Tom Weir

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Tom Weir
Springburn, Glasgow, Scotland
Died6 July 2006(2006-07-06) (aged 91)
West Dunbartonshire, Scotland
NationalityScottish
Occupation(s)Climber, author, broadcaster
Known forWeir's Way

Thomas Weir

MBE
(29 December 1914 – 6 July 2006) was a Scottish climber, author and broadcaster. He was best known for his long-running television series Weir's Way.

Early life and career

Weir was born in

Royal Artillery during World War II, he worked as a surveyor for the Ordnance Survey
, before commencing a full-time career as a climber, writer and photographer.

In 1950 he was a member of the first post-war Himalayan expedition and, in 1952, was one of the first to explore the previously closed mountain ranges of Nepal, east of Kathmandu.[1]

Media career and later life

A statue of Tom Weir was unveiled on the eastern shore of Loch Lomond in 2014.[2]
Another view of the statue

Weir became a pioneering campaigner for the protection of the Scottish environment, and wrote a column for

STV repeated the series during the late night slot from the mid-1990s to the early 2000s it managed to achieve 30% audience share.[3]
The series is now available on DVD in the UK.

Weir won the Scottish Television 'Personality of the Year Award' in 1976. He was appointed MBE in 1976. He lived in

L. Pierre wrote an ambient instrumental song, "Weir's Way", featured on his album, "Dip".[citation needed
]

Weir was buried on 17 July 2006 in

Kilmaronock Parish Church, near Drymen. He was buried in the same plot as the ashes of his sister Molly.[6]

DVD release

A collection of some of Weir's best walks was released on DVD in 2006. Both series of Weir's Way are available on DVD, distributed by

Acorn Media UK
.

References

  1. ^ "Biography Tom Weir". Scots Independent. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
  2. ^ "Tom Weir statue unveiled on shores of Loch Lomond". BBC News. 29 December 2014. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  3. ^ Watching Ourselves: 60 Years of TV in Scotland "Hearts in the Highlands" BBC Scotland
  4. ^ "Top award for Scotland's best-loved "mountain man"". John Muir Trust website. Retrieved 11 February 2007.
  5. ^ "Tom Weir - Aberfeldy". Archived from the original on 21 December 2021 – via www.youtube.com.
  6. ^ "Veteran broadcaster Tom Weir dies". BBC News. 7 July 2006. Retrieved 6 August 2011.

External links

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