Sat 2nd -Mon 4th May About twenty people attended the Rum weekend meet, eleven of whom stayed at Kinloch Castle and the remainder camped at the nearby campsite (err…patch of slightly boggy grass). Despite a bit of rain on Saturday afternoon and some more on Sunday, the weather was otherwise very pleasant and a lot got done. For most, the weekend commenced on Friday night with a few lemonades at Mallaig, followed by a “good” night’s sleep in the car park. We arrived on Rum on Saturday morning and everyone promptly dispersed in various directions. Illona Morrice, Dan Moysey, Graeme Henderson and Imke Meynecke headed off to explore some caves…
April 2009 Bus Meet Report: Torridon
Sunday, 19th April 2009 When bookings for this meet started coming in three weeks ahead of time, one might have guessed that this would turn out to be a fairly popular event. No less than forty-six members and guests (unseen in years if not decades) turned up on the day to enjoy the beauty of Torridon in superb weather conditions. David Brown-Douglas, George Herraghty and Ros Wright were first off the bus at Kinlochewe. They pressed on hard all day to get to the top of Slioch (someone must have moved the hill five miles up the glen since I was here last! said George) however, all three enjoyed a…
May 2009 Bus Meet: Glenshee-Loch Muick Traverse
Sunday, 17th May 2009 O.S.Map(s): 43/44 Est. time of arrival: 9.45 am Time of departure: 18.00 pm Leave Elgin: 7.00 am NB: The bus will pick up in Elgin (7.00), Forres (7.30), Grantown (8.00) and Tomintoul (8.30) only. Members from Inverness wishing to attend this meet should join the bus at one of the above points. This is a classic traverse that takes you from Auchallater (about 3km south of Braemar on the Glenshee road) following the course of the Callater Burn and Glen Callater, before emerging on the track to Carn an Sagart Mor (9 km). From here, you can either bear south around Loch Muick, or take the…
Climbing at Cummingston
We are back on real rock on Wednesday evenings, so come and join us. Visit the Climbing Latest page to see where we we’ll be on which date. For more photos from Cummingston climbing on 22 April, click here
April 2009 Weekend Meet Report: Glen Clova
4-5 April 2009 First, a bit of history: In June 2000 the MMC weekend meet destination was Glen Clova. However by the Wednesday prior to the weekend there were no takers, so the new weekend meet secretary changed the venue to Skye. Now in April 2009, Dave’s last weekend meet as organiser was again Glen Clova, but this time a total of nine turned out and in spite of being below the average monthly turnout, it was a vast improvement on his first trip! Graeme Bartlett had Friday off, so he walked in from Glenshee to Glen Clova via the summits of Glas Maol and Monega Hill, across Glen Isla,…
May 2009 Weekend Meet: Rum
Sat 2nd – Sun 3rd – Mon 4th May 2009 O.S.Map(s): 39 Accommodation: Kinloch Castle Hostel (website) – 12 spaces, overspill camping Cost: Hostel: £12 pppn, Camping: £1.50 pppn Facilities: Fully equipped kitchen, showers etc., bedlinen, but bring your own towel. Food also available at Bistro, but need to book in advance The May Bank Holiday weekend offers an opportunity to go somewhere further afield, often the Islands, and this year’s destination is the magical isle of Rum. The Rum Cuillin offer some excellent scrambling, and there are superb walks in all directions. Dibidal and Guirdal bothies are most definitely worth a visit too. Rum is a designated nature reserve…
March 2009 Bus Meet Report: Kintail
Sunday, 15th March 2009 Kintail undoubtedly remains one of our favourite venues and did achieve a better attendance than last month: 25 members turned up despite a bad weather forecast, which was unfortunately accurate enough. Surprisingly, visibility was fairly good between heavy showers, but the wind kept getting stronger throughout the day. Alan Duncan, Ella Grant and Val Kemp enjoyed a fairly good day until they got to the top of A’Chralaig. As they dropped down, Ella slipped on the wet grass and believed then that her wrist was broken. They bravely soldiered on, taking their time on the way down and got safely back to the Cluanie Inn. Moira…
March 2009 Weekend Meet Report: Kinclochleven
Sat 7th – Sun 8th March 2009 The Blackwater Hostel hosted fourteen club members for the weekend meet. With everyone accommodated in either two or four bunk rooms, each with the luxury of a television and all sharing a large cooking dining area, this month we went up market. Saturday morning dawned with the cloud above the Mamores despite a strengthening north wind. Drummond Beattie, Spence Julian, Chrissy McKay with Patrick the dog, and Phil Cutts made an early start for Na Gruagaichean, Binnean Mor, and Binnean Beag. The conditions on the tops were extreme; they encountered a heavy cornice and high avalanche risk along the ridge between Na Gruagaichean…
April 2009 Bus Meet: Torridon
Sunday, 19th April 2009 O.S.Map(s): 19/24/25 Est. time of arrival: 9.45 am Time of departure: 18.00 pm Leave Elgin: 7.00 am The bus will park for the day in the Alligin car park by Coire Mhic Nobuil and will depart at 6pm still allowing time for a quick pub stop. A perennial favourite and a popular venue for 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 climb Slioch, a “real fortress of a mountain”, a…
J Alister Sword Mountain Photography Awards 2009
The winners of the J Alister Sword Mountain Photography Awards 2009 have been announced: Scottish Winner: Barns of Bynack by Peter Goodwin Joint runners-up: Clachtoll Mice by Andrew Taylor and Laggan by John Henderson International Winner: Indian Himalaya by Alan Duncan Joint runners-up: Monte Cervinio by Ray Harron and Climbers approaching Breche Lory by Ali Erginsoy Other entries in the competition can be viewed here