When I climb the hills today, I always give a little nod to Ian Barr...
CommentsI have been an active hillwalker for as long as I remember. I remember my first climb, Ben Lomond in Scotland on Remembrance Day when I was about 12 with my local scout troop (7th Paisley JNI) run by Ian Barr (John T.K. Barr) who, unfortunately, passed away a couple of years ago.
When I climb the hills today, I always give a little nod to Ian Barr as he was the one who inspired me to start climbing the hills all those years ago. This first climb was the start of a long love of the Scottish countryside that has never left me.
During my scouting days, I found a book in my early teens by the Scottish mountaineer Tom Weir called Highland Days which inspired me even more, so after my Scouting days, I yearned to continue my adventures into the mountains. I continued my hillwalking with various clubs around the local area, including the Paisley Ramblers and The Paisley Hillwalking Club.
Dave McGuinness
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We had the pleasure of sharing a trek through the Dogon country in Mali with Ian in 2001, and greatly enjoyed his sense of humour and joy of travel. Thank you so much for setting up this wonderful web site in memory of such a great man.