The next meet is to the ever popular Inchnadamph Lodge, probably the largest and most comfortable of the venues each year. The Lodge has been refurbished so we are back after an absence of two years. For those who haven’t been there before there is a great range of activities. The Assynt hills are well known but there is also kayaking and climbing available near by and most years see some caving activity too. This weekend also has a slight reputation for the annual Halloween fancy dress party. This year’s theme is Masquerade so you can embarrass yourself as much as you like and no-one need know who you are.…
Bus Meet to Torridon – 21st October 2018
Destination: Beinn Eighe car park Pickup points: Elgin 7:00, Forres 7:20, Inverness 8:00 Map(s): OS Map 19,25 (and 24) Arrive: 9:30 Depart: 17:30 The plan for this bus meet is to undertake a traverse from the Beinn Eighe car park (OS 25) and traverse through Torridon and Flowerdale aiming for the Red Barn car park (OS 19). The main options on this traverse are i) Beinn Dearg (Corbett), ii) Baosbheinn (Corbett) or iii) Beinn an Eoin (Corbett). It is also possible to undertake a traverse via Beinn a’Chearcaill (Graham) finishing at the Loch Maree road. The other main option is a traverse of Beinn Eighe (2 Munros) from…
Bus Meet 16th September 2018 to Loch Muick
Destination: Glen Muick car park Pickup points: Elgin 7:00, Forres 7:20, Grantown 7:50 Map(s): OS Map 44 Arrive: 9:45 Depart: 18:00 Leaving Elgin at 7:00, the bus will go to Forres (7:20) and then onto Grantown (7:50). So, the Inverness contingency will either have to drive to Grantown or just drive to Loch Muick. We should arrive at the Glen Muick car park at approximately 9:45/10:00, where the bus will stay for the day. If you are going by car/van then note that there is a charge for parking here (£4 the last time I was there). We would need to leave the car park at 18:00 at the latest…
August 2018 Bus Meet
Location: Kintail/Glen Shiel Date: 19th August 2018 OS Map: 33 Pick up: Elgin 7:00; Forres 7:20; Nairn 7:40; Inverness 8:00 The bus will be leaving Elgin at 7:00, with the normal en-route stops, and should arrive at Loch Cluanie by 9:30. There are plenty of drop off and pick up points for this area. However, you may wish to take into account that the planned pub stop will be at the Cluanie Inn. We will need to leave Cluanie Inn by 19:00. This means that the latest pick up time from the north west end of Glen Shiel would be 18:00. There are just so many Munros, Corbetts, Grahams and…
Car Meet – July 2018
Car Meet Date: 15th July 2018 Location: Spean Bridge OS 41 Normally there isn’t a bus meet during July – so we have a car meet instead! A car meet allows us to go to some of the locations that the bus cannot reach, either due to narrow roads or it is too far to allow the driver to get back in time. It also allows those with dogs to bring their canine friends along for a day in the hills! The options for this meet are: 1. the 2 Corbetts, Cruach Innse and Sgurr Innse 2. the Munro, Stob Ban 3. the Grey Corries (2 or 3 munros) The…
Durness Weekend, 3 – 5th August
The August meet is based at the Lazy Crofter Bunkhouse at Durness on the north coast. Details of this very comfortable bunkhouse are on their website – http://www.visitdurness.com/bunkhouse/ This is handy for the magnificant Foinaven and Arkle, as well as Ben Hope, the most northerly Munro, and the lovely Ben Loyal. Another hill en route is the lonely Ben Klibreck. Cape Wrath is a spectacular site and there are even higher cliffs at the nearby Whiten Head which is rather less visited as there is no track to it. Smoo Cave is another local attraction. Kayaking is a possibility and there are also plenty of climbs in the area, on…
June 17th 2018 – Bus Meet to Assynt
O.S.Map: 15 The bus will leave Elgin at 7:00, with the usual pick up points of Forres (7:20), Nairn (7:40) and Inverness (8:00). We should arrive at the final drop off point (car park for Quinag) by 10:00. The bus will depart Quinag at 17:30 to allow time for a refreshment stop at the Ferry Inn in Ullapool. Assynt has an impressive array of outstanding mountains. 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 hills in this region. On a clear day, this is an area where you will want to…
Applecross 1-3 June
The next meet is also a camping meet to Applecross. This is an excellent and well equipped campsite,close to the se and the pub. There is a good range of hills here and also some excellent climbing on the Torridonian sandstone in dramatic scenery. Possibly also opportunities for some sea kayaking. Although a bit out of the way it also gives access to the Strathcarron hills on the way home on Sunday. I have booked io pitches at the campsite which does get quite busy now that itis on the north coast 50 route. Names to me as soon as possible please. http://applecross.uk.com/campsite/ Pods are available for those who prefer…
Crianlarich Weekend 6-8th July 2018
The July meet is to the ever popular Ochils Mountaineering Club Inverardran hut just outside of Crianlarich. The hut was modernised a couple of years ago and is very comfortable, sleeping 18, with hot showers and a spacious lounge. It is well located for a wide range of the Perthshire hills and is also not too far from the Arrochar area which is renowned for its climbing. This meet is usually quite popular and has been over-subscribed in the past so please get your names in to me early. Cost to be confirmed; usually £25 for the weekend but it coud be less. The hut is fully equipped. Access Just…
MMC Bus Meet Sunday 20th May 2018
Location : Loch Mullardoch Pickup points: Elgin (7:00 ; Forres (7:40); Nairn (7:40); Inverness (8:00) Destination: Car park at Loch Mullardoch Departure time 17:15/17:30 from car park at Mullardoch dam There are several options for the day. The first is to be dropped off in Glen Cannich to tackle the Graham, Carn Gorm. This Graham could be combined with the nearby Corbett, Sgorr na Diollaid – or you could tackle the Corbett on its own! However, the main hills for the day are likely to be the Mullardoch Munros. The Munros An Socach and An Riabhachan would really only be possible if you arranged for the boatman to take you…