The Ooters are devastated at the untimely death of Ooter Ian Hill on 17 December.
Ian was a regular attender at the Ooters' Wednesday walks and he enjoyed the friendship and the banter.
Ian was a fearless guy and on the Cobbler there's a huge rock of 20 or 30 feet which can only be accessed through a hole called "the window". Ian was the only one to venture through and up to the top as you can see in the photo below.
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Ian on The Cobbler, 26 May 2010
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| Meikle Bin, Campsies, 2 Aug 2010 |
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| Dun Fion, Arran, 20 June 2012 |
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| Four lochs, 25 July 2012 |
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| Glen Afton, 2 May 2012 |
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| A bit tousled on Arran, 2009 |
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| FRT at the Tap o the Brae, Annbank, 2 Sep 2009 |
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| FRT after an ascent of Goat Fell, 31 Aug 2012 |
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West Brewery, March 2013
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Coire Fhionn Lochan, Arran, 25 April 2013
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| Enjoying the view of Loch Trool, 2009 |
Ian enjoyed several Ooters' trips to Mosset in France.
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| Banyuls, France, 8 April 2013 |
Ian enjoyed partaking of the odd glass of red wine and the even ones too. He fancied himself as a singer too and entertained the company in Mosset with some songs, accompanied by enthusiastic foot stomping. The songs were not from the Boys' Brigade songbook!
He was very competitive and won the Mosset Boules competition 3 years out of 4. The only reason it wasn't 4 out of 4 was that he wasn't on that trip!
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| Ian wins the 2010 boules competition |
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| Ian in action in the 2010 boules competition |
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| Pic del Madres, France 30 Oct 2009 |
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| Ian on the summit of Goat Fell |
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| Cathkin Braes, 31 July 2013, his last walk with the Ooters |
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| 2010 Christmas Curry |
Ian's presence on Wednesdays will be sorely missed and our heartfelt condolences go out to Sheila, Douglas, Allan and David and all of Ian's family.
Please add your favourite Ian stories in the comments.
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