7-8 June 2008 The village hall in the idyllic setting of Cairndow on the shore of Loch Fyne hosted fourteen members for the June weekend meet. A few of the party took opportunity of the fine forecast for some hill action on the Friday: Andy Williams and Dave Galloway used the visitor centre at Inveruglas on Lochlomond as the starting point for Ben Vorlich, disturbing millions of crane flies in the process. Graeme Morrison and John Henderson used it as their liaison point before proceeding to Beinn Bheula. They started on what they thought was the wrong path and adjusted their route up the boggy side of a river before…
The new syllabus is out!
The new Syllabus for 2008-2009 has been published and will shortly be sent out to all members. You can view the Syllabus online by clicking on the appropriate link in the sub-menu on the right. Once the Cairndow and Glen Nevis meets from the current syllabus are out of the way, the new one will replace the main menu items. Alternatively, to view the schedule of Bus Meets click here To view the schedule of Weekend Meets click here The President
May 2008 Bus Meet Report: Lochnagar
Sunday, 18th May 2008 Twenty members and guests turned up for our most easterly meet of the year. Visibility was good all day allowing all walkers and scramblers to achieve their goal. Graeme Morrison went to Ben Tirran via Caple Mounth. He took the path to Glen Clova and walked over several tops and through many peat hags coming across a large herd of deer and many hares. Ali Erginsoy and Andy Taylor set out with the intention of a scramble up Central Buttress of Lochnagar but were put off by the snowy approach. Instead, they continued to the Stuic and enjoyed a fine scramble up to the plateau. All…
Logie Head, Wed 21 May
We’ve been getting some great climbing in with this recent spell of fine weather. Here are some photos from the evening’s climbing at Logie Head last Wednesday to whet your appetite. More photos on the Flickr page.
June 2008 Bus Meet: Glen Nevis
Sunday, 15 June 2008 O.S.Map(s): 41 Est. time of arrival: 10.00 am Time of departure: 18.00 pm Leave Elgin: 7.00 am A veritable cornucopia of hills are accessible from Glen Nevis and points en route: The Ben itself, the Mamores, the Aonachs, even the Grey Corries. One interesting walk would be the Ring of Steal and The Devil’s Ridge. This is also a particularly useful venue for climbers: Apart from the superb scrambles and ridge climbs on the north face of the Ben, the Polldubh crags themselves are easily accessible, with routes that can be done within the time constraints of a bus meet. The bus will wait at the…
May 2008 Weekend Meet Report: Skye
3-5 May, 2008 May Bank Holiday weekends, by past experience, are a time when there is standing room only on Alasdair and a long queue for the In Pinn. Well! We beat the crowds, in fact we almost had the place to ourselves. Sixteen members and two guests turned up at the campsite by the Sligachan Hotel on the Isle of Skye. Jake Lee and Joe Glennie arrived on Friday afternoon to do the In Pinn. With an evening start, they where inspired by the sunset, which turned Harris a stunning shade of pink as the sun sank towards the Outer Hebrides and the horizon. The light created an Alpine…
June 2008 Weekend Meet: Cairndow
Sat 7th – Sun 8th June 2008 O.S.Map(s): 56 Accommodation: Cairndow Village Hall Cost: TBC, but very reasonable Facilities: Showers, toilets, fully equipped kitchen. Bring mats and sleeping bags. Pub 100 m down the road. Cairndow is a great base to explore some of the southern hills we northern types don’t normally get to, as well as being an excellent venue for climbers. Some of the mountains only a few miles away are Beinn Ime, Ben Vane, Beinn an Lochain, Beinn Bhuidhe and The Cobbler. It is the latter that is the great attraction for rock climbers, with 40 trad routes ranging from MS-E8, ten of which merit a 3-star…
May 2008 Bus Meet: Lochnagar
Sunday, 18 May 2008 O.S.Map(s): 44 Est. time of arrival: 9.30 am Time of departure: 18.00 pm Leave Elgin: 7.00 am NB: This meet will be picking up in Elgin and Forres only, then onto Grantown, Tomintoul and Ballater. Going East for a change! Lochnagar is a superb location, offering the opportunity to bag 5 Munros in one go in the circuit of Lochnagar, Carn a’ Choire Bhaldheach, Carn an Sagairt Mor, Cairn Bannoch and Broad Cairn. (Or you could do just a couple.) A good low-level alternative is a walk around the atmospheric Loch Muick. Bookings to Natacha Mihajlovic please. For further information about the Lochnagar hills click here.
April 2008 Bus Meet Report: Achnashellach-Torridon Traverse
20 April 2008 2008 is granting us with an exceptionally good start: our bus meets have so far been blessed with dry weather conditions. The Sunday of this meet was the perfect spring day. A total of 34 members and guests turned up for this meet despite an earlier 6.00am start. All groups enjoyed a fantastic day in what can only be described as one of the most beautiful areas in Scotland. Walkers started off from either Achnashellach station or Coulags. From Achnashellach: Caroline Chaplin, Ian and Paul Gerragthy, John Henderson, Lee Madden and David Strathdee first walked through the forest and followed the river to the start of Beinn…
Outdoor climbing has begun!
The outdoor climbing season is underway again at Cummingston. We meet up after work on Wednesday evenings to climb and boulder on the excellent sandstone cliffs there, before repairing to a local hostelry for a spot of mild alcoholic libation. Any and all welcome. Contact Illona Morrice for more information