Members will be saddened to learn of the death of Dougie Adam, who passed away suddenly on Christmas Eve. Our condolences go to his family and friends.
January 2009 Indoor Meet: New Twists for Old Hills
Thursday, 22nd January, 8.00-10.00 pm, Glen Moray Distillery, Bruceland Rd, Elgin Avid readers of Scottish Mountaineer will have noticed the excellent articles by David Jarman about alternative routes up familiar hills and seeing a completely different perspective. Forget the guide books, discard the usual well trodden routes, the camel line of hill bashers and get that adrenalin fix without any extra mileage. David will provide an insight into new routes for Ledi, Fhada, Ghlo, Mullach and other out of the way routes. You can get an idea of the theme by looking at issues 36, 37, 39 and 40 of Scottish Mountaineer, but better still, come along for the real…
February 2009 Weekend Meet: Ballachulish
Sat 7th – Sun 8th February 2009 O.S.Map(s): 41/50 Accommodation: Village Hall Cost: £5.00 pppn Facilities: Fully equipped kitchen, showers etc., but bring sleeping bags and sleeping mats Ballachulish is ideally located on the main A82 midway between Fort William and Glen Coe and is therefore a convenient base to explore the scores of hills in the Lochaber area, often dubbed Scotland’s Outdoor Capital. The nearest hills are the duo of Beinn a’Bheithir and Sgorr Dhonuil, aka the Ballachulish Horsehoe, a great day out. Climbers will also be keeping their fingers crossed that something will come into nick, as this area is winter climbing heaven. Book now with Dave Galloway…
January 2009 Bus Meet: Fannaichs
Sunday, 18th January 2009 O.S.Map(s): 19/20/21 Est. time of arrival: 9.30 am Time of departure: 16.30 pm Leave Elgin: 7.00 am The first Bus Meet of the New Year takes us to the popular Fannaichs area, which has a splendid wilderness quality to it despite the proximity to the Garve/Ullapool road. The numerous options allow shorter days searching out the Corbetts of Beinn a! Chaisteal, Beinn Laith Mhor a! Ghiubhais Li, Beinn Enaiglair and Creag Rainich, which can be reached from the Lochavroan Bothy. Then there are the Beinn Dearg group of Munros with Am Faochagach on the east side of Loch Glascarnoch and another group of 4 Munros on…
December 2008 Bus Meet report: Monadhliath
21 December 2008 In stark contrast to the beautiful weather of the 2007 Xmas Meet, conditions for the 2008 version were awful, with rain and strong winds and it was difficult for any of the groups to do anything other than low level walking. There were 33 people on the Bus for this Meet and 9 others made their way to the Cairngorm Hotel, in Aviemore, for the early evening meal. Numbers were therefore significantly down on all other years in recent memory, however the meal and the service at the Hotel were excellent and because of this the Hotel has been provisionally booked for the Club Xmas meal in…
December 2008 Weekend Meet Report: Braemar
Sat 6 – Sun 7 December 2008 The accumulation of snow over the last month combined with the very icy conditions provided a real Christmas feel for the eleven members guesting at the Rucksacks Hostel in Braemar, with Jake Lee and Ruby backing the team up in his campervan. Saturday morning saw Ali Erginsoy and Bob Macdonald set off ski mountaineering, which included some heather hopping to add that Scottish flavour to their day. Leaving the lay-by two and a half km south of the ski centre, they walked for thirty minutes into coire coolah before donning their skins and making the ascent of Carn a’ Gheoidh via the south…
November 2008 Bus Meet Report: Glen Affric
Sunday, 16 November 2008 This was a beautiful mild, clear day with snow on the tops of the hills and great views of the Mullardoch and Strathfarrar hills and beyond. 33 enthusiastic people (including an encouraging 8 guests), grasped the opportunity to experience the beauty of the Scottish hills in early winter. First off the bus (about 4kms from the Bus park), was a large group consisting of David Brown Douglas, Ali, Paul Geraghty, Ella, Drummond, Robert Reed, George Sim, Amanda, David Strathdee, Tish, Jim Hall, Paul Chappell, Jo Cross, Ray Harron, John, Peter Jones, Alastair Wren, Ros Wright, Corinne Ferguson, Moira Baptie, Dagmar Borrowman and Sandra Doull. Giving an…
Christmas Bus Meet and Dinner
Bus Meet: Monadhliath Sunday, 21st December 2008 O.S.Map(s): 35 Est. time of arrival: 9.00 am Time of departure: 16.00 pm Leave Elgin: 7.00 am This year’s December bus meet is to the Monadhliath hills. This meets the requirement of being close to the Christmas dinner venue in Aviemore, as well as offering a good day’s hillwalking if desired. The bus will go as far as Newtonmore, but there are numerous options to get off earlier to tackle the various hills around Aviemore, Kingussie and Newtonmore. For Munro baggers, the best option is the duo of A’Chailleach (Monadh Liath) and Carn Sgulain. Usual access is from Glen Banchor on the south…
November 2008 Indoor Meet: Stills in the Hills
Thursday, 20th November, 8.00-10.00 pm, Glen Moray Distillery, Bruceland Rd, Elgin Glen Moray Distillery, our Club sponsor, is adding a new flavour to the November Indoor Meet with an invitation to members and friends to hear about the history of illegal stills in the hills and also sample a selection of 6 malts from their stocks. Graham Coull, Distillery Manager will provide a fascinating insight into the history of distilling, legal and illegal, while you savour the hand-picked samples. The cost of the evening is £10.00, a steal at this price. Please support this event and come along for a great evening. Pre-booking not necessary. Graham Milton
Nov 2008 Weekend Meet Report: Tyndrum
1-2 November 2008 Halloween night saw seventeen club members assemble in the “By The Way” hostel in Tyndrum. Unfortunately we did not get off to a good start; our turning up in dribs and drabs throughout the evening spoiled the peace and tranquility of our host in reception, as it meant he had to leave his post and escort his guests to their allotted rooms and show them around. Suggesting to Evelyne on her arrival that she waited until her club organiser turned up before getting a room, brought out the “Formidable Deutsche Fraulein” in her, so he quickly provided a list of available beds and backed off. Bob MacDonald…