Reaching for the Remote! Whether it was the promise of good weather or the need to clear the mind after the exhaustion of the referendum (many minds were not that full anyway!), there was a terrific turnout of 31 members and guests for this meet. This is a superb remote corner of Assynt with steep sandstone cliffs, narrow ridges and grand corries. There are also magnificent views of the impressive hills of Stac Pollaidh and Suilven on one side and the Summer Isles out to the west on the other. The weather was dry and hazy but unfortunately a lack of blue skies prevented a viewing of this area at…
October 2014 Bus Meet: Laggan
OCTOBER BUS MEET CANCELLED DUE TO INSUFFICIENT BOOKINGS
MMC Members Night – 23 October 2014
When: Thursday 23rd October 2014 (from 19:00 – 22:00) Where: Glen Moray Distillery Visitor Centre Cost: Free of charge (but please take along a small donation for the raffle) Drinks will be available from the bar. A raffle will take place in aid of Club funds. Four slideshows will take place including: – Dan Moysey: History of the MMC Simon Jacyna: Rambling reminiscences from the underground (Caving in UK, Jamaica & Belize) Alan Duncan: Mountaineering trip to Japan Jake Lee: Ferret pickling! Please come along to support the Club.
November 2014 Weekend Meet: Inchnadamph
Date: 1st/2nd November 2014 Venue: Inchnadamph Lodge Location: Inchnadamph Lodge is located in the heart of Assynt – a spectacular parish of mountains, lochs & beaches. The hamlet of Inchnadamph is just 25 miles north of the fishing village of Ullapool, 12 miles east of Lochinver and at the head of Loch Assynt. Facilities: The Lodge is well equipped and offers a great range of facilities. The kitchen was refurbished in 2008 with new stainless steel work benches and sinks, new cookers and larger fridges. The dining room has seating for up to 45 guests, and new armchairs in the comfy lounge. There are two iMacs with full broadband internet access in the lounge.…
October 2014 Weekend Meet: Inverardran Cottage, Crianlarich
Inverardran Cottage, Crianlarich Date: 11th/12th October 2014 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…
August 2014 Weekend Meet Report: Applecross
Applecross, the intriguing little peninsula with no Munros and not an awful lot of hillwalking either. But what it may lack in these areas it more than makes up for in just about every other way one could think of. The Cioch Nose is an amazing piece of rock, beautiful to look at but better to climb. The climb is described in the great classic of climbing literature, “Classic Rock”, as “a route up the almost vertical nose of A’Chioch, where, by the normal laws of Torridonian Sandstone, none should exist, unless of great difficulty.” It boasts superb climbing with spectacularly steep surroundings. If mind-numbing exposure’s not your thing then…
Andy Kirkpatrick talk
2015 Calendar
Glen Moray Distillery has kindly offered to sponsor the 2015 MMC calendar. It would be appreciated if you could please submit photos for potential inclusion in the calendar by 31 August 2014. Further guidance: – Up to a maximum of two photos per current club member. – Submissions to be made via email to: mmcphotocomp@btinternet.com – Deadline for submissions is 31 August 2014. – Photos to have a Scottish theme – any subject matter. – Please send full size photos – In the email, please state who took the photos, where they were taken and in which month. – Photos should preferably have been taken in the last twelve months. The best twelve photos…
August 2014 Bus Meet Report: Loch Maree
This Bus meet should have been one of the classic trips of the season, to one of the best walking areas in Scotland, but the weather decided otherwise! High winds and constant heavy rain made for an impossible days walking and despite the dire warnings, 23 people (including 6 guests), turned up for this meet (or forgot to cancel!). The original plan was for a traverse from the Beinn Eighe car park northwards to the Green barn (which used to be red!), but with prior knowledge of the terrain to cross it was easy to decide this would be a non-starter. There are not many easy, sheltered walks in this…
September 2014 Bus Meet: Coigach to Achiltibuie Traverse
View from prow of Sgurr an Fhidhleir Sunday, 21 September 2014 O.S.Map(s): 15 Est. time of arrival: 09:30 Time of departure: 17:30 Leave Elgin: 07.00 This traverse has not been undertaken on a Bus meet for a number of years. This meet will provide the opportunity to undertake a traverse through Coigach finishing at Achiltibuie. The bus will drop members off near Strathcanaird allowing a traverse over Ben More Coigach and Sgurr an Fhidhleir – two outstanding Grahams. Members also have the option of being dropped off to undertake ascents of Cul Beag (Corbett) or Stac Pollaidh (Graham). Stac Pollaidh has numerous climbing routes on weathered Torridonian sandstone. Various drop-offs en-route to Coigach…