Sat 4th – Sun 5th July 2009 O.S.Map(s): 15 [and 9/10 for areas north] Accommodation: Shore Campsite (Website) Cost: Tent & car : 1-man £6, 2-man £8. Strictly no dogs allowed in the campsite. Facilities: Shower block, toilets, chip shop, laundrette, shop, beach! Located 4 miles north of Lochinver on an award-winning white sandy beach (click here for directions), Achmelvich is the perfect location for sea-kayaking, hillwalking, rockclimbing and just chilling out. Nearby hills are Suilven, Canisp and Quinag, while Foinaven is also an option further north, as are the hills of the Coigach peninsula further south. For rock climbers, the classic sea stack of the Old Man of Stoer,…
July 2009 Meet: Seana Bhraigh (private cars only)
Sunday, 19th July 2009 O.S.Map(s): 20 Est. time of arrival: 9.30 am Time of departure: 18.00 pm Leave Elgin: 7.00 am As was the case last year, for the July meet we will be using private cars for transport instead of the bus. We will meet up at Lossie Green carpark in Elgin as usual at 7.00 am to see how many cars will be needed and share costs as necessary. We can then pick up at Forres, Nairn and Inverness as usual. This is a great opportunity to bag Seana Bhraigh, one of the most remote Munros. The minor second peak of Seana Bhraigh (906m) is at the NW…
June 2009 Weekend Meet Report: Skye
6-7 June 2009 About 25 members and guests had a wonderful action-packed weekend on Skye! The weather was generally bright and sunny with a bit of a cool wind, which for Skye is about as good as it gets. Even the midges only made a brief half-hearted appearance at the Glenbrittle campsite. Saturday was dominated by groups doing the circuit of the awesome Coire Lagan. Alan Duncan, Fiona Duncan, Bob MacDonald, Val Kemp and David Brown Douglas set off up the west ridge to Sgurr Sgumain. Bob did some good route finding and got them to the chimney between Sgurr Sgumain and Sgurr Alasdair. The views were spectacular, with a…
May 2009 Bus Meet Report: Glenshee-Loch Muick Traverse
Sunday, 17 May 2009 We did not get the lovely Mediterranean spring weather enjoyed by all on our last bus meet however it remained clear and dry for most of the day. A rather fresh wind kept most parties moving swiftly on the plateau. The eastern traverse did not involve any difficulties for members and guests (28 in total, including 6 guests) and a very sociable and relaxed day was had by all. First off the bus at Crathie, Alan McConachie, Dave McLean, Annette Turnidge and Sam Coates set off for Gelder Shiel bothy for a pit stop and went back to the bus at Loch Muick bagging corbett Conachraig…
New Syllabus is out!
The Bus and Weekend Meets syllabuses (syllabii?) for the 2009/2010 season are now available for viewing here and here. As with last year, Syllabus/Membership Cards will be posted out to members as they join or renew their subscriptions. A friendly reminder that subscriptions (unchanged at £25) are due by 31 July 2009.
June 2009 Bus Meet: Dundonnell
Sunday, 21st June 2009 O.S.Map(s): 19/20 Est. time of arrival: 9.35 am Time of departure: 18.00 pm Leave Elgin: 7.00 am Another deservedly popular venue in the Northwest Highlands. The big objective here is An Teallach, comprised of two Munros, Bidean a’ Ghlas Thuill and Sgurr Fiona. There are several routes of ascent: One directly from Dundonnell and another from Corrie Hallie up to Ghlas Thuill are straightforward; a longer route from Corrie Hallie via Sail Liath offers enjoyable but exposed scrambling. Worthwhile alternatives to An Teallach in the Dundonell area are Sail Mhor, or a low(ish) level walk into Shenaval bothy and back. Of course various hills in the…
June 2009 Weekend Meet: Skye
Sat 6th – Sun 7th June 2009 O.S.Map(s): 32 Accommodation: Glen Brittle Campsite (NG 411 205) Cost: £5 pppn. Dogs (which must be kept under control) £1 per dog per night. Facilities: Shower block, toilets, small shop. Whether you want to walk, climb or scramble in the Cullin or just relax by the beach, this is the perfect location. The plan, as usual, will be to arrive on Friday night and depart on Sunday. Obviously, you will need to bring a tent, etc! To book a place on this meet contact Dan Moysey by Email.
May 2009 Weekend Meet Report: Rum
Sat 2nd -Mon 4th May About twenty people attended the Rum weekend meet, eleven of whom stayed at Kinloch Castle and the remainder camped at the nearby campsite (err…patch of slightly boggy grass). Despite a bit of rain on Saturday afternoon and some more on Sunday, the weather was otherwise very pleasant and a lot got done. For most, the weekend commenced on Friday night with a few lemonades at Mallaig, followed by a “good” night’s sleep in the car park. We arrived on Rum on Saturday morning and everyone promptly dispersed in various directions. Illona Morrice, Dan Moysey, Graeme Henderson and Imke Meynecke headed off to explore some caves…
April 2009 Bus Meet Report: Torridon
Sunday, 19th April 2009 When bookings for this meet started coming in three weeks ahead of time, one might have guessed that this would turn out to be a fairly popular event. No less than forty-six members and guests (unseen in years if not decades) turned up on the day to enjoy the beauty of Torridon in superb weather conditions. David Brown-Douglas, George Herraghty and Ros Wright were first off the bus at Kinlochewe. They pressed on hard all day to get to the top of Slioch (someone must have moved the hill five miles up the glen since I was here last! said George) however, all three enjoyed a…
May 2009 Bus Meet: Glenshee-Loch Muick Traverse
Sunday, 17th May 2009 O.S.Map(s): 43/44 Est. time of arrival: 9.45 am Time of departure: 18.00 pm Leave Elgin: 7.00 am NB: The bus will pick up in Elgin (7.00), Forres (7.30), Grantown (8.00) and Tomintoul (8.30) only. Members from Inverness wishing to attend this meet should join the bus at one of the above points. This is a classic traverse that takes you from Auchallater (about 3km south of Braemar on the Glenshee road) following the course of the Callater Burn and Glen Callater, before emerging on the track to Carn an Sagart Mor (9 km). From here, you can either bear south around Loch Muick, or take the…