The next bus meet will be on Sunday 20th August to Inverlael, Ben Dearg or the Fannichs. This is a fantastic location with a large selection of hills and routes in this area! The bus can drop of at a few locations: There is also one trad climbing route listed on UKC at Diollaid a Mhill Bhris at the upper end of Gleann na Sguaib. All in all a bargain day out for £15 with the added bonus that you don’t have to drive! (plus we save the planet and all that) To sign up please use the google form: https://forms.gle/RSCW4Dfc5JLALQ1bA

On Sunday the 21st of May, the MMC is holding its annual New Members meet. We’d like to welcome anyone who is interested in hill walking and climbing. This is an excellent opportunity to meet current members and find out more about us. What’s going on?We are organising a bus meet with options for a hill walk or climbing at a crag. Hill Walk Our planned walk is a traverse of the East of Glenshee hills. This is 15 km long and covers 4 munros. We’ll start from the Glenshee car park. The first hill is Carn an Tuirc, then Cairn of Claise, then Glas Maol and finally Creag Leacach.…

The first Bus meet of 2023 will be on the 16th April 2023. It was agreed at the AGM to re-introduce Bus meets into the club calendar. A commitment to have at least 4 meets plus a Christmas Bus Meet has been taken on by the committee members who will all take a turn. The initial plan of routes is on the website and you will see that we are trying to ensure that more traverses are possible and where we can a climbing location is available for those who like that sort of thing. Sunday April 16th 2023 – nominally this will be to Luiblea at by Loch Laggan…

More details on the planned walk for the day: Some of the club’s experienced members will lead a walk into the hills behind Kingussie. In good weather Càrn an Fhreiceadain is a relatively easy ascent over moorland following a good stony track almost to the top. To gain the summit and return down the far side is a walk of 18 kilometers, rising nearly 700m and will take around 5 hours if you are reasonably fit. At the top in good weather there are some fabulous views over the wild Monadhliath mountains, across to the Cairngorms and Strathspey. The Scottish hills in May can be lovely and warm but it…

What’s going on?Walking in the Monadhliath Hills. More details to follow. Navigation TrainingSandy will be running some navigation and general hillwalking training. This will be a chance to learn the basics and put them into action. Climbing at Kingussie CragThere’ll be some climbing set up for those who’d like to give it a go. This will include a top rope set up and an abseil. There is also a sport climb option. Gear wise, the club has got a few harnesses and helmets to borrow but no climbing shoes. The crag may be a bit midgie so something to consider along with weather conditions on the day. Refreshments will be…

The location will be determined in the week leading up to the Sunday to allow flexibility with the weather and, in the Winter, the ground conditions. A location will be chosen to allow several different options for people of varying lengths and difficulties (and option to walk or tour if snow). Car share will be encouraged and organised. Please email Alistair to sign up. Final walk location will be decided by Alistair but here’s some potential walk ideas:Ladder Hills for Chapletown: https://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/cairngorms/ladder-hills.shtmlScalan Chapel: http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB8453Lecht Mine: http://registry.gsg.org.uk/sr/sitedetails.php?id=4482

The committee is planning a special day to introduce potential new members to the club on Sunday 8th May.  It will essentially be a bus meet to Kingussie and Newtonmore but a bit more involved, with planned activities that new folk can join in with, such as climbing at Kingussie Crag, hillwalking in the Monadhliath and low level walks, culminating in drinks and nibbles at a local pub.  The idea is to introduce people to the club – to club members and activities.  It would be great to have plenty of friendly club members there, including volunteers to be a part of each activity on the day.  Please save the date and help to spread…