Drumochter – Sunday, 20 January 2008 O.S.Map(s): 35, 42 Bus Stop: Balsporran Est. time of arrival: 9.30am Time of departure: 17.00pm Leave Elgin: 7.00am Your chance to work off those extra pounds put on in the Festive Season and shake off that cabin fever. If we’re lucky we might even get a deep, crisp and even covering of snow. You know it makes sense! As in previous years the bus will divert off the A9 through Kingussie and Newtonmore to Dalnaspidel, allowing access to hills as far south as Beinn Udlamain and Sgairneach Mhor, before rejoining the A9 again and parking up at Balsporran for the day. To the east…
January Indoor Meet: Combined Photo Comp and Quiz Night
Mammores from Aonach Beag, Feb 06 – Natacha The Cottar Hoose Thursday, 24 January 2008 8.00 pm It’s that time again for aspiring snappers to highlight their lifetime achievements in photography and also to impress the club with their knowledge of peaks in Scotland and beyond. This year we are combining the Club Photo competition and the Quiz Night in one event. Geoff & Celia Armitage (aka Richard Whiteley & Carol Vorderman) will countdown the results from the quiz and photography competition to select the overall winner(s). Quiz Teams will be in groups of up to 6, selected at random by the President with a small prize for each team…
December 2007 Weekend Meet Report: Killin
8-9 December 2007 Killin village hall provided the warmth and shelter for a typical December weekend, not to mention an obvious car park for Jake Lee and Janice Taylor’s campervan. Come Saturday morning and the 0700 reveille, all personnel readied for the somewhat dreich day ahead. This was, however, day two for Ali Erginsoy and Graeme Bartlett, who had set off early on Friday morning, arriving at the Schiehallion car park for 10am, enduring wintry blasts up to the summit. Ali took the opportunity to remove a metal plaque scarring the summit rock with his ice axe before they descended the western slopes to a small, unnamed bothy for shelter.…
Upload your pics to the MMC Photo Gallery!
The Photo Gallery is now up and running. Clicking on the widget in the sidebar to the right will take you to Moray Mountaineering Club’s Flickr page, where we have uploaded a sample of recent(ish) photos. It would be great to get some more up, so members wanting to upload their own photos to the MMC Flickr page should email the wee manny with the ice axe for detailed instructions on how to do that.
Still a few Christmas places left, book now!
Glenmore – Nethybridge Traverse – Sunday, 16th December 2007 O.S.Map(s): 36 Bus Stop: Glenmore Lodge turnoff, continuing to Nethybridge Hotel Est. time of arrival: 9.15am Time of departure: 20.30pm from Nethybridge Leave Elgin: 7.00am The Christmas meet is usually a relaxed and, erm, liquid affair. The options are a relaxed low-level walk into Nethybridge, lingering at the Ryvoan bothy along the way; or, for those wanting to earn their turkey, the Corbett Meall a’ Bhuachaille is a possibility. Nethybridge Hotel, Sunday 16th December 2007, 5.00 pm Haggis with an oatmeal & whisky sauce Cairngorm broth Roast Grampian Turkey with all the trimmings Christmas Pudding Tea or coffee There will be…
November 2007 Bus Meet Report: Fannaichs
Despite mediocre conditions, 33 dedicated members jumped on the bus, all ready to brave a mixed cocktail of snow, sleet, rain and strong winds. Graham Milton headed off for Beinn Enaiglair via Meall Doire Faid from the car park after Braemore. He met a geologist from Hellington on the ridge. After spending some time exchanging views on the rising of worn pebbles, Graham made his way back to the shelter at Braemore junction where he patiently waited for the bus. Flora Hunt and Malcolm and Lesley Leiper enjoyed a low level walk past Inchbae and Strathvaich Lodges. They found excellent shelters, comfortable hay bales and finished the day outside the…
December 2007 Weekend Meet: Killin (OS 51)
8-9 December 2007 Accommodation: Killin Village Hall. Cost: £5 pppn Facilities: Kitchen, but bring your own cooking utensils, crockery and cutlery. No showers, bring you own sleeping bag and thermarest It’s been some time since the Club has visited the Ben Lawers area, but this is hillwalkers’ paradise: Ben Lawers (1210 m), Bein Ghlas and the Tarmachan Ridge are on the doorstep, and there are numerous Munros within a 20 mile radius. The hills of Glen Dochart, Glen Lochay and Glen Lyon are all within striking distance. Dare we hope for snow? For some excellent suggestions on routes see: http://www.incallander.co.uk/walks/lawers.htm and http://www.incallander.co.uk/walks/an-stuc.htm
We have a new website! [2007]
[The following post is from 2007 and refers to the launch of the previous incarnation of the website, not this one!] The Moray Mountaineering Club has a new website at a new address! http://moraymc.wordpress.com The old address (www.moraymc.org.uk) is currently offline – we hope only temporarily. In the meantime, please bookmark the new address.
November 2007 Weekend Meet Report: Kinlochbervie
3-4 November, 2007 The numerous deer grazing by the side of the road as we journeyed north to Kinlochbervie caused grave foreboding; the forecasted “High” hadn’t arrived yet. Come Saturday it was still absent, so with routes modified from the previous night’s bar influence, a late start was accepted. Saturday Conditions where perfect though for Bob Macdonald and Graeme Gunn, off sea-kayaking in the bay of Oldshoremore. Struggling to get out through the high waves without capsizing, they caught some awesome surf once they found the courage to turn the kayaks around. Obviously they spent a lot of time swimming ashore. Andy Williams chose Arkle as the alternative bad weather…
October 2007 Bus Meet Report: Kintail
21st October 2007 The October bus meet saw a favourable turnout of 26 people for what remains one of the club’s favourite venues. Kintail indeed offers many possibilities with its big ridges and variety of hills. Visibility was good all day and the dry weather conditions allowed all members and guests to achieve their goals without any problems or delays. Graham Milton and Flora Hunt went up corbett Beinn Loinne at the back of the Cluanie Inn. They had a nice and easy start without rain, however the path further up became steep and slippery. They did not meet anybody else throughout the day. Graeme Bartlett walked the impressive ridge…