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Unfortunately, due to the extreme heatwave in the lead up to Iain and Martins Mont Blanc challenge for WDC, the rockfall in the Goutier Grand Couloir was too dangerous for them to cross. Although this is a very short section of the route, around 100 metres, they were advised by their lead guide that it was too dangerous to contemplate.

However, as they had to reduce their altitude challenge, they decided to increase the adrenaline stakes, and so they agreed a programme with thier guides to climb three ridges on the French-Italian border. The final programme that they completed is below; with a full set of photos to follow.

Day 1 : trek up to the Emmannuelle Vittorio hut in the Aosta Valley

Day 2 : summit of Gran Paradiso - a very cold and icy summit

Day 3 : climb and traverse the Cosmique Arrettes ridge in Chamonix. A brilliant day with lots of exposure and some heart-stopping moments.

Day 4 : walked over the glacier to the Italian alps and climbed the Aiguille du Tacul. Not the highest peak, though had a scary snow ascent, and an even scarier descent backwards! Stayed overnight in the Torino hut near Courmayeur.

Day 5 : an alpine start and a superb ridge climb on the Auiguille de Marbrees.

So, although they were initially disappointed with the Mont Blanc decision, they have had a fantastically challenging week and made a bit of money for our good friends at WHO DARES CARES.

Well done lads, amazing effort!

The lads successfully summited Gran Paradiso this morning: 4am start with 7 hour round trip.

They are just waiting to hear about the conditions on Mont Blanc

Great effort guys…. Warm-up done!

Make a difference....

Iain Craig, owner of ICS, and Martin Rankin, long-standing members of Gracemount Gym and former members of 23 SAS, are soon to set off on an inspiring quest to summit Mont Blanc.

Their expedition begins on 4 July in Chamonix, France, before they travel to Italy to climb Gran Paradiso (4,061m) to acclimatise and, incredibly, as a warm-up.

They will then move on to Mont Blanc (4,806m) and aim to reach the summit by Thursday 10 July, where they will proudly raise the Who Dares Cares banner as their summit flag.

Who Dares Cares is an amazing charity that provides emotional, financial and practical support to members of the Armed Forces and Blue Light Services, along with their families, who are suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

Iain and Martin are donating all proceeds raised from this expedition to Who Dares Cares. Please give generously if you can. It really does make a difference.

The QR code takes you to the official WDC Just giving page, feel free to leave some words of encouragement for Iain and Martin, they will appreciate it.

Follow their journey online and help spread the word.

Fundraiser for Who Dares Cares Help Rab Landells raise money to support Who Dares Cares

Scotland’s very own Michael Nardone (Traces, Rome, Line of Duty) returns as ‘Frisky’ in the blockbuster series, The Night Manager. If you haven’t seen it, make sure you add it to your watch list!

Michael has been training at our gym for some time now, introduced to us by another Scottish acting legend Charlie "Chick" Allan (Gladiator, Thor 2, Transformers 5).

Michael trains mid-morning and is here most days, putting max effort into each session in the lead up to his appearance in The Night Manager 2.

Unlike Frisky, Michael won’t snarl if you want to come say hi and has a smile for everyone!

You might even see him and Chick smash out a session together on occasion! 💪🏼

ATTENTION: Only 5 days left to submit your objection(s). Take a little time now to save a lifetime of misery and loss!

The power to stop this is literally in your hands.

The QR code should take you right to the page to submit your objection(s).

Things to also bear in mind:

1. Parents already struggle for school places.
2. People already struggle for GP appointments.
3. People already struggle for dentist appointments.
4. Flooding: infrastructure (drainage) already struggles & no plans to improve it adequately have been offered – planting a few trees won’t solve the flooding problem.
5. Unmanageable increased volume of traffic and congestion; especially bad weather and bypass closures. They propose to install more crossing points and bus stops, which will add to congestion also. The traffic impact assessment only suits the planners agenda.
6. Proposal for shops, parking areas, taxi area and delivery lockers will add unimaginable congestion issues.
7. Poorer air quality, especially at peak times and if traffic from bypass is diverted to Frogston.
8. Lack of green space in this already vastly over-populated area: keep our green open areas!
9. There are many other sites currently being built which are not yet populated and the impact of these hundreds of new homes in the immediate area will be immense.
10. More threat to nature & wildlife: no adequate biodiversity conservation has been demonstrated by the planners.
11. Detrimental effect the character of the local area and they do not intend to put the power cables underground; increase risk to adventurous children.
12. Encroaching on conservation area – keep our Greenfields (Greenbelt)
13. The land is currently used for farming and farmland must be preserved, at all costs.
14. This proposal wants to contribute to locking you into 20 min neighbourhoods – fight for your freedom!
15. This proposal is manipulating the “housing crisis” and net zero policies for corporate gain, nothing else!
16. Make no mistake, they will push to develop the whole of Frogston Road if they can get away with this application; what a horrific future that would be.
17. AGAIN, THIS IS NOT AN ALLOCATED HOUSING SITE AND SIMPLY A ‘WILDCARD’ APPLICATION BY THE DEVELOPERS.

