The 90th AGM of the Moray Mountaineering Club will be at Duffus Village Hall on Saturday 14th November.
Social season 2026/2027
Social Season is nearly upon us when the mountains are perhaps less welcoming and the weather definitely turns rather more unfriendly. Never fear, we’ve got a few social nights with the MMC for your calendars.
Ceilidh and AGM Sat 25 Nov, Duffus Village Hall
Hi Folks, Ceilidh and AGM Sat 25 Nov, Duffus Village Hall. It’s that time of year again to get on your Ceilidh garb and dancing shoes. It was such a good night last year we are doing the same again. Bring your own drinks and nibbles, stovie options provided, same great band to dance the night away. There will be a raffle for the Mountain Rescue so if you have anything to donate please bring it along on the night. Additionally, if you want to donate anything for a sale table, spare kit, books etc. of an appropriate nature then we will put the proceeds to Mountain Rescue too. Doors…
Night Navigation 28th October
Hi Folks, The days are getting shorter so time to start dusting off your warmer, winter kit, check your head torches and be prepared to navigate in poorer and darker conditions. There will be Club Night Navigation Training on Sat 28 Oct. No previous experience necessary. Free to members. This is a light-hearted event where you can learn and practice skills. Please car share where you can. MEET 1530 at Logie Steading Cafe – We will meet at Logie Cafe at 330pm for some tea and cake and revision. After that we’ll head off onto Dava Moor (different place than last year) before it gets too dark and then do some realistic…
Upcoming Weekend Meets
Hi All, Hope that you doing well and that you are all are getting out and about in the outdoors. This is a update of the weekend trips as a few more weekend trips have been booked since the last update a couple of months back – 2024 is now looking to be a great year for the weekend meets – with a lot of variety. Due to the success of the trip to North Wales last month, I am looking into a possibly of a similar trip in 2024 to the Lake District, there will be more information on this on the next update. In the next few months,…
CIC Meet Report 4th-6th Aug 2023
Another month, and another memorable MMC weekend meet. Whilst you might think from the UK’s highest mountaineering hut, great mountaineering feats would be achieved, of course the CIC lived up to it’s usual rainy reputation. Fortunately, with the rest of the UK battling yellow weather warnings, Ben Nevis was surprisingly unscathed. Still, wet rock meant sensible route choices were made this weekend. With warnings on parking in force due to the mountain biking event at Fort William, Olly and David arrived early on the Friday and headed up to the CIC on the Friday arriving just after 6pm. Unfortunately, there was no toilet roll so a cry for help was…
Bus Meet: 10th September Torridon
Bus Meet: 10th September Torridon Our next bus meet location will be Torridon. This is a classic venue with excellent ridge traverses available from the bus. Please note that we cannot guarantee that the bus will be able to travel beyond Torridon Village. This means that anyone intending on climbing Beinn Alligin or doing the low level walk behind Liathach will have an extra road walk between Inveralligin and Torridon Village. In the past the bus has parked at Inveralligin but this is unlikely to be possible with the huge increase in traffic in this area Also note the date – 10th September. Bus Meets are usually on the third Sunday in the month but…
The Vanishing Ice, a talk by Iain Cameron
18th October 19:00, Elgin Town Hall The Moray Mountaineering Club presents Iain Cameron, author of “The Vanishing Ice”, shortlisted for the Great Outdoors Book of the Year 2021. As Britain’s foremost expert on snow patches, Iain will introduce us to the remarkable and little-seen relics of the Ice Age found in the high shady corners of the Scottish hills, the changes over time, and what this means for the world’s climate. Iain will have copies of his book available to buy, for more information see The Vanishing Ice – Adventure Books by Vertebrate Publishing For more information on Iain and Scottish snow patches see https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/seeking_the_sphinx_-_scotlands_vanishing_snow_patches-14013 Wednesday 18th October 2023. Doors and…
Save the date: Christmas Meet
A date for your diary! – The MMC annual Christmas walk and dinner meet will be on Sunday 17th December 2023. Plans are being made for a bus meet west to Garve and possibly Ben Wyvis for a hill walk and or a low level walk. Low level walk from Garve to Dingwall or Conon Bridge – with shorter versions available – Rogie Falls, Contin or Strathpeffer back to Dingwall or Conon via woodland walks, Knockfarrel and the Cats Back. More details will follow in the autumn about walk options and the venue for the meal. Price TBC but around £40 – 50 for meal and the bus. This is…
Bus Meets Update!
An update on upcoming bus meets! It was agreed at the AGM to re-introduce Bus meets into the club calendar and Brent has kindly offered to take over planning these for the next while! We are planning meets for every month April to October and welcome suggestions etc. We try to be as flexible as possible with drop offs and pickups but remember our schedule is dependent upon the bus drivers permissible hours and the roads we can travel. For most meets we start in Elgin at 7am and return for 9pm, calling at Forres, Nairn and Inverness where we have been notified someone is waiting! We are trying to…