Sunday, 18 May 2008 O.S.Map(s): 44 Est. time of arrival: 9.30 am Time of departure: 18.00 pm Leave Elgin: 7.00 am NB: This meet will be picking up in Elgin and Forres only, then onto Grantown, Tomintoul and Ballater. Going East for a change! Lochnagar is a superb location, offering the opportunity to bag 5 Munros in one go in the circuit of Lochnagar, Carn a’ Choire Bhaldheach, Carn an Sagairt Mor, Cairn Bannoch and Broad Cairn. (Or you could do just a couple.) A good low-level alternative is a walk around the atmospheric Loch Muick. Bookings to Natacha Mihajlovic please. For further information about the Lochnagar hills click here.
April 2008 Bus Meet Report: Achnashellach-Torridon Traverse
20 April 2008 2008 is granting us with an exceptionally good start: our bus meets have so far been blessed with dry weather conditions. The Sunday of this meet was the perfect spring day. A total of 34 members and guests turned up for this meet despite an earlier 6.00am start. All groups enjoyed a fantastic day in what can only be described as one of the most beautiful areas in Scotland. Walkers started off from either Achnashellach station or Coulags. From Achnashellach: Caroline Chaplin, Ian and Paul Gerragthy, John Henderson, Lee Madden and David Strathdee first walked through the forest and followed the river to the start of Beinn…
Outdoor climbing has begun!
The outdoor climbing season is underway again at Cummingston. We meet up after work on Wednesday evenings to climb and boulder on the excellent sandstone cliffs there, before repairing to a local hostelry for a spot of mild alcoholic libation. Any and all welcome. Contact Illona Morrice for more information
May 2008 Weekend Meet: Skye
Sat 3rd – Mon 5th May 2008 O.S.Map(s): 32 Accommodation: The Sligachan campsite Cost: £5 pppn Facilities: Showers, toilets, shop. Pub and restaurant across the road. Yippee, its May and we’re going to Skye again! Not, however, to Coruisk as originally advertised in the syllabus, as the hut had been booked to another club, but to the Sligachan campsite instead. For anyone who has never been or is unfamiliar with Skye, the big draw here is the Black Cuillins, the magnificent range you can see behind the campsite. These offer some of the best scrambling, climbing and hillwalking anywhere in Scotland… no scratch that, the world. If the weather is…
April 2008 Weekend Meet Report: Barisdale, Knoydart
Fifteen MMC members took advantage of some windy wintry weather conditions on the Knoydart peninsula, using the Whitehouse at Barisdale as their base. Making two trips from Arnisdale, Billy Mackenzie, the local ferryman took twelve people in his powerboat across the four mile stretch in fifteen minutes to the Barisdale boathouse to start their two and a half km walk in to the bunkhouse. On arrival it was unlocked, but no electricity, so Dave Galloway and David Brown Douglas returned to the caretaker’s house to get their brief. The lady showed them how to start the generator and provided keys; she also informed them that the club was to vacate…
March 2008 Bus Meet Report: Loch Quoich
Sunday, 16 March 2008 A perfect winter day rewarded all 24 members and guests who attended this bus meet. Ken Ross headed off for the east end of Glen Quoich via Mam na Selig and enjoyed a great day spotting lots of wildlife. Alan and Fiona Duncan ascended Corbett Geal Carn from Loch Garry. The plentiful amount of deep, soft snow was deemed a nuisance but they still had a fantastic day with excellent views. Alan recommends climbing the hill from Loch Arkaig rather than from the north, as it took over four hours to reach the summit! Graeme Morrison went up the same Corbett and continued to Meall na…
April 2008 Bus Meet: Achnashellach-Torridon Traverse
Sunday, 20 April 2008 O.S.Map(s): 24, 25 Est. time of arrival: 8.15 am Time of departure: 18.00 pm Leave Elgin: 6.00 am* Photo: Ray Newell It has been some time since the Club has undertaken this classic traverse, one of the most spectacular anywhere in the Highlands. There are myriad routes that can be done. One option starts at the layby on the A890 opposite the private road to Achnashellach train station and continues on into Coire Lair. From here, there are several options: For a high level traverse, you can either climb FuarTholl (Corbett) and Sgorr Ruadh (Munro) (also possible to miss out Fuar Tholl if desired) to the…
March 2008 Weekend Meet Report: Glen Etive
8-9 March 2008 Friday night’s trip to Glen Etive and the Grampian Club’s Inbhirfhaolain hut was full of trepidation, with some seriously bad weather forecast. However after locating the hut and filling the water containers from the stream, we lit the log fire and allowed alcohol to convert pessimism to optimism. Seventeen people turned out, including two guests, creating the atmosphere for a good weekend. On Saturday morning Simon Willats, guest Richard Collins and Chrissy McKay amended their planned route, to do Ben Starav and Bheinn Glas Mhor in an anti-clockwise direction to beat the wind. With only one minutes sunshine all day, there was no risk of sunburn or…
April 2008 Weekend Meet: Barisdale, Knoydart
Sat 5th – Sun 6th April 2008 O.S.Map(s): 33, 40 Accommodation: The Whitehouse (max 12 places) + Bothy/campsite for overflow Cost: Whitehouse: £10 pppn, Bothy (not MBA): £3 pppn , Campsite: £1 pppn Facilities: Whitehouse: Shower, kitchen, utensils supplied, bunks with mattresses, but bring sleeping bag; Bothy/Campsite: toilets, electricity, but bring stove, utensils, mat and sleeping bag (and tent) Travel: Walk in or Ferry from Arnisdale (see below) Situated in a mountainous and largely undisturbed wilderness, Barisdale provides an excellent base for climbing munros in the area as well as having an abundance of wildlife and precious examples of rare flora and fauna for vigilant visitors to see.Barisdale lies…
MMC 2008 AGM
Glen Moray Visitor Centre, Bruceland Rd, Elgin IV30 1YE Thursday, 20th March 2008 8.00 pm Agenda 1. Apologies for absence. 2. Minutes of the 70th Annual General Meeting held on 22 March 2007. (Click to download: AGM 2007 Minutes) 3. Matters arising. 4. The President’s report for 2007-2008. 5. The Treasurer’s audited accounts for 2007-2008. 6. Subscriptions for 2008-2009. The committee propose to leave the annual subscriptions unchanged. 7. Election of office bearers and committee members: • President • Vice Presidents (2) • Honorary Treasurer • Honorary Secretary • Committee Members (4) 8. Appointment of Auditor. 9. Suggestions for the Bus Meet & Weekend Meet Syllabus’ for 2008-2009. 10. Suggestions…