Are you on Facebook? Did you know that the Moray Mountaineering Club is too? The Club has two Facebook entries. A Facebook Page which anyone (members and non-members) can view and “Like” . A Facebook Group which is exclusively for current Club members. Club Members can join the Facebook Group by clicking on the Facebook Group link and requesting to “Join” the group. 39 Club Members have already joined the group to share photos, discuss meets (climbing, bus & weekends), share information about events, etc.
Club Library
The club has a small library covering all aspects of hill walking, mountaineering and climbing in Scotland and further afield. Items may be borrowed by members free of charge. A list of Club Library books is now online.
June 2012 Bus Meet: Glen Nevis
Climbing at Polldubh, Glen Nevis (Flying Dutchman) Sunday, 17th June 2012 O.S. Map: 41 Est. time of arrival: 10:00am Time of departure: 6.00pm Leave Elgin: 7am A day where there will be something for everyone! A huge number of hills to choose from including; The Mamores, The Aonachs, Grey Corries and not forgetting Ben Nevis. The Ring of Steall around Coire a’ Mhail or a shorter trip round Mullach nan Coirean and Stob Ban can be found in the Mamores. The Aonachs have Aonach Beag and Aonach Mor to offer as well as Ben Nevis and Carn Mor Dearg. A little further and Sgurr Choinnich Beag of the Grey Corries can be…
April 2012 Bus Meet Report: Torridon
25 intrepid adventurers boarded the bus, bound for the ever-popular Torridon hills. A huge swarm of people got off at the car park nearest the eastern flank of Liathach and proceeded along the low-level path between Liathach and Beinn Eighe. The large group soon dispersed and split-up: One group, consisting of Graeme Jones, Bob MacDonald, Sheena Forsyth, Jenny Smith, June Simpson, Kenneth Bews, Richard White and Graeme Gillespie left the path first and headed with some speed up the steep Eastern flank of Liathach in order to do the entire ridge. Richard and Graeme were soon leaps and bounds ahead of the rest. Bob, Graeme Jones and Jenny tackled the…
February 2012 Weekend Meet Report: Aultguish Bunkhouse
AULTGUISH FEBRUARY 2012 Dave Galloway Jake Lee Graeme Morrison Donnie Mclennan Dan Moysey Illona Morrice Lydia Davis Alan Duncan Fiona Duncan Dave Maclean Ray Harron Andy Lawson Judith Kendall Ollie Galloway Dave Whitelock Kate Whitelock Fiona Cunninghame The Aultguish Inn and Bunkhouse hasn’t been used by the MMC since the days when Graeme Morrison could read a map at less than arm’s length, so it was good to get acquainted with a new venue, especially for those Inverness folk who only had half an hours drive to the place. Those impish weather faeries had been up to no good though, as the preceding five frosty-sharp days of gloriously cloudless cerulean…
May 2012 Bus Meet: Kintail
Sunday, 20 May 2012 O.S.Map(s): 33 Est. time of arrival: 9.30am Time of departure: 18.00 pm Leave Elgin: 7.00am Some of the finest hill walking in Scotland can be found in the Kintail area, with the South Cluanie Ridge and the Five Sisters offering spectacular traverses. These can be as long and hard as you like, as there are several opportunities for early escapes if time is running short. Alternatively you might want to try the impressive Forcan Ridge with its excellent scramble leading up to the Saddle. Staying on the bus to Morvich will allow you the choice of A’Ghlas-bheinn and Beinn Fhada or a low level walk to the Falls of…
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June 2012 Weekend Meet: Cairndow
Date: 2nd/3rd June 2012 Location: Cairndow Village Hall, Cairndow, Argyll Facilities: Showers, toilets, fully equipped kitchen. Bring mats and sleeping bags. Pub 100 m down the road Cost: TBC, but very reasonable. Nearby Hills: Nearest Munros: Beinn Bhuidhe, Beinn Ime, Beinn Narnain. Nearest Corbetts: Stob Coire Creagach, Beinn an Lochain, Beinn Luibhean, The Brack, Ben Donich, The Cobbler. Nearest Grahams: Stob an Eas, Cruach nam Mult, Stob na Boine Druim-fhinn, Beinn Lochain. Climbing: The Cobbler is the great attraction for rock climbers, with 40 trad routes ranging from Sev-E8, ten of which merit a 3-star rating. Routes include the classics Punster’s Crack, Recess Route and Ardgarten Arete. Please contact Jake Lee to book a place on this meet.
75th AGM Minute
Please find below, a link to the minute of the 75th Annual General Meeting of the Moray Mountaineering Club, held on 22nd March 2012. Click here to view the minute If you are unable to view the minute, please download a copy of Adobe Reader – available here.
2013 Calendar
Glen Moray Distillery has kindly offered to sponsor the 2013 MMC calendar. Please submit photos to Daniel Moysey by 20 April 2012. Other instructions: Submissions to be made on a CD. Deadline for submissions is 20 April 2012. Photos to have a Scottish theme – any subject matter. Please make it clear who took the photos, where they were taken and in which month. Up to six photos per person Photos should preferably be from the last twelve months, but there is some flexibility on this. The best twelve photos will be selected by representatives from Glen Moray Distillery and the MMC; we will try to get twelve different photographers.…