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Andy Smeaton   Middlesbrough, England - 4^th December 2004  

I spent a lot of my summer holidays in the 70s on Skye and around Torrin and in 1985 finally climbed Blaven with my dad who absolutely adored the mountain and the view from the top was well worth waiting for

David Andrew   Truro, Kernow, England - 25^th November 2004  

Great site, you’ve captured the spirit of the place really well!!
Especially like the quote about the sabre-tooth midges. I left Skye with 317 STM memorable impressions!!

Stuart Glover   Nuneaton... just East of Birmingham, England - 13^th November 2004  

Hi Roy... You pick the best places to get away from it all! Hope everything is going great for you. Love the site, especially the webcams

Nigel Hawkins, Director, John Muir Trust   Edinburgh, Scotland - 25^th October 2004  

Site is great!

Paul MacKinnon   Auckland, New Zealand - 15^th October 2004  

I enjoyed your website immensely. It is a fine tribute to the loveliest place on earth, and all the more because of that humorous slant that is peculiar to Scots. The downside is that it gives me a terrible yearning to return! Many thanks

"Bagger"   Glasgow, Scotland - 5^th August 2004  

Love the website. Blaven is a favourite mountain of mine and it’s great to see such a comprehensive and professional site dedicated to it. I’ve given the site a mention on my hillwalking blog http://bagger.typepad.com

Richard Nicholls   Hixon, Staffordshire, England - 4^th August 2004  

Just found this site through Google and very nice it is. I visited Skye for the first time last year and have fantastic memories of climbing Blá Bheinn via the South Ridge route. Stunning mountain and it must rate as one of the best viewpoints in Scotland.
I have some photographs of this stunning peak and also a walk route description on my website www.magicallandscape.com if people would care to pop over and visit

Neil Harris   San Francisco, USA - 15^th April 2004  

My Aunt Christine MacKenzie lives in Torrin and my family has various connections to Torrin - to the old schoolhouse and many of the crofting families in the village. My father used to take us up Blá Bheinn every year when I was 5years upwards also fishing on Slapin and swimming during hot summer afternoons. I was there last summer with my own family and Torrin is generally as beautiful as it ever was in my memory!

Judith Williams   Sheffield, Yorkshire, England - 23^rd February 2004  

Written with a lovely sense of humour - very welcoming yet honest. Thank you

Jarod, Nicole and baby Blaven   Abliene, Texas, USA - 11^th February 2004  

We named our son after Mt. Blaven!!! We one day hope to see it!!!

Roy Tait   Torrin, Isle of Skye - 1^st January 2004  

Best wishes to one and all for a happy, healthy and prosperous 2004

Andy Woodger   Salisbury, England - 23^rd September 2003  

While holidaying with friends at Glenelg my wife and our two kids with a youngster from our friends family, spent 4 hours getting to the top. We are so glad we did it and with the day being perfectly clear it was well worth it. The kids were just brilliant, Rachel 15, Michael 11 and Becky also 11 all made it. There are just a couple of piccys of Blaven on my web site www.awoodger.co.uk under the family tab.

Wendy   Dorchester, Dorset, England - 21^st September 2003  

I agree Blaven is one of the best sights in Scotland. I’ve just spent two weeks on holiday at Torrin and think people living there are very lucky to have such wonderful scenery on their doorstep. Your web site is very interesting. Of course I’ve been pronouncing Blaven all wrong.....I don’t know why maps and english signs spell the words differently to how they are pronounced. It is so embarrassing when we find out we are talking double dutch as far as the locals are concerned! Perhaps I will start a campaign to have this changed!!!

Roy Tait   Torrin, Isle of Skye - 1^st January 2003  

A happy new year to everyone from beneath a snow capped Blaven

Martin Finch   Edinburgh, Scotland - 17^th February 2002  

A visit in the historic month of February 2002!

Roy Tait   Torrin, Isle of Skye - 1^st January 2002  

Happy new year everyone. Another year on and Blaven is still there, hidden somewhere in the mist

Colin Millar   Edinburgh, Scotland - 11^th December 2001  

Nice snow! Might have to steal some of it... Cool pictures too :-)

Andrew Purdon   Edinburgh... umm OK Leith, Scotland - 24^th October 2001  

Nice site, whurs the basalt dykes :)?

Charles Robinson   Edinburgh, Scotland - 20^th September 2001  

It looks great, where do we stay?

Mark Critchley   Glasgow, Scotland - 22^nd August 2001  

Looks like somewhere worth being when look for some pleasant reality, but whose the local ADSL provider? :-)

Jason Stewart   Glasgow, Scotland - 27^th May 2001  

Looks very nice - but where are the burds?

Robin Wright   Hamilton, Scotland - 8^th May 2001  

What was wrong with RoyTait.com? I don’t associate you with natural beauty Roy!

Roy Tait   Torrin, Isle of Skye - 1^st January 2001  

Happy New Year and yes, Blaven is still there!

Colin Rose   Glasgow, Scotland - 30^th March 2000  

Natural beauty and harshness combined in the same place, only one word for it - Impressive

Stephen Whitelaw   Glasgow, Scotland - 29^th March 2000  

Looks rather rugged - a bit like yourself Roy!

Ross McNaughton   Glasgow, Scotland - 11^th January 2000  

Nice Site - I’m just surfing

Roy Tait   Torrin, Isle of Skye - 3^rd January 2000  

After spending two weeks in Torrin, looking at Blaven several times a day, I can confirm that it is still there!