You are invited to The Moray Mountaineering Club’s Annual General Meeting to be held at 19:30 on 22 March 2012 at Glen Moray Distillery’s Visitor Centre. Please support your club by attending. We need your help… A number of committee members will be standing down and so the club needs your help. Any member can stand for election for any post, but in particular we have vacancies for Honorary Treasurer and Honorary Secretary and Membership Secretary. If you want to know more about what these positions involve please contact the current committee member. You don’t need to have any particular qualifications or experience to be on the committee; just enthusiasm and a willingness to put something…
March 2012 Bus Meet: Glen Affric
Sunday 18th March O.S.Map(s): 25 Est. time of arrival: 9.30 am Time of departure: 18.00 pm Leave Elgin: 7.00 am Glen Affric is one of the finest glens in Scotland and has big remote hills on high winding ridges. The first two Munros, Toll Creagach and Tom a’ Choinich are a good combination and offer superb views of Loch Mullardoch. The next two Munros, Mam Sodhail also make a good pairing, but may just be out of reach, except for the very fleetest of foot, at this time of year. The remote Beinn Fionnlaidh, way out on a sinuous limb, is best left for the long days of summer. In…
March 2012 Weekend Meet: Ben Nevis
Date: 3/4th March Location: Smiddy Bunkhouse Website: http://www.highland-mountain-guides.co.uk/accommodation/accommodation-smiddy-bunkhouse.php Cost: £17 per person per night Please contact Jake Lee for a place on this meet
February 2012 Bus Meet: Assynt
Sunday 19th February O.S.Map(s): 15 Est. time of arrival: 9.45 am Time of departure: 17.00 pm Leave Elgin: 7.00 am Assynt has an impressive array of outstanding mountains: Ben More Assynt, Conival, Canisp, Quinag, Breabag – names to conjure with. The rock in this area is predominantly gneiss, on top of which sandstone hills have weathered to create some of the weird and magnificent shapes typical of this region and on a clear day, this is an area where you like to linger as long as possible. In addition to the excellent hillwalking in this area, there is some good scrambling on Quinag (Sail Gharbh, East Buttress – Grade 3), Conival…
January 2012 Bus Meet Report: Cairngorms
Rolling out of Elgin en route to the Cairngorms, via Forres and Inverness, we were treated to a glorious sunrise, skies glowing red and brilliant visibility. Thirty members and guests boarded the bus and headed for them there hills, already anticipating a great day out. They were not to be disappointed. First out of the traps at Coylumbridge, Bob Weeks headed for Creag a’Chalamain, spending a good half hour in the company of reindeer. He then continued over Castle Hill and Airgiod-Meall, before crossing over to the Ski Car Park. The three stooges Graham (Moe) Milton, Don (Larry) Asher and Dave (Curly) Whitelock took their vaudeville comedy act to the…
Ceilidh! Friday 24th February 2012
After such a great turn-out last year, the MMC club ceilidh is back again for 2012 with the band Buskoe Sike to keep us on our toes! Members and their guests welcome! Venue: Bishopmill Hall Time: 8.00pm – 12.30am Tickets: £7.00 Tickets can be bought from committee members at any club event or at the door on the night. Please bring your own drink and snacks. There will be a raffle in the interval too – please bring any potential raffle prizes with you on the night!
January 2012 Bus Meet: Cairngorm
Sunday 15th January OS Map 36 Arrival time: 9.30am Departure time: 5.00pm We’re heading for Caringrom again this January and Sanday Murray has very kindly offered to do some winter skills with those who wish to take part – A number of topics will be covered including the use of ice axe and crampons. Ice axe, crampons and helmet will be required (as well as your usual winter walking gear) and a limited number of these are available for free loan if required. The Ptarmigan restaurant may be visited so bring along some money for tea and cake. If you’d like to take part in the session, please email Sandy Murray stating…
December 2011 Weekend Meet Report: Braemar
Rucksacks Bunkhouse has been standard winter fare for a few years now, and so it was that 12 fully paid up members, 2 skulking satellites and the usual Clampit arrived in Braemar for a weekend of short chilly days and long evenings spent huddled around the warming stove/shite storage heater. The winter solstice is often a time of reflective meditation – or as is more often the case with some – of doing very little. And so it was on that Saturday that a venerable gang of four struck out for an early lunch and an easy day up Glen Callater. However, the pleasant stroll predicted, never materialised as Fiona,…
December 2011 Christmas Bus Meet Report
The last time we had a Xmas meet in this area was 2008, when the Bus continued to Newtonmore. This time it was felt there were more walking options in the Cairngorms, if the weather was not kind, so the Bus terminated at the ski car park. The turn out of 36 people was one of the lowest in living memory and may be a reflection of the current economic climate? With a membership of 116, it is still slightly strange that two thirds are not interested or unable to attend the Xmas meet! Perhaps it should be a New Year resolution of the Club to design a function which…
December 2011 Christmas Bus Meet: Cairngorms
Sunday 18th December O.S. Map 36 Est. time of arrival: 9.30am Time of departure: 3.30pm Leave Elgin: 7.00am This years Christmas meal (well-deserved after an arduous day in the wintery Cairngorms!) will be at the Cairngorm Hotel in Aviemore. The price is £19.00 per person for the meal (bus fair is additional to this) and includes a tip. We are to be seated at 5.00, but will aim to get there earlier so people can get drinks etc. There are plenty of high level and low level options for a fun day out. Do check the MWIS and SAIS websites for weather and avalanche risk and plan accordingly.…