Haute Corse: 23 June -9 July 2007 In the summer of 2007, MMC members Natacha Mihajlovic, Ray Harron, John Henderson, Graeme Morrison and Simon Willatts undertook a traverse of the GR20, the high Corsican mountain range regarded as the toughest long-distance, way-marked route in Europe. Natacha’s report is both an excellent chronicle of the trip and a great guide for anyone contemplating doing the GR20 themselves. Read on and prepare to be inspired!
February 2008 Weekend Meet: Glen Nevis
2-3 February 2008 (OS 40/41) Accommodation: Ben Nevis Inn. Cost: £13 pppn. (Website) Facilities: Bunkhouse, linen supplied. Full facility kitchen, or superb pub just upstairs! NB: In Dave Galloway’s absence, email bookings to John Henderson please (or see syllabus card for John’s phone numbers) Carn Mor Dearg on last year’s Glen Nevis weekend! (Photo: Natacha Mihajlovic) With the Ben, the Mammores, Aonachs and Grey Corries on its doorstep, Glen Nevis has to be one of the most spectacular destinations on the syllabus. The accommodation at the Ben Nevis Inn is on the steep side (geddit?), but worth every penny, for the convenience and atmosphere alone. This meet is likely to…
December 2007 Bus Meet Report: Glenmore-Nethybridge Traverse
16 December 2007 We couldn’t have hoped for better conditions for the Christmas meet, which were in stark contrast to the poor weather we’d encountered for most of 2007. The sky was blue and cloudless, the air dry and crisp and the views over the Cairngorms unending. Thirty-nine club members and guests jumped on the bus to complete the traverse from Glenmore to Nethybridge. They were joined later by another six members who made their way independently to the hotel. Some had a leisurely low level walk past An Lochan Uaine and enjoyed a pre-Christmas treat at Ryvoan Bothy. Others went over the ridge of Meall a’ Bhuachaille from Badaguish…
2007 Compleaters
2007 Compleaters The 2007 vintage of MMC Munroists and Corbeteers. From left to right: Jane Trythall (Munroist), Mark Richford (Munroist), Tish Richford (Munroist), George Herraghty (Corbeteer), Dave McLean (Corbeteer), Ray Harron (Corbeteer). Tankards and Quaichs kindly sponsored by Spence and Grant of Elgin.
January 2008 Bus Meet: Drumochter
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…