For those looking for a fun and challenging walk, why not join over 100 others walking overnight from Grantown to Forres along the Dava Way on 24/25 June taking part in the 2023 Dava Way Ghost Train Walk.  You will join a coach in Forres at 9PM for a journey to Grantown on Spey to start the walk at 10PM. Refreshments will be provided at Dava Station and a you will get a breakfast bun at Dunphail Station. (Assuming you have survived the “Ghost Train” and other spectres as you cross Dava Moor in the dark).  Tickets are just £30 (or £15 if you agree to raise at least £60…

Please join us for an informal and relaxed book club.When? Wednesday, 22nd February 2023Where? Via Zoom, link to be sent out. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2003/nov/13/guardianfirstbookaward2003.gurardianfirstbookaward “Yet there is also something curiously exhilarating about the contemplation of deep time. True, you learn yourself to be a blip in the larger projects of the universe. But you are also rewarded with the realization that you do exist – as unlikely as it may seem, you do exist.” Robert Macfarlane, Mountains of the Mind: A History of a Fascination Please email Lauren to be included in email list for zoom link.

Please join us for an informal and relaxed book club. “A famous climber’s adventures and experiences in mountain rescue.”When? Wednesday, 23rd November, 2022Where? Via Zoom, link to be sent out. Call-Out is the definitive collection of tales about early mountain rescue in the Highlands of Scotland from Hamish MacInnes – Everest pioneer and arguably the most famous Scottish mountaineer of the twentieth century. In the late 1960s, MacInnes led the Glencoe Mountain Rescue team and together they developed innovative techniques and equipment in order to save lives – often risking their own in the process – whether night or day, and always at a moment’s notice. He was a central figure in the rescue during the 1963 New Year…

An excellent central location in the Eastern Cairngorms not far from the Lecht Ski Centre. This is an ideal meeting place to meet for some fun and frolics in the wild and beautiful but more remote parts of the Cairngorms. There are two Corbetts that can be gained just by walking from here, Brown Cow Hill and Carn Ealasaid. There are numerous other less trodden slopes and tops that can also be easily reached. From here or from close by there are a number of paths and tracks that could be used for a bit of easy, intermediate or strenuous mountain biking adventures. Or why not combine a bike ride…

Thank you to all members who submitted an entry to this year’s photography competition. All of which are beautiful reminders of some great days in the hills. Please click the link below to direct you to the competition page (also found under the Events tab). Each entry is displayed with a caption provided by the photographer. There is also a number for each photo in the captions. Please use this number to correlate with the voting form. The voting form (link to which on the page) will open in a new tab. Please only make one submission, a subsequent submission will be deleted. Thank you for viewing and voting. Best…