STOP IT NOW & SPREAD THE WORD.

If you do not wish to use the QR code, then the link to the planning portal page where you can submit your objections is: https://citydev-portal.edinburgh.gov.uk/idoxpa-web/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=makeComment&keyVal=SAZZOQEWFOV00&fbclid=IwAR1Ea7hHWEcFMqeaZrejR9IeaXCL6H3tvZCz8MT8mwDR8UwyobH3hB4JJds

BIT OF A LONG ONE BUT IMPORTANT:

You have until the 20th April to submit INDIVIDUAL objections to this application.

The application itself acknowledges there is not enough infrastructure e.g. schools and it is nothing but complete corporate greed by people who, if it goes ahead, will be completely unaffected by the day to day impact of building hundreds more luxury houses with all the associated upheaval and traffic that first the building of, then the permanency of, new households would bring.

The infrastructure is already woefully inadequate (GPs, dental surgeries):and it simply cannot cope with any more. The wildlife is another issue with protected species on site but the main thrust of our argument has to be around infrastructure and the fact that the developers are ignoring the fact this land is NOT designated as suitable for development by CEC and are indeed, pushing their luck in hope of a fast buck.

Apathy will hand the developers and the landowners the millions of pounds they are seeking. Your help, no matter how small, CAN stop this.

Please take the time to submit an individual objection, emphasising the lack of infrastructure, the fact that this is not designated land for building and that CEC, (despite the claims of Barratt Homes representatives at the so- called consultation) there is plenty of adequate brownfield land in and around Edinburgh available for housing development - it’s just not as easy to use and thus less profitable than building on green land.

Encourage others to submit objections. Spread the word. Share posts.

If we do nothing, they could get their way purely through lack of opposition.

Some topics you can personally discuss in your objection may include:

1. Parents already struggle for school places
2. People already struggle for GP appointments
3. People already struggle for dentist appointments
4. Flooding: infrastructure (drainage) already struggles & no plans to improve it adequately
5. Unmanageable increased volume of traffic & congestion; especially bad weather & bypass closures
6. Poorer air quality
7. Lack of green space in this already vastly over-populated area: keep our green open areas!
8. More threat to nature & wildlife
9. Detrimental effect the character of the local area
10. Encroaching on conservation area
11. The land is currently used for farming and farmland must be preserved

Do not complain to the planners! You will only help them! Please complain individually to the council via the link.

You could also write to your MP's to air your objections:

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Council planning link to make your comments known:

https://citydev-portal.edinburgh.gov.uk/idoxpa-web/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=makeComment&keyVal=SAZZOQEWFOV00&fbclid=IwAR0Kvq8BIVMLIDKq4DGi2nZ84Dfmlx4ONyzG-aT29LS_KFTlWGkalDQ7_Wk_aem_ASLV-FGR8075YSfe1n_1Cpp0_nHCbBXGq9-A-h5XenNM_t6Cxf2z6eRZhPWYEpf9lMBEoSGWfV_ZE7iq1TJr-fxs

citydev-portal.edinburgh.gov.uk

Luck would have it that these two Scottish acting legends come to train at the gym yesterday, Charlie "Chick" Allan & Michael Nardone. Both have been members for many moons but it was a rare opportunity to train with them both at the same time. A good wee beasting session it was too… and a few good laughs, of course!

Lots of things happening in the film industry, especially since the lifting of the SAG-AFTRA strike; so you will see them both at the gym regularly in future.

Be sure to visit Chick’s fort also, at Duncarron Medieval Village and if interested in joining the film industry, check out his Combat International film fight and stunt school.

Michael Nardone (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0621382/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1): Dune, Rogue One, Traces, Privates, The Night Manager, Rome, Line of Duty, Ben Hur, Dracula, Merlin, Barbarians Rising….

Charlie "Chick" Allan (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0020369/): Gladiator, Outlaw King, King Arthur, Norsemen, Robin Hood, Thor 2, Transformers 5, Merlin...

Gym is open, but need to park elsewhere as pot holes in car park are being dealt with 👍🏻