MMC Weekend Meet at the CIC Hut. £16 pppn. Located in the northern corrie of Ben Nevis, this hut provides unparalleled access to the North face of the Ben. There is a 5km walk up 700m to access the hut and you must carry all your gear in. More information is available at https://www.smc.org.uk/huts/cic. Here’s a previous MMC post for inspiration and stories: This meet is currently full but please email David to be put on waiting list.
It’s now less than 3 weeks to go until the The Living Mountain Book Club, so here’s some more information. – Meet outside the lower station of the funicular railway for 4pm. – Walk up to the plateau and head to the water source, Feith Buithe. – Hopefully we’ll have lovely views over Loch Aan. Bring your tea / picnic / stove with you for an open air book club. – Either bivvy out on plateau, continue for another adventure or return back to the car park (ETA back at car park would be 10pm). – All of this is weather dependent and the route below may vary slightly. For…
Ben Rinnes and beer you say? Join us and Windswept this coming Sunday for the launch of their new beer, on top of Ben Rinnes. It’ll then be back to the Tap Room in Lossiemouth for some launch photographs. As always, #bestwhenyouveearnedit Please contact Callum to give a heads up you’ll be heading along. Please meet at the Glenrinnes Hall car park at 11am.
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A fantastic time was had by the 10 lucky people who ventured to this beautiful and wild part of Lewis. Everyone was there for the 3 nights of Friday to Sunday but others took the opportunity of arriving on Thursday and some stayed until Tuesday. This is of course is easy for those who don’t have to earn a crust! It also makes sense in view of the high cost of taking a car on the ferry. The Otter Bunkhouse and Bothy are very comfortable although they could be improved by additional fridge space and an oven. The selling point is the position on the sea front. Unfortunately it did…
More details on the planned walk for the day: Some of the club’s experienced members will lead a walk into the hills behind Kingussie. In good weather Càrn an Fhreiceadain is a relatively easy ascent over moorland following a good stony track almost to the top. To gain the summit and return down the far side is a walk of 18 kilometers, rising nearly 700m and will take around 5 hours if you are reasonably fit. At the top in good weather there are some fabulous views over the wild Monadhliath mountains, across to the Cairngorms and Strathspey. The Scottish hills in May can be lovely and warm but it…
A return by the club after a number of years saw 9 hardy souls arrive at the Smiddy hut. I have to say that the hut is much more inviting than I remember. Once the fire is lit the ambience of the hut completely changes. Dan commented that he arrived to a roaring fire, so much coal that the burning lumps kept falling out of the grate onto the brick floor. Next was a crampon fixing session. A good hour was spent trying various combinations of boots and crampons. Much advice was shouted simultaneously from the four corners of the hut. This ended with a discussion on the merits of…
What’s going on?Walking in the Monadhliath Hills. More details to follow. Navigation TrainingSandy will be running some navigation and general hillwalking training. This will be a chance to learn the basics and put them into action. Climbing at Kingussie CragThere’ll be some climbing set up for those who’d like to give it a go. This will include a top rope set up and an abseil. There is also a sport climb option. Gear wise, the club has got a few harnesses and helmets to borrow but no climbing shoes. The crag may be a bit midgie so something to consider along with weather conditions on the day. Refreshments will be…
Join us at the base of the mighty Buachaille Etive Mor in the Laggangarbh hut. I hear someone might be completing their munros this weekend too. Plenty of munros, climbing and walking in the area. Cost is £15pppn. Currently, we are full but there should be plenty of options to camp. More detail on the hut can be found here: https://www.smc.org.uk/huts/lagangarbh To sign up, please email David.
Gwen Moffat certainly left an impression on us all and for the second book club of the year, Gwen has inspired us to get outside. Our next book club will be on the 25th of June and it’s going to be outside, in the Cairngorms! At the height of summer, we’ll pick a walk to a picturesque spot on the Cairngorm Plateau where we can set up for an evening with Nan Shepherd. For more information and to sign up for updates on the meet, please email Lauren. “In this masterpiece of nature writing, Nan Shepherd describes her journeys into the Cairngorm mountains of Scotland. There she encounters a world…
