Date: 2nd/3rd June 2012 Location: Cairndow Village Hall, Cairndow, Argyll Facilities: Showers, toilets, fully equipped kitchen. Bring mats and sleeping bags. Pub 100 m down the road Cost: TBC, but very reasonable. Nearby Hills: Nearest Munros: Beinn Bhuidhe, Beinn Ime, Beinn Narnain. Nearest Corbetts: Stob Coire Creagach, Beinn an Lochain, Beinn Luibhean, The Brack, Ben Donich, The Cobbler. Nearest Grahams: Stob an Eas, Cruach nam Mult, Stob na Boine Druim-fhinn, Beinn Lochain. Climbing: The Cobbler is the great attraction for rock climbers, with 40 trad routes ranging from Sev-E8, ten of which merit a 3-star rating. Routes include the classics Punster’s Crack, Recess Route and Ardgarten Arete. Please contact Jake Lee to book a place on this meet.
75th AGM Minute
Please find below, a link to the minute of the 75th Annual General Meeting of the Moray Mountaineering Club, held on 22nd March 2012. Click here to view the minute If you are unable to view the minute, please download a copy of Adobe Reader – available here.
2013 Calendar
Glen Moray Distillery has kindly offered to sponsor the 2013 MMC calendar. Please submit photos to Daniel Moysey by 20 April 2012. Other instructions: Submissions to be made on a CD. Deadline for submissions is 20 April 2012. Photos to have a Scottish theme – any subject matter. Please make it clear who took the photos, where they were taken and in which month. Up to six photos per person Photos should preferably be from the last twelve months, but there is some flexibility on this. The best twelve photos will be selected by representatives from Glen Moray Distillery and the MMC; we will try to get twelve different photographers.…
Congratulations – New Club Munroist
Congratulations to Ella Grant on completing her first round of Munros on Saturday 24th March 2012. Ella’s final Munro was Sgurr a’Mhaoraich at Loch Quoich.
Honorary Treasurer: Update
We have a willing volunteer for the post of Honorary Treasurer. Thanks to Malcolm Campbell for kindly offering to do the job. Dan Moysey
Achievements Page
The Moray Mountaineering Club Achievements Page is an attempt to create a historical record of mountaineering exploits – by past and present members. The list provides a place for you to record your noteworthy hill rounds – Munros, Munro Tops, Furths, Corbetts, Grahams, Donalds/New Donalds and Marilyns. The page also details both noteworthy climbs and international summits, ascended by Club members. Please send any comments or page amendments to John Henderson. If you have a photo of your round completion, preferably a summit photo, please send the photo to Andrew Lawson for upload to the site.
April 2012 Bus Meet: Torridon
Sunday, 15th April 2012 O.S.Map(s): 19/24/25 Est. time of arrival: 9.45 am Time of departure: 16.30 pm Leave Elgin: 7.00 am The bus will park for the day in the Alligin car park by Coire Mhic Nobuil. Torridon is a perennial favourite popular with both walkers and climbers. With a great range of magnificent hills, the choice is endless. If we get a clear day, the views will be marvellous so don’t forget your camera! The bus should arrive at Kinlochewe by about 9.30am giving time to tackle Slioch, a “real fortress of a mountain”, a considerable day out with the reward of a pub finish. Beinn Eighe, or parts…
May 2012 Weekend Meet: Isle of Jura
Date: 5/6/7th May 2012 (3 night stay) Location: Camping at Jura Hotel, Craighouse, Isle of Jura Website: Jura Hotel Getting there: Via Calmac [Car Ferry]: Kennacraig (Mainland) to Port Askaig (Islay) then Port Askaig (Islay) to Feolin (Jura) (Tickets for both ferries: £20 rtn per person [5-day saver], additional £109.20 to take a car across) or Via Jura Direct Boat [Passenger Ferry (bikes can be taken)]: Tayvallich (Mainland) to Craighouse (Jura) (Tickets: £40 rtn, Friday outbound times: 10:00 and 18:00, Monday return times: 07:00 and 17:00 – Booking Advisable – the Scheduled boat seats a maximum of 12) Bikes: It is recommended to take a bike across with you – should…
April 2012 Weekend Meet: Glencoe
7/8th April 2012 Accommodation: Lagangarbh Hut, Glen Coe, Grid Ref NN 221 560. The hut is situated at the head of Glen Coe about 300m off to the right (travelling south) of the A82. There is a car park just off the A82, but you can carefully drive down a track to a second car park next to the river. From here it is just a short walk to the hut. The hut is very comfortable and has electric cooking, lighting and heating. There is a log fire at Lagangarbh, so please feel free to take along some logs. There are no showers. The hut is beautifully situated at the…
March 2012 Bus Meet Report: Glen Affric
Here we are again, happy as can be All good friends and jolly good company Walking in Glen Affric, 27 upon a spree All good friends and jolly good company Never mind the weather, never mind the rain… …Well that will be enough of that!!! With One Man and His Dog proving as popular as ever on the Beeb, Bob Weeks cocked his leg at Dog Falls and set off on the outrun with a “come bye and away” to Meallan na Creardaich. He succeeded with the lift at Meall Mor, followed by the fetch across the peat hags to Beinn a’ Mheadhoin, encountering a small snow shower, before being…