Speaker: Chris Townsend, President, Mountaineering Council of Scotland Topic: Ski touring in Yellowstone National Park with geysers, hot springs and igloos Elgin Town Hall Supper Room, Lossie Green, Elgin Friday, 23rd November 2007 8.00pm – 10.00pm Moray Mountaineering Club is staging a new style of Indoor Meet for November, using the usual successful slide show and speaker format in combination with a social event. It is hoped that members will bring along partners, girl/boyfriends, concubines, spouses (even other people’s spouses) to listen to an interesting presentation and enjoy a pleasant evening with a buffet meal and some drinks. We are fortunate to have arranged Chris Townsend as a speaker. He…
November Bus Meet: Fannaichs
Fannaichs – Sunday, 18 November 2007 O.S.Map(s): 19, 20 Bus Stop: Loch a’Bhraoin road end (Grid Ref. 163761) Est. time of arrival: 9.30am Time of departure: 17.30pm Leave Elgin: 7.00am The November Bus Meet takes us to the mountains of the popular Fannaichs area which have a splendid wilderness quality to them although close to the Garve/Ullapool road. The numerous options allow shorther days searching out the Corbetts of Beinn a’ Chaisteal, Beinn Laith Mhor a’ Ghiubhais Li, Beinn Enaiglair and Creag Rainich, which can be reached from the Lochavroan Bothy. Then there are the Beinn Dearg group of Munros with Am Faochagach on the east side of Loch Glascarnoch…
November Weekend Meet: Kinlochbervie
Kinlochbervie – Sat 3rd – Sun 4th November 2007 O.S.Map(s): 9, 10 Accommodation: Village Hall Cost: Minimal, exact amount TBC Facilities: Showers, kitchen, but bring mats and sleeping bags Foinaven, Arkle & Ben Stack are three of Sutherland’s most spectacular peaks, offering superb walks and excellent scrambling. BEN STACK (2366ft 721m) Approximately two hours. The car park is at the stone barn a quarter of a mile north of Loch Stack Lodge on the A838. Fifty yards north along the A838 a track strikes north west up the hillside. Follow this round and south until in half a mile a wall and fence are reached, descending steeply from the left.…
Raven’s Crag nr Gairloch, Sunday 14 Oct 2007
Andy Brooks, Illona Morrice, Martin Collins, Ali Erginsoy and Jake Lee decided to round off the summer climbing season with a trip to Raven’s Crag near Gairloch, the scene of Andy’s youthful exploits and daring first ascents some 15 years ago.”The sun will break through just around that corner” declared Andy as we drove into a wall of water on the approach to Kinlochewe. “The sun will burst through any minute now,” announced Andy as rain lashed the windows of the mountain cafe in Gairloch where we ruefully sat sipping our capuccinos and munching doughnuts. “The sun will shine forth just as we approach the crag,” declaimed Andy as we…
October 2007 Weekend Meet Report: Oban
5-6 October 2007 Friday night on the 5th of October saw the start of a “Navigation extravaganza” not indulged in for some time by the Club. Locating the Jeremy Inglis Hostel is a challenge in daylight, at night it calls for a “park and walk search” to find the small sign above the door on the narrow frontage of the building. Saturday morning didn’t deliver the forecasted downpour, just a dreek day with the cloud base at 400m. Evelyne Droege and Amanda Strang took nine hours to bag Ben Sgulaird. This required close navigation to find the summit, giving Evelyne a well deserved confidence boost and her 150th Munro. Bob…
October Bus Meet: Kintail
Kintail – Sunday, 21 October O.S.Map(s): 33, 34 Est. time of arrival: 9.45am (Morvich) Time of departure: 17.30pm 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…
September 2007 Bus Meet Report: Glenfinnan
The weather forecast was bad and it was correct. All 19 attending members had to brave the most inclement conditions most of the day. From a meteorological point of view, our Glenfinnan meets remain consistently disappointing. In addition to atrocious weather, the bus broke down and bags got misplaced. Glenfinnan is unquestionably, a stunning area. Could it also be the jinx venue of the club?
September 2007 Weekend Meet Report: Glenbrittle, Skye
1-2 September The Annual pilgrimage to Glen Brittle with its diverse weather conditions combined with a turn out of 26 members and guests saw a successful weekend. Friday nights planning discussions where tempered with “ambitious routes and poor weather forecast conditions”. Saturday arrived and the alcohol induced plans of the night before were put to the test.
August 2007 Bus Meet Report: Torridon
Sunday, 19th August 2007 Torridon was the venue of our August bus meet and attracted no less than 34 members and guests. All were rewarded with superb weather conditions and excellent views of the area.
GR20: The Corsican Haute Route
Exhausted but happy members, having just completed the gruelling GR 20 traverse in Corsica. The walk, over high level rugged terrain, took 10 days to complete with a mixture of heat, wind and rain to contend with. A strenuous but very enjoyable walk on a beautiful island. Left to right: Walk leader Ray Harron, Graeme Morrison, Natacha Mihajlovic and John Henderson