The Moray Mountaineering Club was established in 1931 with the declared aim ‘to encourage mountaineering and serve as a bond of union amongst lovers of the Scottish hills’. Membership is centred on the Elgin, Forres, Nairn and Inverness areas but enthusiasts from Keith, Fochabers and further afield attend meets. Club activities include monthly Bus and Weekend meets, Climbing meets and Social events. The main interest centres on summer and winter hill walking, but there are also rock climbers, winter mountaineers, ski tourers, cavers, kayakers, … Bus Meets Bus Meets normally take place on the third Sunday of every month and are a great opportunity to meet like-minded people and have…
Tiso Discount Night: Wednesday 30 Oct 2013
Tiso Discount Night: Wednesday 30th October 2013
Bus Meet November 2013: Achnashellach
An Ruadh Stac Sunday 17 November 2013 O.S. Maps: 24, 25 Est. time of arrival: 9:15am Time of departure: 6.00pm Leave Elgin: 7am The bus will go past the Achnasheen junction and travel down the A896 to park up for the day at Coulags (OS 25, GR962452). On the way members can be dropped off in Glen Carron for an ascent of Moruisg and Sgurr nan Ceannaichean. At Craig for ascents of Sgurr Choinnich and Sgurr a’Chaorachain, Maoile Lunndaidh, Sgurr na Feartaig and/or Beinn Tharsuinn. At Achnashellach for ascents of Sgorr Ruadh and Beinn Liath Mhor or Fuar Tholl. At Coulags for ascents of An Ruadh-stac and/or Maol Chean Dearg…
Craigdon Discount Night: Thu 31 October 2013
Craigdon Discount Night: Thursday 31 October 2013
Congratulations
Congratulations to Colin Cowie who completed a round of the Munros on A’Mhaighdean on 26th September 2013.
September 2013 Bus Meet Report: Loch Quoich
Weather forecast: persistent rain, risk of lightning, winds 50-60mph with gusts to 80mph, admittedly not an ideal outlook for a Club Bus Meet however the Moray Mountaineers are a hardy bunch. Despite the dire forecast, eighteen members and guests embarked from Elgin, Forres, Nairn and Inverness (not to mention Inverurie, Foggie and Buckie) to do battle with the elements. As the coach eventually progressed along Loch Garry towards Loch Quoich, the weather didn’t look too bad. Could the forecast be wrong? Well as it turns out, yes and no! The wind was not as strong as forecast, there was no lightning but the rain could only be described as a…
October 2013 Bus Meet: Glenfinnan
Loch Shiel and the Glenfinnan Viaduct from Beinn an Tuim Sunday 20th October 2013 O.S. Map: 40 Est. time of arrival: 10.00 Est. time of departure: 18.00 Leave Elgin: 07.00 For this bus meet, the Moray Mountaineering Club return to Bonnie Prince Charlie and Harry Potter country. As well as the Glenfinnan monument and viaduct there are also shed loads of fantastic hills located here. If Munros are currently your thing you may wish to undertake the magnificent horseshoe of Sgurr Thuilm and Sgurr nan Coireachean. Alternatively, Gulvain can be reached via Gleann Fionnlaide. If your current focus is Corbetts, there are at least nine that can be undertaken from, or nearby to,…
August 2013 Weekend Meet Report: Applecross
The weather, summer holidays and some bloke suffering from motion sickness took its toll on the turnout, but nonetheless five “mountaineers” pitched camp at Applecross. Being leaderless, and not knowing who else was supposed to be around, we staked out all corners of the campsite. Saturday dawned wet and windy. Jim found somewhere out of the rain and finished his newspapers. Mark walked to Toscaig to go fishing. In keeping with the great fishing tradition of the Moray Mountaineering Club, Mark returned full of stories (like the otter that got away), but otherwise empty handed – if only you could live on stories. AndyB, Illona and Dan delayed setting off for…
MCofS Annual General Meeting
Saturday 12th October 2013, from 13:00 – 18:00 Forthbank Performance Sports Centre, Stirling 13:00 Refreshments 13:30 Programme of Seminars 16:30 Annual General Meeting Club members welcome to attend
August 2013 Bus Meet Report: Cairngorm Traverse
Dan and Joe – after much indecision, we found ourselves at Derry Lodge taking the right fork. The first summit (Beinn Bhreac) was soon reached. We made full use of the shelter provided by the cairn, whilst others were forced to face the wind. A pleasant walk across some bog took us to Beinn a Chaorainn. Then on to Fords of Avon where there was a nice new howff. The slopes of Cairngorm were a slog, but a nice photo opportunity with Ptarmigan made up for it. A good day 🙂 Tish, Natacha, John, Alistair, Bob, FionaC, FionaD, Corinne, Jake, Rob – set out with intentions to walk low level…