Date: 30th September – 2nd October 2015 Venue: Glenbrittle Hut, Glenbrittle, Skye The Glenbrittle hut is ideally situated for access to the Cuillin Ridge. Literally walk out the door for access to the hills from Sgurr na Banachdich to Sgurr nan Eag. Location: On road approaching from Carbost, about 300 yards short of Glenbrittle House, Glenbrittle (Grid ref: NG412216) Facilities: The hut has recently been refurbished for its 50th anniversary. 18 bunks (sleeping bags required), All electric; all utensils; large drying room; showers; WCs Cost: £10.00 per person per night (usual £5 pppn camper’s charge applies) Nearby Hills: Sgurr nan Gillean, Am Bastier, Bruach na Frithe, Sgurr Mhadaidh, Sgurr Ghreadaidh, Sgurr na Banachdich, Sgurr Dearg (&…
September 2016 Bus Meet: Kintail
Sunday, 20 Sep 2015 O.S.Map(s): 33 Est. time of arrival: 09.30 Time of departure: 17.30 Leave Elgin: 07.00 The bus will be leaving Elgin at 7:00, with the normal en-route stops at Forres, Nairn and Inverness and should arrive at Loch Cluanie by 9:30. There are plenty of drop off and pick up points for this area. However, you may wish to take into account that the planned pub stop will be at the Cluanie Inn. We will need to leave Cluanie Inn by 19:00. This means that the latest pick up time from the north west end of Glen Shiel would be 18:00. There are just so many Munros, Corbetts, Grahams and…
September 2016 Weekend Meet: Crianlarich
Date: 5th/6th August 2016 Venue: Inverardran Cottage, Crianlarich Location: Inverardran Cottage is the whitewashed building situated at the east end of Crianlarich, next to the Ben More restaurant. (OS sheet 50, Grid Ref 392250) on the North side of the A85. The cottage has its own extensive parking area behind the building. Facilities: The Cottage can accommodate 18 people in two dormitories (10 & 8). There are separate male and female toilets, both with a shower. There is also a small drying facility for wet gear. Over the past three years, the cottage has been extensively upgraded to make it perhaps the best-appointed mountaineering club hut in Scotland. WiFi Internet via FON is available at the…
August 2016 Weekend Meet Report: Glen Affric (Strawberry Cottage)
Friday evening saw a ragged bunch of would-be adventurers collecting in the car park at the eastern end of Loch Affric. There were several other parties there aside from the MMC members and by the constant and manic movements of all and judging from the bizarre varieties of headwear on show, it was painfully obvious, that on this still, dull day in August – the midge was wreaking its customary havoc. Zippy Morrison had driven in his faithful truck and it is with great thanks from all, that he managed to squeeze a lot of gear as well as the free-loaders; Jan, Ray, Heavy and Luca into his vehicle for…
August 2016 Bus Meet Report: Dalwhinnie – Lagan Traverse
Special welcomes to a new member, Stewart Evans, a returning member, Dave Galloway, and, of course, the LDWA members. This brought the total to 23 members on the bus for the clubs’ first traverse from Dalwhinnie to Laggan. First stop was at the road leading down to Dalwhinnie Station. We were supposed to pick up another member, Debra, at the station for the traverse – but my apologies for missing Debra at Dalwhinnie. So, John H, Dave G, Pete M, Susan, Maggie, Ailleen, Stewart, David, Tom, Peter G and Joe set off on the traverse. After a short while, Joe had to be reminded to get a move on as…
August 2016 Bus Meet: Dalwhinnie – Lagan Traverse
Sunday, 21st August 2016 O.S.Map(s): 42 Est. time of arrival: 09.00 Time of departure: 17.30 Leave Elgin: 7.00 am This is a ”new” traverse for the club. The bus will leave Elgin at 7:00, with the usual pick-up times of 7:20 at Forres and 8:00 at Inverness. This should allow us to arrive at Dalwhinnie Station at about 9:00. The Bus will then continue round to the Laggan road and park up for the day at one of the laybys at Luiblea. This is the normal parking area for going in to do the Munros of Creag Pitridh and Geal Charn. Options for the day include: 1, A walk straight through, without doing any hills, which…
July 2016 Weekend Meet Report: Ben Nevis (CIC Hut)
Well the weather forecast was a bit crap… but a small group still headed to the Charles Inglis Clark (CIC) Memorial Hut for the weekend! Three of us (Joe, Dan and Jan) even managed to arrive dry by walking in on the Friday evening! David, Adrian, and Megan had arrived earlier and had to do some drying out! If you don’t know the hut it is just 1km north from the Ben Nevis peak, a brilliant location at 680m, right next to the Alt a’Mhuilinn and nestling under the north face rocks. It’s said to be the country’s only alpine hut and really has that feel – very well equipped…
August 2016 Weekend Meet: Glen Affric (Strawberry Cottage)
Date: 5th/6th August 2016 Venue: Strawberry Cottage, Glen Affric Location: At the Western end of Loch Affric, on the North-side opposite Athnamulloch. OS Map 25, Grid Ref: 132207. Glen Affric is a very special and beautiful place. A natural nature reserve and a site of special scientific interest. The glen has a real wilderness feel although, fences and buildings show that it has been inhabited for a long time. the hills will always be there, but Strawberry Cottage allows you to linger for a while and get the most out of your experience. Long days are the best, the hills deserve to be savoured and many of the fantastic ridges are not really…
July 2016 Car Meet: Bennachie
Please note that the private car meet on Sunday 17th July will be to Bennachie. Please contact Gordon Eccleston before 18:00 on Saturday 16th July if you are interested.
July 2016 Weekend Meet: Ben Nevis (CIC Hut)
The next weekend meet is to the CIC hut on Ben Nevis. The CIC hut is in a fantastic location and is probably the closest thing in Britain to the classic mountain huts of the Alps. You don’t have to be a climber to enjoy the location, but if you are then possibilities are endless There are a few spaces left, but numbers are limited. Contact Simon Jacyna (simon_jacyna@hotmail.com) to book your bed.