A fine selection of member’s photographs were displayed at the Moray Mountaineering Club AGM. Thanks to all members who submitted photographs to the competition. The following two photographs were declared the winners. Click on the photographs to see larger versions Category: ScottishLoch More and Ben Stack Photographer: Derrick Harman Category: Non-Scottish Meribel, Three Valleys in France Photographer: Carol Jack
March 2015 Bus Meet Report: Drumochter
After many recent Bus meets with horrible weather conditions, this turned out to be one of those days when you just had to be out on the hills! Despite weather reports indicating low cloud and poor visibility, it became obvious as we travelled down the A9, that the weather reports were completely wrong! We were joined on this meet by 3 members of the Inverness Back Country Ski Club, and these hills on the western side of the Drumochter Pass provide excellent terrain for ski touring, with a starting point of 450m! There were 25 people on the Bus and Andy L also joined the group after a few days…
February 2015 Weekend Meet Report: Corran
February’s meet was based at Corran Bunkhouse. Right in the middle of the mountains, ridges and cliffs of Lochaber and Glen Coe and on the doorstep of Ardgour. With a lifetime’s worth of walking and climbing within easy reach of the bunkhouse a group of Moray Mountaineers did the obvious thing. They went to Mull. Andy L, David W, Donnie and Malcolm take up the story: “The plan was hatched over a couple of drinks on the Friday evening ‘Let’s go to Mull and climb Ben More taking a circular route up the A’Chioch ridge, over the top and down by the Tourist Route’. It meant catching the first Corran…
April 2015 Bus Meet: Fannichs
Sunday 19th April 2015 O.S.Map(s): 19, 20 Bus Stop: Loch a’Bhraoin (NH162760) Est. time of arrival: 9.15am Time of departure: 6.00pm Leave Elgin: 7.00am The Fannichs lie between Loch Fannich and the A835 Garve to Ullapool road. With 9 Munros in the area, A’Chailleach and Sgurr Breac to name a couple, and the Corbetts Beinn a’Chaisteal, Beinn Laith Mhor a’Ghiubhais Li, Beinn Enaiglair and Creag Rainich there is plenty to explore. The bus will be parked at Loch a’ Bhraoin for the day and drops can be made along the way as usual. Please contact John Henderson at johnhenderson628@btinternet.com by the evening of Thursday 15th please to book a seat on the bus for this…
April 2015 Weekend Meet: Loch Ossian Youth Hostel
Date: 4th/5th April 2015 Venue: Loch Ossian Youth Hostel Location: Loch Ossian Youth Hostel is a small eco youth hostel situated on the banks of Loch Ossian. Getting here: Loch Ossian Youth Hostel is only accessible by rail, bike, or foot. You cannot drive here. You can park up at either Tullich station (to the North) or Rannoch station (to the South) to catch a train to Corrour station (the West Highlands Glasgow to Fort William line). Loch Ossian Youth Hostel is an approximately 20 minute walk from Corrour station along a well-made track. Facilities: fully-equipped self-catering kitchen but no fridge. Perishables can be kept cool in the north facing washrooms or in…
Annual General Meeting: Thursday 12th March 2015
You are invited to the Moray Mountaineering Club’s Annual General Meeting to be held at 19:30 on Thursday 12 March 2015 at Glen Moray Distillery, Elgin. Please support your club by attending. The agenda will be issued to all members via email by the Club Honorary Secretary in due course. The annual J. Alister Sword photography competition will take place after the Annual General Meeting on 12 March 2015. The competition rules are: 1. Competition is open to current members of the Moray Mountaineering Club only. 2. Two categories: “Scottish” and “Non-Scottish”. 3. Any subject with a mountaineering theme (landscapes, people, macros, wildlife, etc.). 4. Entries must have been taken between 1st January 2014 and…
March 2015 Bus Meet: Drumochter
Sunday, 15 March 2015 O.S.Map(s): 35, 42 Bus Stop: Balsporran Est. time of arrival: 09.30 Time of departure: 17.30 Leave Elgin: 07.00 Drumochter is an ideal winter venue with numerous relatively easy hills and a high starting point. The bus has not visited Drumochter since 2010! As in previous years, the bus will divert off the A9 through Kingussie and Newtonmore to Dalnaspidal, allowing access to hills as far south as Beinn Udlamain and Sgairneach Mhor, before rejoining the A9 again and parking up at Balsporran for the day. To the east are Carn na Caim, A’Bhuidheanach Bheag and Meall Chuaich. The Fara, a Corbett on the north side of…
January 2015 Weekend Meet: Inverey
In the absence of our usual weekend meet raconteur, it falls on me to report back on the eating, drinking and general foolery that is the New Year meet and, of course, tell the tales of high adventure in the mountains. Muir Cottage, Inverey Let me kick off with the ‘eating’ bit. Our thanks to Graeme and Shona who arrived with a full roast beef Hogmanay dinner for all, complete with Yorkshire puds and roast tatties – pretty swiftly polished off by the fourteen members in attendance. As everybody else had turned up with vats of tasty food, we all ate well for the rest of the weekend. It must…
MMC Ceilidh: Friday 20th February 2015
Date: Friday 20th February 2015 Time: 7.30pm to midnight Venue: Elgin Town Hall Band: Buskoe Sike Tickets: £10 (includes stovies). Tickets should ideally be purchased in advance via cheque or BACS. Cheques should be made payable to “Moray Mountaineering Club” and sent to Malcolm Campbell at “Invermay, 12 Bank Lane, Forres, IV36 1NU” Payment by BACS: Bank: RBS Name: Moray MC Sort Code: 83 20 06 Acct No: 10830480 Ref to Use: Please state “Ceil + your surname” (otherwise it will not be identified who has made the payment. This is essential.) Anyone paying in advance will be entered into a special draw to win a bottle of whisky. Physical tickets will…
The Spirit of Adventure Talks feat. Heavy Whalley
Forthcoming talk at Universal Hall, the Park, Findhorn.