When: Nights of Friday 4th and Saturday 5th August Where: Ariundle Bunkhouse, Strontian. Grid Reference NM 821 631 Facilities: There are two bunk bed rooms upstairs each with their own private facilities. Linen is supplied with the exception of towels. There is a restaurant at the adjacent Ariundle Centre. Cost: To be confirmed by meets organiser What to do: Plenty of quality Corbetts, Grahams and Marilyns in Ardgour, Sunart, Moidart, Morvern and Ardnamuchan. If you are desperate for a Munro tick, you could drive the short distance to Lochaline and take the ferry across to Mull to ascend Ben More. Nearby Corbetts include Garbh Bheinn, Beinn Resipol, Sgurr Dhomhnuill and Carn…
Membership Due (2017-2018)
A wee reminder that membership fees fall due by the end of July. The annual membership fee is £30, which includes Mountaineering Scotland affiliated membership. Club Membership affords many benefits, including discounts at various outdoor shops, civil liability insurance, access to the Club library, access to Club equipment, access to Club Facebook Group and primarily the ability to attend Club Meets (see the Club website for further info). Lapsed members are not permitted to attend meets (so says the Club Constitution), so please get renewing to continue to enjoy Club Bus Meets, Weekend Meets, Climbing Meets and Social Meets. It helps us enormously if everyone pays on time i.e. before the end…
June 2017 Bus Meet Report – Torridon
On 18 June, 28 Members, Guests and LDWA Members set off from Moray on a sunny Sunday morning. The forecast was pessimistic, but spirits were high as the party headed towards the iconic hills of Torridon.. First off the bus a few miles before Kinlochewe, George, Drummond and Ella headed north to climb Beinn nan Ramh returning via Leckie and Heights of Kinlochewe. They got back in good time for a refreshment at the Kinlochewe Hotel. A large group disembarked at Kinlochewe. 4 stalwarts undertook the long slog to Slioch (Malcolm, Jan, Maggie and Dawn) and just made it back to the bus in time (but to late for a…
June 2017 Weekend Meet – Lagangarbh
Traversing the Aonach Eagach Date: 30th June/1st July 2017 Venue: Lagangarbh Hut, Glen Coe (Grid Ref NN 221 560) Location: The hut is situated at the head of Glen Coe about 300m off to the right (travelling south) of the A82. There is a car park just off the A82, but you can carefully drive down a track to a second car park next to the river. From here it is just a short walk to the hut. Facilities: Heating and cooking are by propane gas and electricity, lighting is electric. The hut has drying room, toilets and a shower. The hut sleeps 20 (although 6 of these beds are reserved for SMC…
June 2017 Bus Meet – Torridon
Date: Sunday 18th June 2017 O.S.Map(s): 19/24/25 Est. time of arrival: 9:45/10:00 Time of departure: 17:30 Leave Elgin: 7:00 The bus will park for the day at the Beinn Alligan car park. The first drop off point is at Kinlochewe (at approximately 9:30) giving time to tackle Slioch, a considerable day out with a pub finish – once I’ve checked the time that the pub will be open on time! I remember tackling Slioch on a previous bus meet and being rewarded with meeting my first herd of mountain goats. The next drop off point will be the Beinn Eighe/Liathach car park (at about 9:30). This gives the option of…
June 2017 Weekend Meet – Torridon
Date: 2nd/3rd June 2017 Venue: Ling Hut, Torridon Location: The hut is situated on the south side of Glen Torridon at NG958562. (See map) Facilities: Ling is a traditional Highland house, with no upstairs living space. There is accommodation for 12 persons (Four places reserved for SMC members). Cooking, lighting and heating are by propane gas. Don’t forget your sleeping bag! Cost: £10 pppn Nearby Hills: (Munros) Beinn Eighe, Liathach, Beinn Alligin, Beinn Liath Mhor, Sgorr Ruadh, Maol Chean Dearg and Slioch. (Corbetts) Sgurr Dubh, Sgorr nan Lochan Uaine, Beinn Damh, Beinn Dearg, Meall a’Ghuibhais and Ruadh Stac Beag. (Grahams) Beinn na h-Eaglaise, An Ruadh-mheallan, Beinn a’Chearcaill. (Sub2000ft Marilyns) Seana Mheallan, Bidein Clann Raonaild.
May 2017 Bus Meet Report – Lairig Ghru Traverse
Thirty MMC members and guests, including a healthy contingent from the Long Distance Walkers Association, boarded the bus for the somewhat twisty journey to the Linn of Dee. At Cock Bridge, Joe Glennie decided he’d had enough – so we left him by the side of the road…more of that story later. Next off was Graeme Bartlett, who we dropped off just before Invercauld Bridge. From there, he traversed through to the Glen More Hayfield via Ben Avon, Beinn a Bhuird North Top and Faindouran Bothy. It sounds a long way, and it is, but so is the length of Graeme’s stride. Everyone else disembarked at Linn of Dee and…
May 2017 Weekend Meet Report – Skye
Thirteen members plus one guest caught a boat to a hut in the middle of nowhere, enjoyed some excellent company and scrambling in good weather, drank a little and caught a boat home again. That in outline summarises what was an excellent May Day meet following the long tradition of going to an island for the public holiday long weekend. By deciphering the illegible scrawls in the big red book I can reveal a bit more detail. Colin arrived early on Skye and went for a 32 km bike ride around the Sleat peninsula to Tokavaig and Tarskavaig. Heavy Whalley and Ray Harron arrived early, opened the hut and then…
April 2017 Bus Meet Report – Glen Affric
In excess of 30 MMC members and guests from the LDWA attended this meet, for which the weather was just about perfect – bright, dry and not too hot, with snow on the summits. With only a couple of exceptions everyone followed one of two routes, either through to Morvich or the slightly shorter, but rougher walk to the Cluanie Inn. John Henderson with seven LDWA members, plus Drummond and Ella, Babs, Graham Milton, Graham Bartlett, David Brown and Bill Lindsay walked through to Morvich. Just over 20 miles in 8 hours and 15 minutes. The others, Simon, Lianne, Russell Mounce, Ray, Barbara, Maggie , Katrina, and Aileen took the…
April 2017 Weekend Meet Report:Loch Ossian
For the third time in as many years the Moray Mountaineering Club had an excellent Springtime weekend at Loch Ossian Youth Hostel. Some arrived early, the earliest being Alan who arrived at Tulloch Station on Thursday, climbed Cnap Cruinn and raved about how good the cooked breakfast was at Tulloch bunkhouse after a night’s stay. He was joined by Babs, Gus and Brent on the Friday for the early train into Corrour and coffee and breakfast rolls at the Station House Restaurant. Definitely a pattern emerging here! Alan cycled to Loch Treig, climbed Creag Ghuanach in the rain, but thankfully below the cloud. He couldn’t manage his next objective for…