the hills.

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0:35.6

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0:44.0

I do carry a huge amounts of chocolate, as anyone would know,

0:48.7

and being a nurse, a very fully stocked first aid kit and lots of drugs.

0:52.3

And I always seem to overcarry things.

0:54.4

You know, I've got three pairs of gloves, even if it I always seem to over carry things. You know,

0:58.3

I've got, you know, three pairs of gloves, even if it's June. One of the things that I really always say to people is have something when you're back at the car, have something to look

1:02.3

forward to when you get back, whether that be a little ice box with a can of cold pop. And most

1:08.7

importantly, a really clean, fresh pair of socks to put on because that is

1:12.6

the most amazing feeling when you've been walking out and you've sweated all day and you put on

1:17.1

those lovely it's it's indescribable how do you top that you oh that's that's an amazing packing list

1:23.3

i think i definitely go for a hot drink regardless of summer or winter it can be the hottest day of the year and I still love a hot drink.

1:31.1

And it's not me, but the friend that I walk with very regularly, her top tip, I think, would be, I'm kind of stealing it.

1:37.5

When you get back to the car, she's got a bottle of peppermint foot spray, which is actually so you take off your your muddy boots

1:46.3

and your hot sweaty socks and spray this foot spray and it's nice for your drive home

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